MuseumConnecticut Valley Historical Museum
Springfield · Hampden County
Massachusetts history, up close and curated.
The Story
The Connecticut Valley Historical Museum occupies the William Pynchon Memorial Building, a Colonial Revival granite structure built in 1927 at Springfield's Quadrangle and designed by local architect Max Westhoff, its facade modeled on the Colonial-era homes of the Connecticut River Valley. It houses the collections of the Connecticut Valley Historical Society (incorporated 1876), documenting regional history and genealogy, and formally joined the Springfield Museums association in 1948.
About this site
Connecticut Valley Historical Museum is a museum in Springfield, Hampden County. It is one of 5 museums documented in Hampden County, among 3,815 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.
The site sits at 42.1042, -72.5863 near Springfield. The nearest cataloged historic site is Springfield Museum of Fine Arts - Architectural Elements Sculpture (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Kilroy House, Blake, Elijah House, and Springfield Museum of Fine Arts.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Connecticut Valley Historical Museum in Springfield was housed in the William Pynchon Memorial Building, a Colonial Revival structure erected in 1927 and named for the city's founder to hold the collections of the Connecticut Valley Historical Society. Designed by Springfield architect Max Westhoff, it gathered natural, civil, military, literary, ecclesiastical, and genealogical materials that had previously been stored at the City Library. The building is part of the Springfield Museums quadrangle and, since 2017, houses The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum.
Sources: springfieldmuseums.orgen.wikipedia.org
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