Liberty Heights, Springfield, Massachusetts
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The Liberty Heights neighborhood comprises smaller Springfield, Massachusetts
neighborhoods including Hungry Hill, Lower Liberty Heights, and Atwater Park and is located in the northwest quadrant of the city, beginning about one mile north of Springfield's Metro Center
. It contains 1,384 acres, plus rights of way, and is the fifth largest of Springfield's seventeen neighborhoods. Its principal boundaries are Chicopee to the north; the Boston & Albany Railroad to the south; St. James Avenue to the east; and portions of Chestnut Street, Cass Street, and Jardine Street to the west.
Located along Springfield's northern border, with easy access to I-291 and the Mass Turnpike (I-90) Liberty Heights is a residential neighborhoods full of a variety of 20th century housing types, such as: Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Capes, and Ranches. Liberty Heights has a branch library that offers a wide variety of family activities.
Liberty Heights is partly home to Van Horne Park, one of the city's largest public parks, the Liberty Plaza shopping center, and some of the city's largest employers, such as Baystate Medical Center
and Smith & Wesson
. The Liberty Heights neighborhoods are also close to Elms College
in Chicopee
.
In addition to the public and parochial schools in these neighborhoods, the private Academy Hill School serves academically talented children in grades K-8 from Western Mass and Northern Connecticut.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern...
neighborhoods including Hungry Hill, Lower Liberty Heights, and Atwater Park and is located in the northwest quadrant of the city, beginning about one mile north of Springfield's Metro Center
Metro Center, Springfield, Massachusetts
Metro Center is the original colonial settlement of Springfield, Massachusetts, located beside a bend in the Connecticut River. As of 2011, Metro Center features a majority of Western Massachusetts' most important cultural, business, and civic venues...
. It contains 1,384 acres, plus rights of way, and is the fifth largest of Springfield's seventeen neighborhoods. Its principal boundaries are Chicopee to the north; the Boston & Albany Railroad to the south; St. James Avenue to the east; and portions of Chestnut Street, Cass Street, and Jardine Street to the west.
Located along Springfield's northern border, with easy access to I-291 and the Mass Turnpike (I-90) Liberty Heights is a residential neighborhoods full of a variety of 20th century housing types, such as: Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Capes, and Ranches. Liberty Heights has a branch library that offers a wide variety of family activities.
Liberty Heights is partly home to Van Horne Park, one of the city's largest public parks, the Liberty Plaza shopping center, and some of the city's largest employers, such as Baystate Medical Center
Baystate Medical Center
Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, is the largest of four hospitals for Baystate Health. BMC, the leading health facility in western Massachusetts, is:...
and Smith & Wesson
Smith & Wesson
Smith & Wesson is the largest manufacturer of handguns in the United States. The corporate headquarters is in Springfield, Massachusetts. Founded in 1852, Smith & Wesson's pistols and revolvers have become standard issue to police and armed forces throughout the world...
. The Liberty Heights neighborhoods are also close to Elms College
Elms College
The College of Our Lady of the Elms, often called Elms College, is a Catholic liberal arts college located in Chicopee, Massachusetts, near Springfield.- History :...
in Chicopee
Chicopee
Chicopee is the name of several communities in the United States:*Chicopee, Georgia*Chicopee, Kansas*Chicopee, Massachusetts*Chicopee, MissouriChicopee is also the name of a ski area in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada:*Chicopee...
.
In addition to the public and parochial schools in these neighborhoods, the private Academy Hill School serves academically talented children in grades K-8 from Western Mass and Northern Connecticut.