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Mary Mother of Hope Catholic Church

Mary Mother of Hope Catholic Church

Immaculate Conception Church

Immaculate Conception Church

Immaculate Conception Church Campus began in 1904 as a Polish ethnic group parish in the Catholic religion. The church is at 11 Parker Street.

Immaculate Conception School

The school is from 1909.

Immaculate Conception Rectory

The rectory is from 1912. It is at 25 Parker.

pastor	starts	ends	burial
Francis Kolodzeiz	1904
Kiulbasinski
Kwasneski		1913
Joseph M Tomikowski	1913

Immaculate Conception Convent

The convent is from 1916.

Immaculate Conception Church War Memorial

military	war	burial
Fryderyk Gwozdz	WW1	burial
Andrzej Lackmanek	WW1	burial
Jan Lazor	WW1	burial
Jan Wozniak	WW1	burial
Josef Bigda	WW2	burial
Stanislaw Boryczka	WW2	burial
Mieczyslaw Chmura	WW2	burial
Edwin Chrabaszcz	WW2	burial
Franciszek A Chrzanowski	WW2	burial
Teodor Droszcz	WW2	burial
Wladyslaw S Gladkowski	WW2	burial
Mieczyslaw A Irla	WW2	burial
Franciszek S Jamro	WW2	burial
Stefan J Kaczowka	WW2	burial
Jan A Kapinos	WW2	burial
Jozef Karczmarczyk	WW2	burial
Mieczyslaw K Kielbania	WW2	burial
Edwin J Klys	WW2	burial
Edward M Kozdronkiewicz	WW2	burial
Leon E Labaj	WW2	burial
Franciszek S Lezon	WW2	burial
Leon E Lezon	WW2	burial
Franciszek J Majewicz	WW2	burial
Jan E Nowak	WW2	burial
Wladyslaw M Obrzut	WW2	burial
Mieczyslaw Olejarczyk	WW2	burial
Jan A Podsadowski	WW2	burial
Tadeusz J Puc	WW2	burial
Jozef S Rogala	WW2	burial
Leon J Sajdak	WW2	burial
Jan W Stupak	WW2	burial
Edward Szlosek	WW2	burial
Stanislaw P Truchan	WW2	burial
Kazimierz T Tyburski	WW2	burial
Wladyslaw F Wegiel	WW2	burial
Jozef F Wojnar	WW2	burial
Mieczyslaw J Wozniak	WW2	burial
Edward P Ziencina	WW2	burial
Tadeusz W Skowron	Korean War	burial

Neighborhood

The Victoria Stusik Dry Goods Store is at 10 Parker with the Commercial Block to its right and also to its back.

The Polish Home Society of Tadwusz Kosciuszko from 1925 is at 28-30 Rapalus Avenue.

Springfield Manufacturing Company Boarding House is at 11 Ludlow Avenue. Also at 545 and 577 Main St Springfield. These were homes for the workers at the Springfield Manufacturing Company (1821 to 1849). Then Ludlow Mills (1849 to 1868). Then the Ludlow Manufacturing Company

United Presbyterian Church

United Presbyterian Church is located at Newbury and Greenleaf Streets. This church is from 1925. It was dedicated February 14 1926. It was built in the Gothic Revival style. It borders on Dana Park.

It is now Crossroads Ministries – LINK

Elms College

College of Our Lady of the Elms started in Pittsfield in 1897 but moved to Chicopee in 1899.

Kavanagh Memorial Gates 1947

Elms College Chapel of Our Lady 1913 – GONE

Justin Spaulding House 1886 (Elms since 1902)

Marian Hall 1928

Berchams Hall 1932 a Donahue design

O’Leary Hall 1926 a Donahue design

Emerson Gaylord House 1870

Gaylord House 1878 – 35 Gaylord Street

French Congregational Church

French Congregational Church is at 33-37 Bliss Street. It is from 1887. The French Congregational Church of Springfield is part of the Springfield Experience Walk.

First Spiritual Church

First Spiritualist Church is now on 94 Union Street since it was moved when the casino came to Springfield.

Saint Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church

Saint Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church is on Howard Street of Springfield (near Water Street).

It is from March 9 1873 (first mass). Patrick Keely designed this church. Louis Gagnier was the founder and the first pastor. The home of Caleb Rice was used as a rectory. This was 73 Howard. The school was to the left back and opened in 1897.

pastor	starts	ends	burial
Louis G Gagnier	1873
J M Bissonette
A J B Cayer		1930s

Wikipedia

Sanborn 1911 map

Saint Benedict’s Cemetery

Saint Benedict’s Cemetery – Liberty Street at the corner of Armory Street

founded in 1848

FINDAGRAVE

CHARBONNEAU family

Francois Charles Charbonneau

Joseph O’Flaherty

CROSS

Saint Brigid’s Roman Catholic Church

Saint Brigid’s Roman Catholic Church is very old but the present church is from 1923. The parish started in 1869 and the church on North Pleasant Street was made in 1871.