Memorial Square, Springfield, Massachusetts

Memorial Square is a neighborhood located in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Memorial Square District
Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Memorial Square, Springfield, Massachusetts is located in Massachusetts
Memorial Square, Springfield, Massachusetts
Memorial Square, Springfield, Massachusetts is located in the United States
Memorial Square, Springfield, Massachusetts
LocationSpringfield, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°6′37″N 72°36′10″W
Built1866
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Queen Anne, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.77000180 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 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]

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