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FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 294 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON, MA 02108 AREA 3000 FORM NO. 99 PHOTO: (3x3" or 3x5", black & white) staple to left side of form Photo number - Town Springfield L Address Historic Name 151-157 Chestnut, 10-20 Winter sts Willy's Overland Block (D5MA Ownership: Private Individual Original Owner: Willy's Overland, Inc. Use: Present Commercial Original Auto Sales and Service DESCRIPTION: Date 1916 Source Building Permit Style 20th c. Commercial Architect Mills, Rhines, Bellman & Nordhof Exterior wall fabric brick Outbuildings none 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. Indicate north. TH CHESTNUT 99 WINTER BRIDGE Recorded by Fred Clark, Ed Lonergan ed; Margo Webber OrganizationSpfld.
Historical Commission Jan., 1979; August, 1982 Date UTM Ref: 18/699280/4664140 Springfield South Quadrangle Assessor's Map #402 (Staple additional sheets here) Major alterations (with dates) none --- Moved Date_ less than one acre Approx. acreage Setting Sits directly on street line and forms prominent corner block. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (Describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within community.) The building meets Criteria A anc C of the National Register. It is associated with the city's growth as an automobile center, particularly in the Apremont Triangle/ Chestnut Street area. It is a four-story block, 12 bays wide and 12 bays deep and faced in buff-colored brick. Considering its industrial use, the design conceals the use behind a facade which looks more commercial in design.
The windows are grouped in fours with decorative spandrel panels between stories to enrich the design. The ex- terior has had minimal alteration since it was completed and retains its integrity of location design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. (cont'd) HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (Explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community.) Willy's Overland Block contributes to the role that Chestnut Street and the Apremont Triangle played as an area for automobile sales and showroom facilities. Until about 1915, the area remained largely residential, but with growing expansion pressures from the downtown, it was transformed to commercial uses. Winter Street, on which one side of the block faces, was developed at the same time for other auto-related uses.
The one-story garages and shops on Winter Street originally were all auto-repair shops. Willy's Overland began as the Overland Co. in Indianapolis in 1905. The firm manufactured one and two-cylinder automobiles. Iwo years later John N. Willy,- an Elmira, NY auto-dealer, acquired the troubled firm and moved it to Toledo, Ohio. Under Willy's ownership, the Willy's Overland Co. became a major manufacturer and by 1915 ranked second only to Ford in production volume. During this period, Springfield was selected for a branch plant because of its high number of skilled craftsmen and ranking as an important automotive center. The new building contained a salesroom, service station and 1000-car garage. The Company distributed Willys-Knight and Overland cars and used their facility as one of the largest commercial garages in the city until the branch was discontinued in 1921.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES (name of publication, author, date, and publisher) Springfield Union; October 16, 1921, Automobile Section, pp 1-4. Building Permits Springfield Street Directories The Complete Encyclopedia of Motor Cars, 1885-1968. 10M - 7/82 INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, Boston Commmity: Springfield Form No: 99 Property Name: willy's Overland Block Indicate each item on inventory form which is being continued below. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (cont'a) It was considered one of the finest buildings of its kind in the East.
Staple to Inventory form at bottom NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Inited States Der terier Yational Park Servic Willy's Overland Block (Downtown Springfield MRA) Hampden County MASSACHUSETTS EYALUATION / RETURN SHEET resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviower's comments: Working No 41081.2025 Fed. Reg. Date: Date Due: 1279/82-12/25/82 Action: ACCEPT RETURN 2/82 REJECT_ Federal Agency: - sample - request - appeal - NR decision -Nomination returned for: Recom. /Criteria - Reviewer Discipline. Date - 800 continuation sheet technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification atoger rmorshie Molle Acqulettle 4. Owner of Property Metue soselon rosont Uoe 5. Location of Legal Description 6.
Representation in Existing Surveys Mes thie property toon eetemmined eigites ro ne 7. Description tale ieniorate ruins chack en - unattered altered Chock one _ origmel site _ moved dete - sorde the prosent and ertgined (il kaowel piryeteed emo0nen summaryparagraph completeness clarity alterations/integrity dates boundary selection 8. Significance Perte Aroes of Stgnitheom palfe dete tatomont of Stanthoem 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 araago of nomineted property dradrangto remo - VITT Roteranco Parbol boundery doscrtatton and feetthcatten Please promde 11. Form Prepared By 12.
State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The eratuated significance of ohie property wtgnun the atate le: netiona! - Btarle -- oca: Bate Mlesoric Preservation Officer Bigneture dete 13. Other Maps - Photographs Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Signed - Date /4/22/82 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 For NPS use only received date entered Page Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Downtown Springfield Multiple Resource Area MA - Nomination/Type of Review 31. Hibernian Block Entered In the 1.+1-mm Frmiston 32. McIntosh Building Entered In the National Regiater 33.
Willy's 'overland Block Entered In tEe National Register 34. Haynes Hotel Waters Building Entered In tEe National Registor 35. Springfield District Count Substantive Revier 36. Walker Building Entered In the National Register 37. United Electric Company Building Entered In the National Register 38. Radding Building Entered In the National Register 39. Springfield Fire & Marine Entered fhi Insurance Company Natiqnal_ Begistez 40.
Guenther & Handel's Block Substantive Keview theeper Attest tieeper Attest feeper Attest teeper Attest Keeper Attest tkeeper Attest /Keeper Attest tKeeper Attest tkeeper Attest Keeper Attest Date/Signature DelomBzau sp2tri AtelomByue 2/24/83 AelurByew 4/24/83 ddelmlzua 414/63 ha Roaye d 2/24/17 KeelonaByen 2/21/83 AelmuByen 4/24/83 AeloaByer 2/4/8 AulmBzur 424163 truntd12/248= ATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Hed States Departm ml of she latarier ional Park Servic Willy's Overland 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. 11/10/82-302, Fed. Reg. Date: 7.84 Date Due:. Action: ACCEPT.
2/24/83 Entered In tha - RETURN Matlonal Register - REJECT- Federal Agency:- - sample - request - appeal - NR decision -Nomination returned for: Recom. / Criteria _ Reviewer. Discipline. Date _se continuation sheet _technical corrections cited below -substantive reasons discussad below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification rehe wte Aoodattion 4. Owner of Property Prosont Uoo 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys h Mhe property tomn 7. Description cedte pood menorne ruie Jech ene unertered Atered summary paragraph completeness clarity alterations/integrity Chock ene - oroped aone. . moved 8.
Significance Porte anos dl tontlcemss Chacke and tacty ond et S 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 arber boundery de Metinoetier 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evetaetes agruticance of fhin proparty woen ne coce i tionsl ._aca Hicsonc Preservation Omoee signeture 13. Other Maps Photographs Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to. Signed- - Date _ Phone: 202 272 - 350 NO PARKING HERE FROM CORNER SMO PAPERA 99 Dantewn springfidel MRA, M. W.llys Gverland Block Willy's Overland Block #19 15-157 Chestnut St.
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