The Springfieldian

Need a church?

Springfield's Only Richardson Church The North Congregational Church, at the corner of Salem and Elliot Streets, is the centerpiece of the Quadrangle–Mattoon Street Historic District. A testament to the architectural genius of Henry Hobson Richardson, this ...

If it costs 575k to build a townhouse, there will never be sufficient housing here.

Postmodernism and public space

King of Springfield This isn't just the "City of Homes". Springfield has modern, even postmodern, skyscrapers. Monarch Place, completed in 1989, helps tell the recent history of the city. The 14 story atrium of its Sheraton seems like a Joh...

Nativity
scene at the newly renovated Court Square

The English countryside, but in Springfield

Know that arch? Used to be a neighborhood with similar architecture to SoHo there.