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The '''Water Shops Armory''', located at 1 Allen Street, was a part of the [[Springfield Armory]] in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]].
The '''Water Shops Armory''', located at 1 Allen Street, was a part of the [[Springfield Armory]] in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]]. Developed beginning in 1857, it served as the heavy manufacturing complex for the armory. It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1980.<ref name="nris"/>


==Description and history==
The main armory stretched over two city blocks in what was known as the Hill Shops (where the National Historic Site now is accompanied by the [[Springfield Technical Community College]] which occupies most of the 22 original buildings). About one mile (1.6&nbsp;km) south, on the Mill River, the [[United States Army]] built the Water Shops where the heavy metal forging and machining was done as well as gun stock shaping. It was located there to take advantage of the water power supplied by the Mill River. The facilities were developed between 1857 and 1941, including a number of buildings and a dam and canal to raise the level of Watershops Pond when the demand for water power was increased.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url=http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=SPR.BP|title=NRHP nomination for Water Shops Armory|publisher=Commonwealth of Massachusetts|accessdate=2013-12-14}}</ref>
The main armory stretched over two city blocks in what was known as the Hill Shops (where the National Historic Site now is accompanied by the [[Springfield Technical Community College]] which occupies most of the 22 original buildings). About one mile (1.6&nbsp;km) south, on the Mill River, the [[United States Army]] built the Water Shops where the heavy metal forging and machining was done as well as gun stock shaping. It was located there to take advantage of the water power supplied by the Mill River. The complex consists of several buildings, most of them connected into one large grouping, set in part astride the river below the dam that impounds Watershops Pond.<ref name=NRHP/>

When the armory was established in 1794, the Mill River was where it established a series of early workshops, at three different falls. In the 1850s, these facilities were reorganized into a single site, with the first of the present buildings built in 1857. Over the next four years, additional buildings augmented the capabilities of the site, giving it sufficient capacity to meet the armory's heavy manufacturing needs. The dam and canal were built to raise the level of Watershops Pond, and new turbines were installed to provide 300 horsepower for the facilities.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url=https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=spr.bp|title=NRHP nomination for Water Shops Armory|publisher=Commonwealth of Massachusetts|access-date=2013-12-14}}</ref>


The Water Shops complex is now a privately owned industrial site. The main building was severely damaged on Friday June 17, 1988, when a fire destroyed part of the top floors. The building was built in two different sections: the first was built in 1858, and the second section, which paralleled Allen Street and was built in 1901, is where the fire happened.
The Water Shops complex is now a privately owned industrial site. The main building was severely damaged on Friday June 17, 1988, when a fire destroyed part of the top floors. The building was built in two different sections: the first was built in 1858, and the second section, which paralleled Allen Street and was built in 1901, is where the fire happened.
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*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Springfield, Massachusetts]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Springfield, Massachusetts]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampden County, Massachusetts]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampden County, Massachusetts]]
* [[List of military installations in Massachusetts]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commonscat|Water Shops Armory}}
*[http://www.cardcow.com/images/set13/card17039_fr.jpg Image before the fire]
*[http://www.cardcow.com/images/set13/card17039_fr.jpg Image before the fire]
*[http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=SPR.3655 Water Shops Armory Forge Building MACRIS Listing]
*[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=spr.3655 Water Shops Armory Forge Building MACRIS Listing]
*[http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=SPR.3656 Water Shops Armory Machine Shop MACRIS Listing]
*[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=spr.3656 Water Shops Armory Machine Shop MACRIS Listing]
*[http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=SPR.3660 Water Shops Armory Main Storehouse MACRIS Listing]
*[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=spr.3660 Water Shops Armory Main Storehouse MACRIS Listing]
*[http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=SPR.3662 Water Shops Armory Manufacturing MACRIS Listing]
*[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=spr.3662 Water Shops Armory Manufacturing MACRIS Listing]
*[http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=SPR.3663 Water Shops Armory Storehouse MACRIS Listing]
*[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=spr.3663 Water Shops Armory Storehouse MACRIS Listing]


{{National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts}}
{{National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts}}
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[[Category:Firearm manufacturers of the United States]]
[[Category:Defunct firearms manufacturers of the United States]]
[[Category:Armories on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Armories on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Springfield, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Springfield, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Springfield, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Springfield, Massachusetts]]


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Latest revision as of 18:23, 22 June 2024

Water Shops Armory
Location1 Allen St
Springfield, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°05′49″N 72°33′48″W / 42.096981°N 72.563306°W / 42.096981; -72.563306
Area4.6 acres (1.9 ha)
ArchitectUnited States Army
NRHP reference No.80000476[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 3, 1980

The Water Shops Armory, located at 1 Allen Street, was a part of the Springfield Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts. Developed beginning in 1857, it served as the heavy manufacturing complex for the armory. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

Description and history

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The main armory stretched over two city blocks in what was known as the Hill Shops (where the National Historic Site now is accompanied by the Springfield Technical Community College which occupies most of the 22 original buildings). About one mile (1.6 km) south, on the Mill River, the United States Army built the Water Shops where the heavy metal forging and machining was done as well as gun stock shaping. It was located there to take advantage of the water power supplied by the Mill River. The complex consists of several buildings, most of them connected into one large grouping, set in part astride the river below the dam that impounds Watershops Pond.[2]

When the armory was established in 1794, the Mill River was where it established a series of early workshops, at three different falls. In the 1850s, these facilities were reorganized into a single site, with the first of the present buildings built in 1857. Over the next four years, additional buildings augmented the capabilities of the site, giving it sufficient capacity to meet the armory's heavy manufacturing needs. The dam and canal were built to raise the level of Watershops Pond, and new turbines were installed to provide 300 horsepower for the facilities.[2]

The Water Shops complex is now a privately owned industrial site. The main building was severely damaged on Friday June 17, 1988, when a fire destroyed part of the top floors. The building was built in two different sections: the first was built in 1858, and the second section, which paralleled Allen Street and was built in 1901, is where the fire happened.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Water Shops Armory". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
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