{"nrhp_refnum":"83000754","name":"McIntosh Building","other_names":["McIntosh Shoe Co."],"category":"building","location":{"address":"158-64 Chestnut St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Springfield","county":"Hampden County","state":"MA","lat":42.10607738300007,"lon":-72.58984127999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-02-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick commercial building at 158-64 Chestnut Street in downtown Springfield, Massachusetts, built for the McIntosh Shoe Company and designed by W.D. McKenzie. The form dates it to 1913 in the description and to 1918 in the historical text.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an outstanding local example of Chicago-style commercial architecture and Springfield's best example of that style. It also represents the growth of downtown commercial and manufacturing uses through McIntosh Shoe Co., described as one of the region's oldest and largest boot and shoe firms. It is argued to meet criteria A and C.","narrative":"Located at 158-64 Chestnut Street in downtown Springfield, this brick commercial building was erected for the McIntosh Shoe Company and designed by W.D. McKenzie. Building permits point to 1913, though the historical text gives 1918. It is regarded as Springfield's best example of the Chicago style of commercial architecture. Wide bays hold Chicago-style windows, and pressed metal spandrel panels separate the stories. The original storefronts survive, and no major alterations are recorded. The one seemingly incongruous feature in an otherwise innovative design is the cornice, whose paired brackets derive from mid-19th century Italianate work. The building was the third downtown home of McIntosh Shoe Co., which earlier occupied the Carlton House Block from 1874 to 1896 and Smith's Block from 1897 to 1913. A 1913 account called the firm the oldest and largest inland boot and shoe jobbing house in New England. The building represents the continued commercial and manufacturing growth of downtown Springfield.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"W.D. Mckenzie","architectural_style":"Chicago Style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Present use is commercial; the original storefronts are intact and no major alterations are recorded.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.452678-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/70/7902/63790270/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/83000754.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000754/3fa7b8975c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000754/3fa7b8975c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SpringfieldMA_McIntoshBuilding.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SpringfieldMA_McIntoshBuilding.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790270","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McIntosh_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6801626"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/hampden-county/mcintosh-building-83000754/"}