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SUMMARY:Springfield Armory: Hill Shops Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Springfield Armory: Hill Shops Walking Tou\n\n\nJoin us for a walking tour of the historic Hill Shops at the Springfield Armory\, with Springfield Armory tour guide Carl Steele. This will take place on May 9 from 10:30am-12pm. Register here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/springfield-armory-hill-shops-walking-tour-tickets-1985857520301?aff=erellivmlt\n\n\n\nJoin us for a walking tour of the historic Hill Shops at the Springfield Armory\, with Springfield Armory National Historic Site staff member and tour guide Carl Steele. Learn about the unique architecture around the green and what the buildings were used for when the Armory was in operation. \nThis is your opportunity to visit the Springfield Armory National Historic Site that commemorates the role of the nation’s first armory by preserving and interpreting the world’s largest historic U.S. military small arms collection\, along with historic archives\, buildings and landscape. Learn more about the Armory at: https://www.nps.gov/spar \nSecond Saturday Tours explore historic Springfield. The series is co-presented by the Springfield Preservation Trust\, Springfield Museums\, and Springfield Libraries—and is generously sponsored by the Springfield Cultural Council and Mass Cultural Council. This specific tour\, offered for free\, is made possible through funding provided by the American Alliance of Museums and National Park Service.
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SUMMARY:2026 Preservation Awards
DESCRIPTION:The Preservation Awards honor people and organizations helping to restore historic structures in Springfield. \n\n\n\n\nThe Springfield Preservation Trust Preservation Awards honor the people and organizations that are helping to restore historic structures in Springfield. Every year\, the Trust showcases exemplary properties that represent the best historic preservation in Springfield over the previous year. Preservation Awards are commonly given to properties that have restored the historic look of a building by removing inappropriate siding\, repairing or replicating original details\, or generally bringing back a building that was in disrepair. \nJoin us for the 2026 Preservation Awards\, taking place at South Congregational Church at 45 Maple Street. Parking will be at the church parking lot. \nThis awards ceremony is part of the Trust’s festivities in celebration of Preservation Month\, designated each May by the National Trust for Historic Preservation to raise awareness about the enormous impact historic preservation has in protecting and enhancing our neighborhoods and communities. \nAdmission is free\, but donations are always welcome. Light refreshments will be provided. Learn more and RSVP on Eventbrite. \nAbout the Springfield Preservation Trust: Founded in 1972\, the Springfield Preservation Trust strives to preserve and protect properties in Springfield that have architectural or historic significance. As the only non-profit\, non-government advocacy group for historic preservation in Springfield\, the Trust will continue to be the voice of preservation into the future. Learn more at springfieldpreservation.org. \nSouth Congregational Church History: The Church is a historic church at 45 Maple Street. The 1875 High Victorian Gothic building was designed by William Appleton Potter for a congregation that was established in 1842. The church is one of Potter’s early works. The church is made of limestone resting on a granite foundation. More info may be found here https://lostnewengland.com/2017/06/south-congregational-church-springfield-mass
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LOCATION:South Congregational Church\, 45 Maple Street\, Springfiield
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