HISTORY
60 Byers Street is a very distinctive house, it is one of the few Modern style houses in Springfield. It dates from the mid-19th century but was totally transformed by local architect Thurston Munson in the early 1950s for his own residence. The house appears to step down the hillside in a series of levels and features concrete panels, decorative brickwork, curved surfaces with band windows, and corner windows.
THREAT
In 2010, the city foreclosed on this unique Modernist house but did not address the leaking roof. It sold the property to a developer in 2018. An arson fire struck the uninsured building in 2020. The property reverted back to the City. $3000,000 of CPA funds have been awarded to the house as an incentive to attract a developer. The City went through an unsuccessful RFP process and plans to re-advertise the house within a week to close the bid in early April.