Landmark

Springfield Armory - Double Officers' Quarters

Springfield · Hampden County

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The Story

A 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.

About this site

Springfield Armory - Double Officers' Quarters 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 42.1068, -72.5805 near Springfield. The nearest cataloged historic site is Springfield Armory - Roadway System (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Springfield Armory - West Arsenal, Springfield Armory - Guard House, and Springfield Armory Museum - Wait Stone.

This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

A shortage of housing for the armory's junior officers prompted this duplex, built as two mirrored dwellings under one roof on the edge of Armory Square green. It is the only building on the grounds in the French Second Empire manner, and one architectural survey called it a grace note that lightens the severity of the surrounding arsenal blocks. The quarters were renovated in 2017; they are not open for tours, but the exterior is visible from the National Park Service grounds of Springfield Armory National Historic Site.

Sources: home.nps.govnpshistory.com

📍 42.1068, -72.5805 · Springfield, Hampden County
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