Springfield Armory National Historic Site

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former armory historic district national historic site

Springfield Armory National Historic Site is a preserved historic weapons manufacturing complex in Springfield, Massachusetts, that served as a primary U.S. armory and center of military innovation for nearly two centuries.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Springfield Armory	1
Springfield Armory (historic site)	1
Springfield Armory Museum	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former armory ⓘ historic district ⓘ national historic site ⓘ
adjacentTo	Springfield Technical Community College ⓘ
architecturalStyle	19th-century industrial architecture ⓘ
category	Industrial heritage site ⓘ Military history of the United States ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dissolvedAsArmory	1968 ⓘ
establishedAsNationalHistoricSite	1974 ⓘ
formerFunction	United States federal armory ⓘ center of military innovation ⓘ weapons manufacturing facility ⓘ
governingBody	National Park Service ⓘ
hasCollection	historic firearms collection ⓘ military technology artifacts ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation	National Historic Site of the United States ⓘ
hasPart	Springfield Armory National Historic Site self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Springfield Armory Museum historic arsenal buildings ⓘ parade ground ⓘ storehouses ⓘ workshops ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.nps.gov/spar/index.htm ⓘ
heritageDesignationGrantedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
inception	1777 ⓘ
listedOn	National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedIn	Hampden County, Massachusetts ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ Springfield, Massachusetts ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
locatedOn	a ridge overlooking downtown Springfield ⓘ
maintainedBy	National Park Service ⓘ
notableProduct	M1 Garand rifles ⓘ surface form: M1 Garand rifle M1903 Springfield rifle ⓘ Springfield Model 1795 musket ⓘ Springfield Model 1861 rifle-musket ⓘ
NRHPType	historic district ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
operator	National Park Service ⓘ
ownedBy	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
partOf	United States National Park System ⓘ surface form: National Park System
primaryLanguage	English ⓘ
primaryProduction	military firearms ⓘ small arms ⓘ
significantPeriod	American Civil War ⓘ American Revolutionary War ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pioneer Valley → contains → Springfield Armory National Historic Site ⓘ

Western Massachusetts → hasAttraction → Springfield Armory National Historic Site ⓘ

Springfield Armory National Historic Site → hasPart → Springfield Armory National Historic Site self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Springfield Armory Museum

National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts → includesSite → Springfield Armory National Historic Site ⓘ

this entity surface form: Springfield Armory (historic site)

Springfield, Massachusetts → militaryFacility → Springfield Armory National Historic Site ⓘ

this entity surface form: Springfield Armory