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Springfield Arsenal - Commandant's House is a historic building located at State St in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Built in 1845 in the Greek Revival style, designed by Works Project Administration. It is a National Historic Landmark. A contributing property in the Springfield Armory National Historic Site, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.
Springfield Arsenal - Commandant's House 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 42.1077, -72.5828 near Springfield. The nearest cataloged historic site is Springfield Armory - Flagstone Walkway (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Springfield Armory - Light Standards, Springfield Armory - Commanding Officer's Garage, and Springfield Armory - Circular Driveways.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Known formally as Quarters 1, this house was raised in the mid-1840s under Major James Wolfe Ripley to replace a superintendent's residence condemned in 1843. Its cost - contemporaries put it as high as $72,000 - scandalized Washington, and critics dubbed it 'Ripley's Palace.' Thirty-four superintendents and commandants of the Springfield Armory lived here between its completion and the arsenal's closure in 1968. Congress folded the Commanding Officer's Quarters and the 1840s Main Arsenal into Springfield Armory National Historic Site in 1974; the house is preserved by the National Park Service but is not open to visitors.
Sources: nps.govnpshistory.com
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