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In addition to Thursday Doors, I am participating in Linda G. Hill’s Just Jot It January challenge (JusJoJan)/ Today’s JusJoJan prompt is Family, and it’s from one of my favorite bloggers. J-Dub. You can check her out just about every day at her JillyWily blog. I’m going to take a shortcut to the challenge. The doors in my gallery today are from a trip to the Springfield Armory National Historic Site. I’ve wanted to visit this site for many years. It’s one of those “Oh, I can go there any time” places. You know, the ones that are right around the corner. Thankfully, our daughter took be to this site back in November, for my birthday.

I have shared most of the doors from the Armory and the grounds, which are now the home of Springfield Community College – STCC. Today’s gallery includes several houses from the ride to STCC after entering the city of Springfield. There aren’t any important buildings in the gallery, just some houses and apartments I liked. Sorry about the bright sun.

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117 responses to “Springfield Doors”

  1. Loved these photos. Always taken with those old grand and grandly-shaped houses.

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    1. I’m glad you like these. I do, too. They make such a better impression than most modern houses.

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  2. Some grand doors and architecture in Springfield Dan

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    1. Thanks. I wish there had been a place to park so I could walk around. As it was, I was pulling up to a fire hydrant to get most of these.

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      1. You need a fire truck to drive around on your photo assignments 😂

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        1. Haha – maybe I should buy an old one :)

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  5. Such amazing and beautiful houses, Dan. Love them all.
    Here is mine:

    Thursday Doors – Glasgow

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    1. Thanks Sofia. These are easy to like.

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  7. Wonderful selection as usual

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  8. What always amazes me is that each structure pulses with life, and stories are evoked. Thank you for opening my eyes, and I suspect others, to this deeper way of seeing.

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    1. Thanks Gwen. I drive by modern houses and never think about stopping, or wondering about their story. These houses capture my attention as soon as I see them in the distance. I’m glad you enjoy seeing them.

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  9. […] Tim and Leigh are still on holidays in Marrakech. He sent me loads of photos and some were just in time for today’s topic. So I just want to share some of them for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge – CMMC and for Dan’s Thursday Doors Challenge. […]

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  10. My son’s holiday photos of doors and arched doors. Hope you like them.

    Morocco’s Arches and Doors

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    1. Those are lovely doors and wonderful arches, Teresa- Thanks, and kudos to your son!

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  11. You’d think there would be a special traffic lane devoted to door people so they could just poke along, park, take some photos, poke some more…think what a civic service that would be! Meanwhile, we will enjoy what you nab at fire hydrants. I am really intrigued by that church; I had to look at that a while. Ditto the mansard-turret place. But, oh, those porches! Thanks for taking us along!

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    1. I’ve often thought we should get special privileges in traffic and around town. I wanted to stop and get a better picture of that church, but that road is essentially the on-ramp to the highway. I think this is why Norm started Thursday Doors with the caveat of “No bail is available from the host!” That’s a tradition I still enforce.

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  12. These are definitely grand homes with their stonework and brickwork, arches, turrets, balconies, porches and even a widow’s walk. I think a lot of books have been read on those porches and balconies!

    The best part is that all these structures are still in use today as private homes, apartments and businesses. What a testament to the way things were built “then”.

    And the church is quite unique. It almost looks like a toy building even though the building next to it isn’t big.

    Nice collection from Springfield.
    Ginger

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    1. I’m glad you liked these, Ginger. You’re right, these are a testament to the craftsmanship of a past era. Even though the porches are close to the street, I think I’d enjoy sitting out there and reading a book, sipping a glass of something. Maybe Maureen could bring one of those peach cobblers.

      I’ve never seen a turret on a house with a mansard roof, but it works! In addition to a large porch, I’d like a turret.

      I hope you get a chance to dry out today. Take care.

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  13. Good morning this is a chop suey morning, a bit of this and that.. have a look https://dymoonblog.com/2023/01/26/thursday-26th/

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    1. A bit of this and that works well.

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  14. More great porches–I especially like the two-story one. I’ve gone back to Cleopatra’s Needle this week for a closer view. (K)

    Cleopatra’s Needle (Thursday Doors)

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    1. I’m glad you liked these houses. Thanks for returning to the park. Your post is fascinating.

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  15. In the older styles, but different. Do you know what the architectural design is for that church and Mansard house?

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    1. I don’t know about the church, but I think the house is in the Second Empire style. There are a couple styles that use mansard roofs, but Second Empire drifts away from the symmetry of the other styles. Since this one has that turret on one side, I’m guessing that is the style. I tired to find information about the church. The building looks well maintained, but I don’t think it’s in operation. It appears a candle company may have been using the building, but that is now closed.

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      1. Thank you for looking into that, Dan.

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  16. […] My door for the week. To see more doors for Dan’s weekly challenge, click here. […]

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  17. Maybe because they aren’t common, but there something about a building occupying a corner differently that touches is me … such as the house in the subdivision sitting diagonally facing the corner … such as your corner photo. Thumbs up!

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    1. Thanks Frank. I’m glad you enjoyed this. Sometimes, it isn’t the door that captures my attention. Like you say, it’s what they did with the space.

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  18. You were so right about interesting houses, Dan. Those turrets and balconies were a new thing to me as well. I liked that church and the shot with the Regal behind the church too. Well done.

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    1. Thanks John. It’s fun to find a style, or a variation of a style that I haven’t seen before. I’ve been participating in this challenge since Norm started it, and I’ve shared thousands of door photos. That, plus the ones other people have share, you’d think I would have seen every imaginable style building.

      I wish I knew more about that church and the Regal, but I wasn’t able to find much. The Regal closed during the pandemic and reopened inside the nearby MGM Grand Casino. The church appears to have become a candle factory and then closed. Both buildings look well maintained, and they don’t appear to be for sale.

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      1. Thanks for the added information, Dan

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        1. My wife would say, “Don’t encourage him, John!”

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  19. […] on an upper floor. In the villages that cluster around the town, doors usually stand open. A locked door, like the one in the featured photo, seems to be more a symbol than actual prevention. That seems […]

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  20. I love those stately old houses, especially the one with the widow’s walk! Here is my contribution: https://darlenefoster.wordpress.com/2023/01/20/doors-of-the-cathedral-of-murcia/

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    1. Not that we could see the river from out house, but I’d like to have a widow’s walk.

      Your doors are fantastic!

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      1. I’ve always been intrigued by widow’s walks. Pleased you liked my choice of doors.

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  21. The little additional views from your trip are interesting. I liked the apartments. Between the turrets was a good unused corner to stick balconies into, Glad someone noticed and put them there; I wouldn’t have seen the space.

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    1. I’ve never seen that before. Maybe the architect or the builder had an ah-ha moment. They look like comfortable spaces.

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  22. Great houses and old buildings, Dan. Don’t worry about the sun, just enjoy it. :-) I understand about the we-can-see-it-anytime (but you never do) idea. I had friends who used to always love when I visited because (beside my sparkling personality) they’d think of just that sort of place to take me, usually places they hadn’t been because those places were for tourists. Just another reason to have people visit. :-)

    Thursday Doors…classic doors

    janet

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    1. Thanks Janet. I think you’re right. I remember visiting the attractions around Pittsburgh when people would visit my parents. My mom was pretty good about taking us to see things (before she went back to work) but they were usually a bit out of town.

      I liked your classic doors today!

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  23. The modern door you don’t like, those are showing up around here too. They’re nice enough doors, but put on the wrong buildings and I don’t understand the trend.

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    1. I wish they would make the effort to preserve the original doors, or at least the look of the original doors. These are inexpensive by comparison and can be fit into any size opening, but they are bland.

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  24. The widow’s walk and that wonky fence make the house in your last photo just this side of scary, but gosh it’s a pretty one. Don’t you just love burglar bars on an attorney’s office? Something comical about that.
    Your comment to Gwen about not stopping to view modern houses is so true. We drive past them for the ‘wow, look at that’ factor, but we stop to sit and admire the older houses.

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    1. I didn’t think about the bars on the law offices. That is funny. This street is not far from where Dr. Seuss grew up. Maybe it helped inspire him.

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  25. In the 10th photo, the doors have the same design as the building itself! Nice 🙂.
    My entry is here:

    Shop for Sculptures

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    1. That house has several interesting design details. I hadn’t noticed the doors. Good eye ;-)

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  27. Trying to recall what you called the windows on the first home? Eyelash windows? I await any corrections lol

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    1. I think the more common term is eyebrow window. Then again each region has its own local terms. Either way it works !

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    2. John is correct, at least in my region as well, eyebrow windows. But yours gets the message across. We grade on a big curve here at Thursday Doors.

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    3. The sun.. then I saw what you were talking about, made me smile. Love these. My favorite was #12. Love those little round rooms. We lived in an apartment in a house like that in the 80s. Brought back memories. Thanks for sharing.

      Pat.

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      1. I’m glad you liked these, Pat.

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  28. I agree the balconies and turrets appearing that way looks unique. Those big ‘ol porches reminded me of my aunt/uncle’s house up in the coal regions of NE Pennsylvania. Their street seemed to feature a lot of those wide, wide-open porches. They did a lot of porch-sitting as I recall!

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    1. I miss porch-sitting. I wish we had a porch that was conducive to sitting. I can’t build a bigger porch, or a turret (or a widow’s walk). I guess I could build a balcony, but I probably won’t. Not much of a view from here.

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  29. Some are really fancy! I love the porches, turrets, and the one with the dome is cool, and that Mansard roof one too is neat. Good finds! What are those little half windows on the first house called any idea? They look like sleepy eyes. .😀

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    1. You’re close. Those are eyebrow windows. I love seeing them. This street had so many unique houses. It’s the antithesis of what we see being built today.

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      1. Thanks for the name of that window. I was close! 😀

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  30. I love those steps too Dan! All great houses too with great porches. I always loved those when I was in America, the big porches and the white picket fences. Here are my doors for the week https://wrookieschu.com/2023/01/26/doors-of-wordpress-v34/

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    1. This street had a little bit of everything, Wayne. I found so many things that I liked.

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      1. A feast for the eyes Dan. Love it.

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  31. I am always fascinated by buildings built in a triangle facing a corner. Love this one!

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    1. I love buildings with corner doors. They seem so much more friendly. It’s still a law firm, but…

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  32. HI Dan, there are some great pictures in your collection. I like photos that have sun in them, it makes the picture interesting.

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    1. I’m glad you like those, Robbie. I couldn’t avoid the sun, but we’ve had so much rain this year, I wasn’t going to complain.

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  33. I love those balcony-turret thingies! Really gives great character. :)

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    1. I think it does. I like unique little details.

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  34. […] is my entry for Dan’s Thursday Doors Challenge. This is also my entry for One Word Sunday […]

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    1. Thank Cee, and thanks for joining us. I love your trucks!

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  35. Oh, man, you know towers and turrets are my jam! I love the entrance to that house with the widow’s walk, too. I’m still in Corning on my blog: https://marianallen.com/2023/01/thursday-doors-corning-new-york-6/#Corning#NewYork

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    1. I knew you would like those doors, Marian. I liked the ones you shared from Corning.

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  36. Weird balconies😳  like the porch♥️

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    1. They are weird, but I think I like them.

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  37. It never ceases to amaze me with the doors and overall architecture you find. Some truly interesting buildings and homes!! Well done, Dan!

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    1. Thanks Kirt. I was surprised myself this week. I’ve never seen a street with so many different styles on display.

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  39. What a nice collection. I like that street art too, and the church! Even the law offices look like fun. But most importantly – never be sorry about the bright sun.

    I found some (mostly) unused Piran doors from the last summer. Enough for at least another post from there. Happy memories. https://manjameximexcessive6.wordpress.com/2023/01/26/thursday-doors-26-1-23-more-piran-doors/#Piran#Slovenia#June

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    1. I don’t normally get a variety like you do, Manja, but I did this time. This was a fun street. I got the message about the sun. I won’t apologize again :-) I l really liked your doors today!

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      1. You did indeed! And thanks.

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  41. I love old churches but then I love porches and turrets too. So no favourite this time. I’ll just have to enjoy them all.

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    1. That makes me smile 😊

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  42. Hi Dan – interesting to see the buildings, and great you were able to share the day with Faith … happy birthday day. I’d never heard of a widow’s walk – fascinating look-out … and I see they came from when mariners were keeping an eye out for their husbands returning … if they were lucky: hence the name. Fun post – thank you … cheers Hilary

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    1. I don’t know if this house is old enough to have needed the widow’s walk, but you could see the Connecticut River from up there. Perhaps they go down and hitch up the horses to go fetch hubby. Oh the things we did before text messages – cheers.

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  43. That law office building looks like it’s in Mayberry. 😉

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    1. Haha – the Mayberry set was used in a Star Trek episode – maybe …

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  44. […] went to The Little Farm yesterday where I found some charming doors for Thursday Doors, as well as, One Word Sunday […]

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  45. Daughters are wonderful people! :) Quite a nice collection of beautiful houses. I do love the church building and the building beside it with the mansard roof and such. Very nice! Here’s my contribution to this week’s party from Tenerife, Spain.

    Thursday Doors: More Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

    I hope you have a wonderful weekend, Dan.

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    1. Daughters are pretty cool, Brenda. I went back up for a second look, that’s why some of the pictures in this series were under cloudy skies and some under clear. I wish I knew more about the church, but I do like the look of it.

      You have a great collection today. Thanks!

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  46. Amazing doors Dan. That convoluted house is interesting. I wonder if it’s a boarding house. I love the church doors best!

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    1. Thanks Holly. I think most of these houses have been converted to apartments, judging from the cars parked on the street. I wish I knew more about that church. When I looked up the property, all I found was references to a candle making business.

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      1. Candle making, that’s interesting . I see a lot of the old big houses being partitioned off into rental spaces. A great selection of doors Dan.

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  47. The entrance to the modern door and the church are my favorites!

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    1. I like that church, Jennie. I wish I knew more about it.

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      1. Churches always have wonderful doors, don’t they?

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        1. They do. Always a go to building.

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  49. […] Tim and Leigh are still on holidays in Marrakech. He sent me loads of photos and some were just in time for today’s topic. So I just want to share some of them for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge – CMMC and for Dan’s Thursday Doors Challenge. […]

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