East Springfield is a neighborhood located in
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield is the most populous city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, and its county seat. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the ea ...
.
East Springfield sits along Springfield's northern border, with easy access to
I-291 and the Mass Turnpike (I-90). East Springfield is a residential neighborhood full of a variety of 20th-century housing types, such as:
Craftsman,
Colonial Revival
The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture.
The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the arch ...
,
Tudor Revival
Tudor Revival architecture, also known as mock Tudor in the UK, first manifested in domestic architecture in the United Kingdom in the latter half of the 19th century. Based on revival of aspects that were perceived as Tudor architecture, in rea ...
, Capes, and
Ranches. East Springfield has a branch library that offers a wide variety of family activities.
East Springfield is home to some of the city's largest employers, such as
Smith & Wesson
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (S&W) is an American Firearms manufacturer, firearm manufacturer headquartered in Maryville, Tennessee, United States.
Smith & Wesson was founded by Horace Smith (inventor), Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson as the ...
. The neighborhood is also close to
Elms College in
Chicopee.
References
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Neighborhoods in Springfield, Massachusetts