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FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 294 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON, MA 02108 AREA 3000 FORM NO. 54 - PHOTO: (3x3" or 3x5", black & white) staple to left side of form Photo number SKETCH MAP . Show property's location in relation to nearest cross streets and/or geographical features. Indicate all buildings between inventoried property and nearest intersection. -Town Springfield P Address 395-405 Dwight Ste and 92 Tayor St. / Historic Name Baystate Corset Block DSMRA Original Owner Robinson, Marsh & Co. Use: Presentcommercial Original manufacturing DESCRIPTION: B Date C 1874/1888/1918 Source_ Springfield Directory, P. 412 Style _Panel Brick - Taylor St. Facade Architect Robinson Marsh & Co. Exterior wall fabrin_ brick Outbuildings_ none TAYLOR 54 A DWIGHT :C:B Major alterations (with dates)_ Taylor St. addition 1888 Dwight St.
facade 1918 WORTHINGTON A 1874 Movedno Date_ B-1888 Approx. acreage one acre or less C-c.1918 Recorded by Fred Clark and ed. by Candace Setting -urban context; occupies corner Jenkins (MHC) Organization_Springfield Historical Commission Jet at busy intersection. Many surroundir Date 1978 buildings of the period have been Assessor's Map #313 UTM reference: 18/699120/4664110 demolished or heavily altered. Springfield South Quadrangle (Staple additional sheets here) ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (Describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within community.) The Baystate Corset Block is a large four story brick structure occupying the corner of Dwight and Taylor Streets. The Taylor Street facade, erected in 1884 reflects the typical panel brick features of the period -stilted segmental window arches and decorative corbeled cornice.
The Dwight Street facade, dating from 1918, consists of brick piers dividing triple glared bays. The building preserves most ofits original elements, indluding 6/6 sash and storefronts, intact. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (Explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community.) The Bay State Corset Block possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship. It is significant for its associations with two local manufacturing firms and because its growth and development are clearly revealed in its well preserved design, It meets criteria A & C of the National Register of Historic Places. Construction of this large block was begun in 1874 with two woodworking concerns as its first tenants.
P.P Kellogg bought the building in 1883 for his paper products business, and in 1888 built an addition along Taylor St. . Ten years later Baystate Corset began manufacturing their well known "womaen's and children's waists." They remained at this location through 1920, modernizing the Dwight Street facade in 1918. The building's main historical association is with the Bay State COrset Company located here from 1895 to 1920. This company was established at West Brookfield in 1884 by C.L. Lomstead and Myron W. Sherman. Two years later, it moved to Springfield, at first occupying quarters of 50 X 100 feet in this block. By 1888, the firm had grown to the extent that it built the four story rear addition to the block. During its peak years, Bay State Corset Co. produced 5,000 corsets daily.
The top floor was devoted to cutting rooms, the middle two floors to over 400 sewing machines run by yound women workers. In all, 75 to 80 different styles of corset were produced chng ia die tho e baig to rar o ly, The firm was one of the largest makers of corset on the continent and sold its goods to wholesalers and retailers nationwide. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES (name of publication, author, date, and publisher) Springfield Street Directory, 1874-1875, P. 412 Centennial Map of Springfield, 1875 Springfield Daily Republican, January 1, 1889, p. 3 Picturesque Hamden, 1891, p. 148 Springfield of Today, 1898, p. 26 1, 169, p. 3 Progressive Springfield, No. VII, p.
183 10M - 7/82 VATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Inited States Der the Interier iational Park Servi Baystate Corset Block (Downtown Springfield MRA) Hampden County MASSACHUSETTS EYALUATION / RETURN SHEET resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: Working No. 4/10/22-3025 Fed. Reg. Date Date Due: 1225 18L Action: ACCEPT. RETURN12/27/82 REJECT. Federal Agency: - sample - request - appeal - NR decision Recom. /Criteria Reviewer Discipline. Date - soo continuation sheet technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below -Nomination returned for: 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification pelettie mcon Uoo 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys M ois property bomn entoreed oirgibie - rt-no 7.
Description ealtle escedte goo tei detertorater ruins dach eno _ unaitered - aitered Chock om - moved acarbe the prosont and ertoinel iil kaowi pirpeieed amposrens summary paragraph completeness clarity alterations/integrity dates boundary selection 8. Significance Porte Aroos of Bigniticencs Chook and fuettry bater seslfle datee ot of sig onitleenos fin cmo parogra Jullder Arahitee summary paragraph completeness clarity applicable criteria justification of areas checked relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance justification of exception other 9. Major Bibliographical References /10. Geographical Data careago of nominatod property. madrengle neme. VNTT Rotorenoe Xvertel boundery dosertatien and pesthhoathe please furude 11. Form Prepared By 12.
State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The eratuared signiticance of thie property attrin sne ecate le: - Retional _ state -- oca Bute Hietortc Preeerretton Officer elgneture 13. Other Maps - Photographs Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Signed. XBye - Date 12/22/82 Phone: 202 272 -3504 Comments for any Item may be continued on an attached sheet NPS Form 10-900-a (7-81) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory -Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item number VID IVU. 1UC4-UU1 EXP:: 10/31/84 For NPS use only received date entered Page 3 4 J Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Downtown Springfield Multiple Resource Area MA Nomination/Type of Review 21. Cutler and Porter Block x 613)173 R Entered in the National Register 22.
Produce Exchange Building Entered in the Mational Register 23. Edisonia Theater Block-Apatantlra Revien DOE/OWNER OBJECTION 24. Baystate Corset Block Infered In the Hatlonal Begister 25. Smith's Building Substantive Review v26. Y.W.C.A. Building Substantive Revier DOE/OWNER OBJECTION Driscoll's Block v 27. Entéred in the: Nátional Regiater v 28. Fitzgerald's Stearns Square Block 'Entered in the National Regiater 29. Trinity Block Entered in the National Begtsbet. ''30.
Kellogg's Envelope Block Substantive Revion /Keeper Date/Signature AelouByen 2/4/83 Attest /Keeper delomByen 2/21/83 Attest Keeper Attest freeper MelouByar s/4/83 Attest Keeper Bance ha ougd 2/4/3 Attest Determined Ellgiolo Keeper Bra hanDoy 12/290 Attest foReeper Selucßsur pt/83 Attest fKeeper SeluBgun 2p41e3 Attest fReeper SelouByua 2/24/83 Attest Keeper Attest ATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES itted States Dopartm el od she laterier tionsl Park Service Baystate Corset Block (Downtown Springfield MRA) Hampden County MASSACHUSETTS EYALUATION / RETURN SHE resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviower's comments: Working No. 11/10/82-3,21 Fod. Reg. Date:. Date Due:_ ACtion: ACCEPT_424/x3 Entered in tha RETURN National Register REJECT- Federal Agency:- - sample - request - appeal - NR decision Recom. /Criteria - Reviower.
Discipline- Date - 0- continuation sheet -Nomination returned for: _ technical corrections cited below -substantive reasons discussad below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification amersheg woe hooattion 4. Owner of Property Aerer Prosons Ueo 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys M a property ben ! 7. Description endtho ezceler p0o tonoraa ruine Chach cno unartered _ artered rpond (Il keewat poyonee summary paragraph completeness clarity alterations/integrity -3t +c Chack one _ ongenel site - moved dene 8. Significance and pestly summary paragraph completeness clarity applicable criteria justification of areas Checked relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance justification of exception other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data ed prosenty - -ceripten and pstifleetie 11.
Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The metm asgrattoanoe of thle property wtorun he crne i etonel -- oca Iesonc Preeervaton Omoer signeture 13. Other Maps Photographs Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to- Signed - - Date Phone: 202 272-35C 54 Downton Springfieed MRA, ylla Baystate Cerset Blck DWIGHT 37/ 333 33/ 325 323 3 19 3// TAYLOR 4 705 399 897 395. 350 393 54 20/97 ASSAGEWAY 39/ 385 103.37 6810 375 9855 66.85 :30,50 320 32 8 328½ 330 33 WORTHINGTON 56 8733 7 27 8 107091 60 72 3773 10825 53÷8 10723 62 26 87.96 38,75 40.74 50.07 PASSAGEWAY 9/0 U 48.55 94.73 N +0.60 78.61 9110 PASSAGEWAY 173.5. 45 316 Baustate Corset Compane 395-405 Owightst. 154C '''-50' Springtield MRA 100 /5 100./0 TREE 9a. 3880 7629 1:.
?178 75.30 36 8 36 4 360 72.51 4531 5063 41.17 18012 384 376 372 STREET lu lu 36 1017S 63 108.59 5.07 131.05 150.17 | 6.4 60