168 Thompson St, Springfield, MA 01109

Single Family Home for sale by owner in Springfield, MA 01109. Nov. 28, 2011 - Under Agreement as of today. Less than an hour west of 128; a half hour north of Hartford. Great New England location. Classic Federal Revival house located in one of the nicest parts of the McKnight Historic District in Springfield, Massachusetts. Built in the 1920s by the owner of a cigar manufacturing company in nearby Holyoke for his growing family, the house has been owned by just three families since it was built and has been occupied the entire time. McKnight, as the district is locally known, is a planned development built by the McKnight brothers starting in 1867 and is the largest collection of Victorian homes in the country. You ll find no overhead electrical wires on the streets of this neighborhood. This solid brick gem was built at the end of the Victorian Era and reflects a reaction to the excesses of those flamboyant times. The elegant three-story home features a panelled, front-to-back living ro