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Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat and largest city of Sangamon County. The city's population was 116,250 at the 2010 U.S. Census, which makes it the state's sixth most-populous city, the second largest outside of the Chicago metropolitan area (after Rockford), and the largest in central Illinois. As of 2019, the city's population was estimated to have decreased to 114,230, with just over 211,700 residents living in the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Sangamon County and the adjacent Menard County.
Present-day Springfield was settled by European Americans in the late 1810s, around the time Illinois became a state. The most famous historic resident was Abraham Lincoln, who lived in Springfield from 1837 until 1861, when he went to the White House as President of the United States. Major tourist attractions include multiple sites connected with Lincoln including the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices State Historic Site, and the Lincoln Tomb at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
The city lies in a valley and plain near the Sangamon River. Lake Springfield, a large artificial lake owned by the City Water, Light & Power company (CWLP), supplies the city with recreation and drinking water. Weather is fairly typical for middle latitude locations, with four distinct seasons, including, hot summers and cold winters. Spring and summer weather is like that of most midwestern cities; severe thunderstorms may occur. Tornadoes hit the Springfield area in 1957 and 2006.
The city has a mayor–council form of government and governs the Capital Township. The government of the state of Illinois is based in Springfield. State government institutions include the Illinois General Assembly, the Illinois Supreme Court and the Office of the Governor of Illinois. There are three public and three private high schools in Springfield. Public schools in Springfield are operated by District No. 186. Springfield's economy is dominated by government jobs, plus the related lobbyists and firms that deal with the state and county governments and justice system, and health care and medicine.
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The concept came to life during an event that started September 2017, to help raise funds to benefit downtown revitalization. It’s a pop up art event in where you can watch artists compete to create a mural in one day and unveil it during a reception party that night. Each year the murals change, making this a great spot to visit and wander through and take pics or the amazing artwork!
Note Onion domed tower in the building corner even being topped with a crescent shaped finial. Samuel Colt's 19th century arms factory in Hartford, CT had a similar Moorish tower dome, Buggy traffic and pedestrian traffic seem at a light volume on this day Caption reads.: Fuller Block, Looking at the east side of Main street..
Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito join Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and other state and local officials to celebrate the redevelopment of Springfield’s Civic Center Garage on Aug. 20, 2022. [Joshua Qualls/Governor’s Press Office]
On February 11, 1861, President elect Abraham Lincoln gave a farewell speech to his friends in Springfield at this train station. He boarded the train and spent the next four years guiding the Union states through the American Civil War. Lincoln eventually returned to Springfield on May 3, 1865, on a Funeral Train.
Conrad Schmitt Studios used trompe l'oeil canvas panels and 23K gold leaf to create additional depth to these coffers at The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield, IL
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Advertisement for one of my favorite treats in Springfield Missouri Andy's Frozen Custard which is also advertised 24*7 on the radio here!!
Symphony Hall and the adjoining Campanile bell tower are adjacent to Court Square in downtown Springfield, MA.
See large on black 'Springfield Symphony Hall' On Black
Built in 1892-1893, this Gothic Revival-style building houses the congregation of Grace Lutheran Church, founded in 1841 as the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Springfield. The building is clad in rough-hewn yellow sandstone with a corner tower featuring a stone spire, an open belfry, gothic arched bays, turrets with pinnacles at the corners of the belfry, stained glass windows, a hipped roof, gabled projected bays on the north and west facades, and an educational building on the east side of the building, clad in red brick and rough-hewn sandstone, which was added in 1926. The building is part of the Lincoln Home National Historic Site, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, and today remains in use as the home of the Grace Lutheran Church congregation.
Built in 1888, this Gothic Revival-style building was designed by Charles Frederick May to house the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church congregation, founded in 1841. The building features a red brick exterior, gothic arched bays containing stained glass glass windows and entrance doors, rose windows on the gable ends of the building, a corner tower with buttresses, a belfry, and a tall spire, a rough-hewn stone base, and buttresses on the front and side facades. The building is a contributing structure in the Central Springfield Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, and expanded to its present size in 2016.
Terrazzo entrance to the Illinois Building, 607 East Adams Street, Springfield, Illinois. CIPS stands for "Central Illinois Public Service", a local energy utility. Built in 1927-1931, this Art Deco building was designed by Law, Law, and Potter to serve as the home of the Central Illinois Public Service Company. The 15-story building was then the largest commercial office building in Illinois outside of Chicago, and stands 201 feet tall. The building features a limestone-clad exterior with decorative green spandrel panels between most windows on the upper floors, decorative carved sculptural reliefs, a setback upper section of the tower, multiple first floor retail shopfronts, and a main entrance on Adams Street with a decorative Art Deco transom, pendant-style light fixtures, and green marble serpentinite cladding above the doorway. The building is a contributing structure in the Central Springfield Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The building today houses multiple office and retail tenants.
As a top choice for hotels in Springfield, the Marriott Springfield hotel is ideal for Massachusetts family vacations, business trips, and leisure travel. This Springfield, MA hotel is conveniently located near the Basketball Hall of Fame, Six Flags New England, the Dr. Seuss Memorial, the MassMutual Center, the Big E and other area attractions. Guest rooms feature luxurious bedding, large work desks and high-speed Internet access. On-site amenities include a fitness center, indoor pool and the the eclectic Currents Restaurant and Champions Sports Bar. This Springfield hotel also features 11,000 sq ft of meeting space, including 13 meeting rooms that are perfect for business or social events of any size.