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Ames Hill/Crescent Hill District

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76: 923: 101: 62: 252:. The David Ames Jr. House, at 241 Maple Street, on Ames Hill in Springfield, was built in 1826-7 and was the work of Chauncey Shepard, a prominent local architect and builder. In 1867, Solomon J. Gordon, a New York City lawyer, purchased the property and Shepard was hired to remodel the house he had built forty-one years earlier. Gordon lived in the house until his death in 1891. Today the house is known as Young House and is part of the campus of the 935: 467: 912: 108: 83: 550: 980: 858: 853: 848: 481: 546: 526: 521: 516: 486: 536: 506: 408: 541: 531: 511: 491: 291: 880: 501: 496: 975: 885: 833: 713: 667: 600: 286: 763: 738: 698: 626: 595: 574: 843: 779: 748: 703: 688: 683: 838: 743: 733: 636: 753: 728: 718: 693: 646: 631: 621: 605: 579: 789: 784: 758: 723: 708: 651: 641: 401: 225:, bounded by sections of Central, Maple, Mill, and Pine Streets, Crescent Hill, Ames Hill Drive, and Maple Court. This section of Springfield was the city's first "Gold Coast," built primarily during the early 241:, (1937.) Dr. Seuss's grandparents lived on Mulberry Street. This National Historic District overlaps somewhat with both the Ridgewood and Maple Hill Historic Districts designated by the City of Springfield. 815: 810: 267:. Crescent Hill also features many of Springfield's largest mansions, most of which date from the mid-19th century. Unfortunately, the Ames Hill/Crescent Hill Historic District was devastated during the 915: 417: 394: 960: 805: 890: 456: 446: 965: 75: 970: 140: 895: 238: 100: 230: 927: 441: 48: 316: 39: 268: 244:
Ames Hill was named for the Ames Family of Springfield. David Ames, Jr., a Springfield paper manufacturer, was the son of
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Crescent Hill continues along the steep trajectory of Maple Street, which snakes up along a bluff overlooking the scenic
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampden County, Massachusetts
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Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
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National Register of Historic Places in Springfield, Massachusetts
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
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Historic districts in Hampden County, Massachusetts
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Ames Hill/Crescent Hill District is located in Massachusetts
Ames Hill/Crescent Hill District is located in the United States
Springfield, Massachusetts
42°5′24″N 72°34′37″W / 42.09000°N 72.57694°W / 42.09000; -72.57694
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Springfield, Massachusetts
Industrial Revolution
Mulberry Street
Dr. Seuss
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street
Colonel David Ames
Springfield Armory
MacDuffie School
Connecticut River
Connecticut River Valley
June 1, 2011 Greater Springfield tornado
Mills-Stebbins Villa
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


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