List of tallest buildings in Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, features relatively few skyscrapers compared its peer cities, due to a 1908 Massachusetts state law limiting the city's building height to 125', which remained in effect until 1970. In 1907-08, the construction of 1200 Main Street caused such an outcry in both Springfield and Boston that the Massachusetts State Legislature passed a law limiting commercial building height in Springfield to 125' – the height of the steeple of Springfield's Old First Church (the fourth incarnation of which had been constructed in 1819). As a consequence, Springfield did not develop a modern skyline in the pre-WWII styles of art deco or neo-classicism; however, many 'human-scale' versions of both styles exist in Springfield.^[1]

Springfield's height limit was broached purposely in 1970, after the U.S. government had closed the Springfield Armory and many residents began to complain that Springfield looked too Victorian, architecturally. The Baystate West tower (now known as Tower Square, bearing MassMutual's name), standing 371', was designed that year in the brutalist International style by renowned architect Pietro Belluschi. Several major downtown projects followed in the 1970s and 1980s, creating an impressive modern skyline accented by the Campanile tower of 1913 (the one building which was allowed to breach the height law imposed on Springfield by Massachusetts).^[2]

Tallest buildings and structures in Springfield, Massachusetts
Rank	Name	Height	Floors	Use	Built
1	Monarch Place	401 ft	26	Commercial office	1987
2	Tower Square	371 ft	29	Commercial office	1970
3	Springfield Municipal Group Campanile	300 ft	n/a	Campanile	1913
4	Chestnut Park	289 ft	34	Apartment building	1977
5	One Financial Plaza	230 ft	17	Commercial office	1983
6	295 Worthington Street	142 ft	8	Commercial office	1926
7	1200 Main Street	125 ft	12	Commercial office	1907-08
8	95 State Street	125 ft	10	Commercial office	1930
9	People's Bank	125 ft	10	Bank	1915
10	Old First Church at Court Square	125 ft	n/a	Church	1816
11	The Kimball Towers	92 ft	10	Condominium	1910

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Coordinates: 42°6′6.7″N 72°35′21.0″W / 42.101861°N 72.589167°W / 42.101861; -72.589167

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List of tallest buildings in Springfield, Massachusetts

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