Mass Mutual Building

Mass Mutual Building (HM2J50)

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N 42° 6.033', W 72° 35.239'

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1200 Main Street/101 State Street

— Stop 6 · Springfield Experience Walk —

The Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company commissioned Springfield's first steel frame skyscraper, built in the Classical Revival style. It was completed in 1908 and caused a controversy over its "excessive height" of 125 feet. A law limiting the height of any building in Springfield to 125 feet was passed soon after, and stayed in effect until 1970.
The building, designed by prominent New York architectural firm Trowbridge and Livingston, has a steel framework and limestone cladding.
In 1928-1929, the Springfield Republican purchased the building, renovated it for private offices, and renamed it the State Building.
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HM NumberHM2J50
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Date Added Friday, July 26th, 2019 at 8:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 699503 N 4663757
Decimal Degrees42.10055000, -72.58731667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 6.033', W 72° 35.239'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 6' 1.98" N, 72° 35' 14.34" W
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