MassachusettsA contributing property in the Springfield Armory National Historic Site, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. A National Historic Landmark comprising Armory Square, the fifty-four-acre hilltop administrative core of the Springfield Armory, the federal arsenal formally established in 1794. Arranged around an 8.75-acre parade ground, the complex holds nearly thirty brick buildings, mostly in a restrained functional idiom with Greek Revival and Federal detailing, ranging in date from the 1807 West Arsenal through World War II, unified by consistent scale, white trim, slate roofs, and a mid-19th-century iron fence. The Armory served the American Revolution as a supply depot, was the target of Shays' Rebellion in 1787, pioneered the interchangeability of parts, and for decades was the nation's principal manufacturer of military small arms. It is significant in military and industrial history and as the best-preserved administrative center of a major arsenal that reached its greatest growth in the first half of the 19th century.
Springfield Armory Building #14- Middle Arsenal
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Springfield Armory Building #14- Middle Arsenal 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 42.1076, -72.5790 near Springfield. The nearest cataloged historic site is Springfield Armory - Double Officers' Quarters Garage (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Springfield Armory - Walkway System, Springfield Armory - Guard House, and Springfield Armory - Brick Perimeter Sidwalks.
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The Springfield Armory was the United States' first national armory, formally established by Congress in 1794 on a Springfield bluff that George Washington had chosen during the Revolution for its central location and river access. For nearly two centuries it was the principal maker of U.S. military small arms and a cradle of manufacturing innovation, pioneering interchangeable parts and assembly-line production before closing in 1968. The grounds, including the historic arsenal buildings, are now preserved as the Springfield Armory National Historic Site under the National Park Service and hold one of the world's largest collections of American firearms.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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