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George D. Robinson House | |
Location | Chicopee, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°08′46″N 72°39′19″W / 42.14611°N 72.65528°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1869 |
Added to NRHP | 1991 |
The George D. Robinson House is a historic house at 104 Springfield Street in Chicopee, Massachusetts. It was built sometime around 1869, and was originally the home of a local businessman named D. Frank Hale. The house is located in the Springfield Street Historic District neighborhood and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
Description and history
[edit]The George D. Robinson House is located in the Chicopee Center section of the city of Chicopee, Massachusetts. It sits on the corner of Howard and Springfield Street - Chicopee. It is a simple 3-story Second Empire-style house.
The house is noted to have been the home of local businessman; D. Frank Hale and his family. Who at the time was listed in censuses and city directories as a real estate broker, merchant, and local landlord. In the 1870 census, the real estate was worth around $88,500. The Hale family lived here until about 1878, moving to Springfield.
The home was later sold to George D. Robinson, who was, at the time, serving his first term in Congress. George would live here until his death in 1896.
In 1917, the house was sold to the Roman Catholic Church, becoming a rectory for the Assumption Church next door, which was a predominantly French-Canadian parish that served some of the many factory workers who had immigrated to Chicopee from Quebec.
See also
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[edit]Category:Houses in Hampden County, Massachusetts Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Hampden County, Massachusetts Category:Chicopee, Massachusetts