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269:. The area represents a planned residential development covering several hundred acres, which was built in the mid to late 19th century. The architects of the development were John and William McKnight, who, in addition to developing and enforcing construction guidelines in the area, built and landscaped many of the properties. The area was largely built by 1910, and there has been little new construction in the area since. Most of the houses built in the area were constructed in most of the architectural styles that were popular between 1880 and 1990, although there is a predominance of the 73: 90: 939: 115: 951: 483: 928: 122: 97: 274:
out roads, and either build houses themselves, or sell plots to other builders. They enforced some uniformity in the area through the use of deed restrictions, which required uniform setback requirements, banned fencing, and required a minimum cost of construction (the latter to prevent the building of inexpensive
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style. The McKnights began to develop the area, which had previously been mainly farmland, in 1870 with the purchase of a 22 acres (8.9 ha) parcel on which they and a partner built their own homes. They proceeded over the following years to acquire additional parcels of land in the area, plat
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The neighborhood is roughly defined by the railroad tracks on the north and the Bay Street to the south. On the west it is roughly bounded by Armory and Magazine Streets, and on the east by
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in 1976. This was expanded in 1986 to 250 acres (100 ha) and 884 properties, encompassing virtually the entirety of the McKnight's development.
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Springfield, Massachusetts
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is a predominantly residential neighborhood northeast of downtown
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Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Queen Anne
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McKnight, Massachusetts
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

McKnight District is located in Massachusetts
McKnight District is located in the United States
Springfield, Massachusetts
42°6′52″N 72°34′19″W / 42.11444°N 72.57194°W / 42.11444; -72.57194
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Springfield, Massachusetts
Queen Anne
tenement
Monmouth
Clifford
Bay
historic district
National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places listings in Springfield, Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampden County, Massachusetts
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"NRHP nomination for McKnight District"


"NRHP nomination for McKnight District boundary increase"
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