2022 Preservation Awards Nominations Close
Nominations for restored buildings will be accepted until September 6th. The Trust will be accepting nominations for buildings that have been restored since summer 2021. After you send the nomination please send images of the building(s) nominated to info@springfieldpreservation.org. If you have any questions please contact the Trust at advocacy@springfieldpreservation.org. Springfield Preservation Trust plans to…
Mattoon Street Arts Festival
45 Mattoon Street Springfield, MACome visit SPT at the Mattoon Street Arts Festival on Sept. 10 and 11. SPT will be there Sept. 10, 10am-5pm and Sept. 11, 10am-4pm. SPT will be selling its 2023 City of Homes Calendar. The Springfield Preservation Trust provides a number of resources related to historic preservation in Springfield and hopes these resources help…
Springfield’s Gilded Age: Art and Architecture Walking Tour
Springfield Museums 21 Edwards Street, Springfield, MA, United StatesSpringfield's Gilded Age: Art and Architecture by Guy McLain on Sept.10, 10:30am-12pm. It will depart from Springfield Museums. If you are not a member of SPT or Springfield Museums then please pay $5 to Springfield Museums on September 10. This tour will explore art and architecture from the gilded age of Springfield. Thank you, Mass…
Buy a 2023 City of Homes Calendar
2023 SPT “City of Homes” Calendar is on sale now. Buy it online at 2023 Calendar - Springfield Preservation Trust . The calendar is a great way to highlight Springfield’s wonderful built environment and to encourage preservation efforts in our city. Each year we feature a different theme and this year will highlight our McKnight…
Successes and Losses of the Most Endangered List
Springfield Museums 21 Edwards Street, Springfield, MA, United StatesOn October 8, Kira Holmes will lead the Second Saturday walking tour at 10:30 a.m. The tour is titled Successes and Losses of the Most Endangered List. Some of the buildings on this tour might have started before the SPT Most Endangered List. The tour will depart from Springfield Museums. Pay in person at Springfield…
“Voices from the Grave” Cemetery Tour 2022
The Springfield Preservation Trust’s 9th historic cemetery tour, “Voices from the Grave” will take place at Springfield Cemetery on Sunday, October 16, 2022. On October 16, groups led by docents will visit graves of interesting cemetery residents where costumed interpreters will speak about that person. Hour-long walking tours will depart every fifteen minutes starting at…
McKnight Historic District Second Saturday Walking Tour
On November 12, Jim Boone will lead a free tour at 10:30 a.m. The tour will start at Thompson Triangle, intersection of Worthington and Saint James Ave. This area which contains 800 homes, was developed from 1870-1900 by the McKnight Brothers. If you want to buy a 2023 City of Homes,which is featuring the McKnight…
BID’s Holiday Market
Today, The 2023 City of Homes calendar will be sold at BID's Holiday Market on Dec. 21. This is the last opportunity to buy and have your calendar for the holiday. Visit Tower Square from 11a.m. - 3 p.m today, and buy a $15 calendar. If you buy a calendar online at this point https://springfieldpreservation.org/2023-calendar/…
Free Springfield Museums Admission for SPT Members
Springfield Museums 21 Edwards Street, Springfield, MA, United StatesAll day on January 14 members of Springfield Preservation Trust members may visit Springfield Museums.
“Lost Colonial-Era Buildings” Virtual Lecture
The Josiah Dwight House, featured in an article in this newsletter, was one of the many important historic buildings that once stood in Springfield. Join Springfield historian Derek Strahan for a virtual lecture as he explores the history and photographs of some of the other lost colonial-era buildings from Springfield's past. The lecture will take place…
Annual Meeting 2023
Overland Lofts Springfield, MA 151 Chesnut Street, Springfield, MA, United StatesThe Springfield Preservation Trust (SPT) will hold its 50th Annual Meeting at the former Willys-Overland building at 151-157 Chestnut Street on February 26, 2023 at 1:00 p.m.
Preservation Massachusetts: Historic Preservation at the State Level—Who We Are and What We Do (Virtual Lecture)
Join Preservation Massachusetts staffers Stacia Caplanson and Joe Ritter to learn more about PM's projects, advocacy, and collaborations.