Springfield Steam Power - Taylor Street Block

The Springfield Steam Power Company Block at 51-59 Taylor Street in Springfield is a three-story brick industrial building in the Panel Brick style, retaining segmental-arched windows with 10-over-10 sash and a patterned brick cornice. The Springfield Steam Power Company was organized in 1881 by the directors of the Wason Car Manufacturing Company to supply steam power to manufacturers occupying blocks erected by the Wason Company, in what was reported as the largest single real estate deal in Springfield history. Work began immediately on this block, whose first occupant was the Springfield Sewing Machine Company; later tenants included J.B. Chapman and Co. brass founders and John Swaine Co. ironworks. It meets National Register Criteria A and C as an example of a leased industrial block associated with a major nineteenth-century power company.

Springfield Steam Power - Taylor Street Block 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 42.1050, -72.5929 near Springfield. The nearest cataloged historic site is Stacy Building (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Bryan, Clark W. Company Building, Powers Block, and Springfield Steam Power Company Block.

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