Saint Charles, The

A contributing property in the Quadrangle-Mattoon Street Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. A three-block hilltop district in Springfield combining the Quadrangle, the Elliot Street area, and the Mattoon Street area, containing buildings from every era of the city's history from 1811 onward. It holds notable 19th- and early-20th-century domestic and institutional architecture, from Mansard, Gothic Revival, and Queen Anne dwellings to the museums, Carnegie-funded Central Library, and churches grouped around the Quadrangle green, with work by architects including H. H. Richardson, James Renwick, and Asher Benjamin. The district is significant for this architectural range and as the cultural center of Springfield, set within one of the most distinctive urban open spaces of its kind in Massachusetts.

Saint Charles, The is a landmark in Springfield, Hampden County. It is one of 3,654 landmarks documented in Hampden County, among 3,815 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.

The site sits at 42.1072, -72.5866 near Springfield. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cacouna, The - Apremont, The (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Armoury Commons - Reaching Woman II Sculpture, Springfield Armoury Common, and Argentine, The.

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