Memorial Square, Springfield, Massachusetts

Memorial Square is a neighborhood located in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Memorial Square District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral
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Location	Springfield, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°6′37″N 72°36′10″W
Built	1866
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Queen Anne, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	77000180 [1]
Added to NRHP	August 29, 1977

A predominantly Puerto Rican neighborhood with several parks, Memorial Square is within walking distance to Springfield's three nationally ranked hospitals, Baystate Medical Center, Shriner's Children's' Hospital, and Mercy Medical.

Always a neighborhood of immigrants, Memorial Square was a primarily Greek neighborhood from the Industrial Revolution until the Great Latino Immigration of the 1980s-present. The architecturally brilliant St. George's Greek Orthodox Cathedral, founded in 1907, built in 1940, is a testament to Memorial Square's past as a vibrant Greek enclave.[2]

A portion of the neighborhood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 as the Memorial Square District.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. http://ourpluralhistory.stcc.edu/industrial/greek.html