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Whitcomb Warehouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Whitcomb Warehouse

On the National Register since 198343 years
Panel BrickListed 1983Springfield
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About Whitcomb Warehouse

Whitcomb Warehouse, at 32-34 Hampden St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 24, 1983. The Register lists it for its industry and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Panel Brick, as it does for 37 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Downtown Springfield MRA. 22 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric warehouse in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. 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 · 6 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

32-34 Hampden St., Springfield · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Whitcomb WarehouseStart here
  2. 2Sanderson, Julia, TheaterClassical Revival · Built 1843 · next door
  3. 3Chapin National Bank BuildingClassical Revival · Built 1917 · next door
  4. 4Hampden Savings BankClassical Revival · Built 1918 · next door
  5. 5Olmsted-Hixon-Albion BlockClassical Revival · next door
Around it

47 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BPatton BuildingGeorgian Revival Vernacular<0.1 miBWorthy HotelRenaissance Revival · Built 19000.1 miBCarlton House BlockItalianate Vernacular0.1 miBSmith's BuildingPanel Brick · Built 18970.1 miBPatton and Loomis BlockEarly 20th Century Commercial0.1 miBTrinity Block20th Century Commercial0.1 miBKennedy-Worthington BlocksBuilding0.1 miBWason-Springfield Steam Power BlocksBuilding0.1 miBFuller BlockRomanesque · Built 18870.2 miBStearns Building20th Century Commercial0.2 miBDriscoll's BlockPanel Brick0.2 miBFitzgerald's Stearns Square BlockItalianate0.2 miBMorgan BlockClassical Revival0.2 miBStacy BuildingPanel Brick0.2 miBBicycle Club BuildingRomanesque Revival · Built 18910.2 miBSpringfield Steam Power Company BlockPanel Brick0.2 miBWells BlockItalianate0.2 miBBaystate Corset BlockPanel Brick · Built 18740.2 mi
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BSpringfield District CourtNeo-Classical Revival0.3 miBUnion Trust Company BuildingBeaux Arts · Built 19080.3 miBRepublican BlockItalianate0.3 miBHaynes Hotel Waters BuildingItalianate · Built 18650.3 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 miBHenking Hotel and CafeGeorgian Revival · Built 18990.3 miBUnited Electric Co. BuildingBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 19100.4 miBHampden County CourthouseBuilt 18740.4 miDCourt Square Historic DistrictRomanesque0.4 miBFirst Church of Christ, CongregationalFederal · Built 18180.4 miBWalker BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18900.4 miDApremont Triangle Historic DistrictCommercial0.4 miDDowntown Springfield Railroad DistrictVernacular0.4 miBFrench Congregational ChurchVictorian Gothic0.5 miBW C A Boarding HouseEastlake0.5 miBMcKinney BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19050.5 miBColonial BlockGeorgian Revival · Built 19020.5 miBGuenther & Handel's BlockGreek Revival0.5 miBRadding BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19150.5 miBSpringfield Safe Deposit and Trust CompanyArt Deco · Built 19330.5 miBSpringfield Fire & Marine Insurance Co.Classical Revival · Built 19050.5 miDQuadrangle-Mattoon Historic District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival0.5 miDQuadrangle-Mattoon Street Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.5 miBEthel Apartment HouseBuilt 19120.5 miBLaurel HallClassical Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Panel Brick style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Panel Brick.

Smith's BuildingBuilt 1897 · 0.1 mi away
Driscoll's Block0.2 mi away
Fitzgerald's Stearns Square Block0.2 mi away
Stacy Building0.2 mi away

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Questions about Whitcomb Warehouse

Is Whitcomb Warehouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 24, 1983 (Register number 83004291).

Is Whitcomb Warehouse 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, 0.8 miles away.

Can you visit Whitcomb Warehouse?

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 Whitcomb Warehouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 6 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 63790325 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.