Memorial Square, Springfield, Massachusetts

Memorial Square is a neighborhood located in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Memorial Square District
Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral
LocationSpringfield, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°6′37″N 72°36′10″W
Built1866
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Queen Anne, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.77000180 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 29, 1977

A predominantly Puerto Rican neighborhood with several parks, Memorial Square is within walking distance to Springfield's three nationally ranked hospitals, Baystate Medical Center, Shriner's Children's Hospital, and Mercy Medical.

Always a neighborhood of immigrants, Memorial Square was a primarily Greek neighborhood from the Industrial Revolution until the Great Latino Immigration of the 1980s-present. The architecturally brilliant St. George's Greek Orthodox Cathedral, founded in 1907, built in 1940, is a testament to Memorial Square's past as a vibrant Greek enclave.[2]

A portion of the neighborhood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 as the Memorial Square District.[1]

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