The Springfield Armory National Historic Site is the location of the nation’s first armory (1794-1968), and was established by George Washington. The site includes historic grounds, buildings, and the world’s largest historic American military firearms collection.
For 174 years, the men and women of Springfield Armory shaped America’s destiny through pioneering technological innovation, improved manufacturing processes, and increased use of laborsaving machines. Today, Springfield Armory National Historic Site preserves and interprets this colorful history in original buildings on their historic grounds through museum displays, public programs, notable collections, activities, and internet resources.
There is ample parking and the building is wheelchair accessible. The entrance to Armory Square is on Federal Street. Armory Square is shared by Springfield Armory NHS and Springfield Technical Community College (STCC).
From Memorial Day through October 31, Springfield Armory National Historic site is open seven days a week from 9am to 5pm.
From November 1 until Memorial Day Weekend , Springfield Armory NHS is open Wednesday through Sunday, 9am to 5pm. The park is closed for the following holidays: •Thanksgiving Day •Christmas Day •New Year’s Day.
The National Park Service App is the brand new official app for all 420+ national parks. Find interactive maps, tours of park places, on-the-ground accessibility information, and more. The app was created by National Park Service staff—people who know national parks—to help you make the most of your visit. With all of these parks and a brand new app, it will take some time to finish creating content for each park. If you don’t find what you’re looking for now, check back regularly as our rangers work to complete the experience for each of our parks.
Unlike other apps, NPS Mobile takes authoritative information from park rangers and combines it with a great suite of features, including interactive maps, saved data for offline use, accessibility, self-guided tours, things to do, shareable digital postcards, passport stamp locations, hours and locations for points of interest, and more.
Hike in the same footsteps as Henry Knox and his noble artillery train! This 2.8 mile roundtrip hike will be led by Tom Ragusa of the Western Mass Hilltown Hikers. The trail is easy to moderate in difficulty. Maps & water will be provided. Friendly dogs are welcome on a leash. Hike is rain or […]
Springfield Armory National Historic Site (NPS) is proud to host a photography exhibit; “Celebrating Our Nation’s Promise”, curated by the Putnam Vocational Technical Academy photography club and their instructor Denise Stewart. The exhibit will be on display at the Springfield Armory museum Wednesday through Sunday from 9:30am to 4:00pm through May 7th. As part of […]
Join us at Springfield Technical Community College for a series of presentations on Henry Knox. Speakers are J.L. Bell, Matthew Keagle, Richard Colton, Maria Cole, William Sheehan, Nathan Wells and Roger Johnson. Presentations are 30 minutes in length, followed by 10 minutes of Q&A. Presentations will be held in Bldg 2, Scibelli Hall, 7th floor […]
Springfield Armory National Historic Site (NPS) is proud to host a photography exhibit; “Celebrating Our Nation’s Promise”, curated by the Putnam Vocational Technical Academy photography club and their instructor Denise Stewart. The exhibit will be on display at the Springfield Armory museum Wednesday through Sunday from 9:30am to 4:00pm through May 7th. As part of […]
Springfield Armory National Historic Site (NPS) is proud to host a photography exhibit; “Celebrating Our Nation’s Promise”, curated by the Putnam Vocational Technical Academy photography club and their instructor Denise Stewart. The exhibit will be on display at the Springfield Armory museum Wednesday through Sunday from 9:30am to 4:00pm through May 7th. As part of […]
Springfield Armory National Historic Site (NPS) is proud to host a photography exhibit; “Celebrating Our Nation’s Promise”, curated by the Putnam Vocational Technical Academy photography club and their instructor Denise Stewart. The exhibit will be on display at the Springfield Armory museum Wednesday through Sunday from 9:30am to 4:00pm through May 7th. As part of […]
Springfield Armory National Historic Site (NPS) is proud to host a photography exhibit; “Celebrating Our Nation’s Promise”, curated by the Putnam Vocational Technical Academy photography club and their instructor Denise Stewart. The exhibit will be on display at the Springfield Armory museum Wednesday through Sunday from 9:30am to 4:00pm through May 7th. As part of […]
Join Park Rangers at Springfield Armory National Historic Site for special family programs during school vacation week, Wednesday April 19 – 23. Each day families can do Junior Ranger activities to earn a Junior Ranger badge, create nature journals, buttons, or postcards, or join special themed programs. Activities are free and available for all ages. The Armory is open Wednesday through Sunday from […]
Improving the Greatest Implement Ever Designed: The M1 Garand "T" & "E" Series Join volunteer Mike Sikora as he highlights some of the experimental M1 Garand rifles developed and tested at Springfield Armory. The experimental rifles being highlighted during this PowerPoint presentation show the adaptability of John Garand's revolutionary M1 to the evolving need for […]
The Homefront Victory Garden Did you know that there were more than 200,000 Victory Gardens planted during WWII across the United States? More than one million tons of vegetables were grown in Victory Gardens during WWII. Talk with Ed & Deborah Chrzanowski, see their display and learn more about gardens and rationing on the homefront.
Join Park Rangers at Springfield Armory National Historic Site for special family programs during school vacation week, Wednesday April 19 – 23. Each day families can do Junior Ranger activities to earn a Junior Ranger badge, create nature journals, buttons, or postcards, or join special themed programs. Activities are free and available for all ages. The Armory is open Wednesday through Sunday from […]
Join Park Rangers at Springfield Armory National Historic Site for special family programs during school vacation week, Wednesday April 19 – 23. Each day families can do Junior Ranger activities to earn a Junior Ranger badge, create nature journals, buttons, or postcards, or join special themed programs. Activities are free and available for all ages. The Armory is open Wednesday through Sunday from […]
Join Park Rangers at Springfield Armory National Historic Site for special family programs during school vacation week, Wednesday April 19 – 23. Each day families can do Junior Ranger activities to earn a Junior Ranger badge, create nature journals, buttons, or postcards, or join special themed programs. Activities are free and available for all ages. The Armory is open Wednesday through Sunday from […]
Join Park Rangers at Springfield Armory National Historic Site for special family programs during school vacation week, Wednesday April 19 – 23. Each day families can do Junior Ranger activities to earn a Junior Ranger badge, create nature journals, buttons, or postcards, or join special themed programs. Activities are free and available for all ages. The Armory is open Wednesday through Sunday from […]
On January 25, 1787, in Springfield, Massachusetts, militia Major General William Shepard ordered his cannon to fire grapeshot at a peaceful demonstration of 1200 farmers approaching the federal arsenal. The shots killed four and wounded twenty, marking the climax of five months of civil disobedience in Massachusetts, where farmers challenged the states authority to seize […]
The Springfield Armory National Historic Site (NHS) visitor center and museum is Open on Veteran's Day 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 PM. ABOUT THE PARK: Springfield Armory National Historic Site is the location of the nation’s first armory (1794 – 1968) and was established by George Washington. The site includes historic grounds, buildings, and the […]
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), will hold a naturalization ceremony at Springfield Armory National Historic Site, One Armory Square, at 11:00 am on Thursday, September 15, 2022. U.S. District Judge Katherine A. Robertson will preside and the Clerk of the Court will administer the Oath of Allegiance to 200 new citizens representing 72 nationalities, […]
Pack a picnic and bring a chair for an afternoon concert outside performed by West Mass Brass Band, an all volunteer brass band in the British tradition. On Saturday, June 11, West Mass Brass band will perform patriotic and military tunes with an afternoon performance at 1pm. West Mass Brass band started in September 2014 bringing brass enthusiasts, music majors, music teachers […]
