The Liberty Heights neighborhood is a neighborhood in
Springfield, Massachusetts.
Located along Springfield's northern border, with easy access to
I-291 and the Mass Turnpike (I-90) Liberty Heights is a residential neighborhood full of a variety of 20th century housing types, such as: Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Capes, and Ranches. Liberty Heights has a branch library that offers a wide variety of family activities.
Liberty Heights is home to
Van Horn Park
Van Horn Park is a park in Springfield, Massachusetts' northern Liberty Heights, Springfield, Massachusetts, Liberty Heights neighborhood, in a subdivision called Hungry Hill. It is the second largest park in the City of Springfield. (The city's la ...
, one of the city's largest public parks, the Liberty Plaza shopping center, Salerno Pizzeria, Jackies Pizza, and some of the city's largest employers, such as
Baystate Medical Center
Baystate Health is a not-for-profit integrated health system headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts, serving Western Massachusetts and the Knowledge Corridor Region of Massachusetts and Connecticut. The system has 5 hospitals, over 80 medi ...
and
Smith & Wesson
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (S&W) is an American firearm manufacturer headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States.
Smith & Wesson was founded by Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson as the "Smith & Wesson Revolver Company" in 1856 ...
. The Liberty Heights neighborhoods are also close to
Elms College
The College of Our Lady of the Elms, often called Elms College, is a private Roman Catholic in Chicopee, Massachusetts.
History
The Sisters of St. Joseph and the Diocese of Springfield co-founded Elms as a girls' preparatory academy in Pitt ...
in
Chicopee.
In addition to the public and parochial schools in these neighborhoods, the private Academy Hill School serves students in grades K-8.
References
{{SpringfieldMA
Neighborhoods in Springfield, Massachusetts