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Republican Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Republican Block

Also known as Brigham's Block

On the National Register since 197848 years
ItalianateListed 1978Springfield
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Republican Block

Republican Block, at 1365 Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 26, 1978. The Register lists it for its commerce, politics, architecture and communications, at the state level. It describes its style as Italianate, as it does for 579 other Massachusetts listings. 32 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isSpringfield, Massachusetts, NRHP-listed. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 58 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

1365 Main St., Springfield · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Republican BlockStart here
  2. 2Haynes Hotel Waters BuildingItalianate · Built 1865 · next door
  3. 3Union Trust Company BuildingBeaux Arts · Built 1908 · next door
  4. 4First Church of Christ, CongregationalFederal · Built 1818 · next door
  5. 5Court Square Historic DistrictRomanesque · next door
Around it

56 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BWalker BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18900.1 miBSpringfield District CourtNeo-Classical Revival0.1 miBFuller BlockRomanesque · Built 18870.1 miBStearns Building20th Century Commercial0.1 miBMorgan BlockClassical Revival0.1 miBFrench Congregational ChurchVictorian Gothic0.2 miBW C A Boarding HouseEastlake0.2 miBUnited Electric Co. BuildingBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 19100.2 miBHampden County CourthouseBuilt 18740.2 miBColonial BlockGeorgian Revival · Built 19020.2 miBGuenther & Handel's BlockGreek Revival0.2 miBRadding BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19150.2 miBSpringfield Safe Deposit and Trust CompanyArt Deco · Built 19330.2 miBSpringfield Fire & Marine Insurance Co.Classical Revival · Built 19050.2 miBPatton BuildingGeorgian Revival Vernacular0.2 miBWorthy HotelRenaissance Revival · Built 19000.2 miBCarlton House BlockItalianate Vernacular0.2 miBSmith's BuildingPanel Brick · Built 18970.2 mi
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BPatton and Loomis BlockEarly 20th Century Commercial0.2 miBDriscoll's BlockPanel Brick0.2 miBTrinity Block20th Century Commercial0.2 miBKennedy-Worthington BlocksBuilding0.2 miBFitzgerald's Stearns Square BlockItalianate0.2 miBWason-Springfield Steam Power BlocksBuilding0.2 miBStacy BuildingPanel Brick0.2 miBBicycle Club BuildingRomanesque Revival · Built 18910.2 miBSpringfield Steam Power Company BlockPanel Brick0.2 miDApremont Triangle Historic DistrictCommercial0.2 miBSt. Joseph's ChurchRomanesque Revival · Built 18730.3 miBState ArmoryGreek Revival0.3 miDSmith Carriage Company DistrictDistrict0.3 miBBurbach BlockPanel Brick · Built 18820.3 miBBangs BlockItalianate · Built 18700.3 miBMcKinney BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19050.3 miBSouth Congregational ChurchHigh Victorian Gothic · Built 18750.3 miBWhitcomb WarehousePanel Brick0.3 miBSanderson, Julia, TheaterClassical Revival · Built 18430.3 miBOlmsted-Hixon-Albion BlockClassical Revival0.3 miBHampden Savings BankClassical Revival · Built 19180.3 miBChapin National Bank BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19170.3 miDQuadrangle-Mattoon Historic District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival0.3 miBWells BlockItalianate0.3 miBBaystate Corset BlockPanel Brick · Built 18740.3 miBWilly's Overland Block20th Century Commercial0.3 miBMcIntosh BuildingChicago Style0.3 miBHiberian BlockClassical Revival0.3 miBCutler and Porter BlockPanel Brick · Built 18940.3 miBProduce Exchange Building20th Century Commercial Façade0.3 miBMills-Hale-Owen BlocksItalianate0.4 miBMilton-Bradley CompanyPanel Brick0.4 miDMaple-Union CornersDistrict0.4 miDQuadrangle-Mattoon Street Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.4 miDDowntown Springfield Railroad DistrictVernacular0.4 miBEvans Court Apartment BuildingBuilt 19100.5 miBMasonic TempleNeo-Classical · Built 19230.5 miBHenking Hotel and CafeGeorgian Revival · Built 18990.5 mi
More like it

Italianate style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Italianate.

Haynes Hotel Waters BuildingBuilt 1865 · 0 mi away
Fitzgerald's Stearns Square Block0.2 mi away
Bangs BlockBuilt 1870 · 0.3 mi away
Quadrangle-Mattoon Historic District (Boundary Increase)0.3 mi away

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Questions about Republican Block

Is Republican Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 26, 1978 (Register number 78000447).

Is Republican Block a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Springfield Armory National Historic Site, 0.6 miles away.

Can you visit Republican Block?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Republican Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 58 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63795203 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.