Chapin School

The Chapin School is a historic former school building at 40 Meadow Street in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Built in 1899 and enlarged over the following 15 years, it is a prominent local example of Classical Revival architecture, and exemplifies city planning of the period, having been designed with growth in mind.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Willimansett Bridge and Al’s Diner.

Willimansett Bridge

Bridge

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The Willimansett Bridge is a steel truss bridge over the Connecticut River located between Chicopee, Massachusetts and Holyoke, Massachusetts. It carries Massachusetts state routes 116 and 141. Willimansett Bridge is situated 1 mile northeast of Chapin School.

Al’s Diner

Restaurant

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Al's Diner is a historic diner at 14 Yelle Street in Chicopee, Massachusetts. It was, at the time of its listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000, one of only of two diners in Massachusetts built by Master Diner of Pequannock, New Jersey, which operated from 1940 to the 1970s. Al’s Diner is situated 3,900 feet northeast of Chapin School.

Holyoke High School

School

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Holyoke High School is a public high school in Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States. Holyoke High School is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Chapin School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holyoke and Chicopee.

Holyoke

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Holyoke is a city in the Pioneer Valley in Massachusetts. It is a former mill city, which made a large chunk of the world's paper. It has interesting architecture and is close to many attractions.

Chicopee

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Chicopee is a city of 56,000 people on the Connecticut River in Hampden County, Massachusetts. Chicopee today goes by the nickname the "Crossroads of New England" as part of a business-development marketing campaign, one that West Springfield also uses.

Springfield Street Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Springfield Street Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district south of the downtown area of Chicopee, Massachusetts. It encompasses a significant number of Queen Anne style houses built in the second half of the 19th century by wealthy residents of Chicopee, as well as housing for skilled workers at the nearby textile mills. Springfield Street Historic District is situated 3 miles south of Chapin School.

Chapin School

Type: School
Description: building in Massachusetts, United States
Categories: building and education
Location: City of Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.18482° or 42° 11′ 5″ north

Longitude

-72.60981° or 72° 36′ 35″ west

Elevation

69 feet (21 metres)

Open location code

87J959MR+W3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358261841

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=school

GeoNames ID

4932735

Wikidata ID

Q28124267

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