Upper Hill, Springfield, Massachusetts
Upper Hill is a neighborhood in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, United States.
Watershops Pond borders the south of Upper Hill.
History
A branch of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad—the "Highland Division"—was constructed along the western boundary of Upper Hill in the 1800s, fostering industrial development along its route. Hendee Manufacturing Company established a factory here, where it remained until 1953. The factory has since been converted to apartments. Knox Automobile Company also established a factory in Upper Hill, one of several automobile manufacturers in Springfield. The rail line was abandoned in 1993. Upper Hill had been "sparsely settled" until the factories arrived, and by the 1910s, new streets and house lots had been planned. Neighborhood residential development accounts for approximately 90 percent of the zoned land in Upper Hill.Two colleges are located in Upper Hill, American International College and Springfield College, where basketball was invented in 1891.