A historic neighborhood, half a mile north of Downtown, and dating to the mid-19th century, Springfield reached its peak in affluence and influence in the decades just prior to the Jacksonville fire of 1901, Springfield today is in the midst of restoration efforts. Thanks to City-Funded Urban renewal, many of the hundreds of large, beautiful, century-old homes have been refurbished. The city continues to make funding available to willing investors, in the hope of making Springfield a showpiece of the original city. | A historic neighborhood, half a mile north of Downtown, and dating to the mid-19th century, Springfield reached its peak in affluence and influence in the decades just prior to the Jacksonville fire of 1901, Springfield today is in the midst of restoration efforts. Thanks to City-Funded Urban renewal, many of the hundreds of large, beautiful, century-old homes have been refurbished. The city continues to make funding available to willing investors, in the hope of making Springfield a showpiece of the original city. |