MassachusettsA contributing property in the Westfield Center Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. Significant for architecture, commerce, and community planning and development, this district encompasses the historic civic and commercial heart of Westfield in Hampden County, Massachusetts. Its buildings span from the late 18th century through the mid-20th, representing Early Republic and mid-19th-century revival styles and the work of numerous architects, and lining Elm, Broad, Court, Main, North Elm and adjoining streets. With a period of significance reaching from the 1750s into the 1970s, the district reflects the long evolution of a western Massachusetts town center as a residential, governmental, and commercial hub.
Parker, Elizabeth Park - Westfield World War I Monument
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Parker, Elizabeth Park - Westfield World War I Monument is a historical marker in Westfield, Hampden County. It is one of 129 historical markers documented in Hampden County, among 3,815 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.
The site sits at 42.1149, -72.7507 near Westfield. The nearest cataloged historic site is Parker, Elizabeth Park - Parker, Elizabeth Monument (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Parker, Elizabeth Park - Westfield World War II and Korean War Monument, Parker, Elizabeth Park - Westfield Vietnam Conflict Monument, and Parker, Elizabeth Park - McDaniel, Eugene Monument.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Westfield World War I Monument in Elizabeth Parker Park was dedicated in 1957 to honor the city's residents who served in the Great War. It is a contributing feature of a National Register historic district.
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