Apremont Triangle Historic District

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Apremont Triangle Historic District
MPS
Metro Center Springfield MRA
NRHP reference No.83000735[1]
Added to NRHPMay 27, 1983

Apremont Triangle Historic District is a historic district in

Neo-Gothic Tarbell-Waters Building (1923), a former office building that was auctioned in August 2011; the two-story Harris-Green building, a 1920s Rolls-Royce showroom, which is, actually, two buildings; and the two-story Birnie Building, a 1930s Pontiac showroom. Currently, the district is the center of Springfield's bohemian arts community, featuring multi-media organizations, artists' lofts, ethnic restaurants, and organizations like The Apremont Arts Community - group of multi-media artists, non-profit organizations, and businesses.[2]

Located in a

Symphony Hall, the Springfield Armory, and numerous other sites.[3]

2011 sales of 122 Chestnut and the Tarbell-Waters Building

As of June 2011, the

Kimball Towers
, 122 Chestnut, the Birnie Building, and the McIntosh - an adaptively re-purposed shoe factory on Worthington Street. However, precisely because the neighborhood has been on an upward trajectory for years; the sale of two of the district's most important buildings are temporarily, in 2011, depressing market values at the Kimball and McIntosh, reflected in 1 bedroom units selling in the $30,000s-$80,000s.

Apremont Triangle Park

The Apremont Triangle Park was named after Springfield's

General George Patton and in the Battle of the Bulge.[5]

Kimball Towers Condominiums

The

St. Patrick's Day, 1911, the New York Times reviewed the Hotel Kimball as "ranking with the finest [hotels] in the country. A magnificent hotel, modern and metropolitan in every appointment."[6] In 1920 it hosted the United States' first-ever commercial radio station - WBZ, Springfield.[7] U.S. Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and John F. Kennedy all stayed at The Kimball - some before and some after the 1940s transition into the Sheraton-Kimball Hotel, operated by Sheraton Hotels and Resorts
. The Kimball was the first "grand hotel" purchased by Sheraton, a company that was, at the time, headquartered in Springfield.

Today, the Hotel Kimball is the

Kimball Towers Condominiums. During the 1980s, when the building's condo developer was converting over 300 hotel rooms to approximately 120 condominiums, he filed for bankruptcy. Many of the Kimball's units, (especially those on the lower floors,) were left in disrepair or completely bare.[7]

From the 1990s until the 2000s, the building was managed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation because - due to it historic designation - it could not be torn down. In the 2000s, urban living in Metro Center Springfield became popular, especially among bohemians, artists, empty-nesters, and LGBT residents - people attracted to urban living without the high price.[2] The Kimball Towers, due to its low-prices (from its formerly troubled history as a condominium development) and essentially 'blank canvas' left by the initial condominium developer, became a center for Springfield's arts community. As of 2011, it is one of Springfield's most prominent buildings for artists, bohemians, and others in the creative class.

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Apremont Arts Community". Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  3. ^ "Walk Score of Chestnut St and Pearl St Springfield MA 01103". Walkscore.com. June 18, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  4. ^ 122 Chestnut. "122 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA, 01103 - Mid/High-Rise Property - Off-Market on". Loopnet.com. Retrieved July 9, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ United States of America. "104th Infantry Regiment (United States) - eNotes.com Reference". Enotes.com. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  6. ^ "Hotel Kimball Springfield, MA". Cardcow.com. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  7. ^ a b "The Kimball to Celebrate 100th Anniversary". The Springfield Intruder. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
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