Historical Commission
The Springfield Historical Commission is comprised of seven Commissioners. Currently, there are six members and one vacancy. The Commissioners currently serving on the Springfield Historical Commission are:
Alfonso Nardi, Chairman
Walter Kroll, Vice Chairman
Judith Crowell, CPC Representative
Vana Nespor
Vincent Walsh
Marisa Zorzi
(vacant)
Application Information for Proposed Work in a Local Historic District
Historical Commission Applications can be found on the right side of this webpage and must be submitted to the Office of Planning & Economic Development for review by the Springfield Historical Commission. The Commission meets regularly on the first and third Thursday of each month in the Congressman Richard E. Neal Municipal Operations Center, Video Conference Room located at 70 Tapley Street.
If proposing work on a property that is designated historic and you are unsure which application to download, please contact Office Staff for the appropriate application and related materials.
Questions regarding this process should be directed to the Office of Planning & Economic Development at 413-787-6020.
Historic Districts Resources:
Guidelines relating to each Local Historic District, as well as for guidelines relating to specific types of projects, please see the right side of this webpage. For other resources, please see below.
Protocols and Ordinances
For projects Municipally owned and/or Funded Projects, information can be found here: Protocols for Municipally Owned or Funded Projects.
DRAFT Preliminary Local Historic District Reports:
There are currently two Local Historic Districts being proposed. Below are Draft Preliminary Reports for the proposed districts: the Proposed Isolation Local Historic District and the Proposed Birnie-Taylor-Block Local Historic District: