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Springfield’s George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum vies for preservation award
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Stained glass windows at the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum in Springfield. Don Treeger / The Republican
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SPRINGFIELD Listen closely, and the visitor can perhaps hear the echoes of a time long gone by, but preserved by a man who believed the beauty of art should enjoyed by all.
George Walter Vincent Smith was ahead of his time, and, together with his wife, he gave Springfield a museum for the ages. Opened in 1896, the fruit of Smith’s vision provided more than just a building filled with fascinating artifacts.
Soon-to-retire Springfield District Court Judge John Payne places historic John Hancock document in courthouse lobby
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Judge John Payne with a document signed by John Hancock that is now displayed near the entrance in the Roderick Ireland Courthouse in Springfield. (Don Treeger / The Republican) 5/3/2021
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SPRINGFIELD After 20 years on the bench and many of those years spent in the Roderick L. Ireland Courthouse Judge John Payne thought there were no mysteries left for the building on State Street to hold.
Payne, set to retire May 29 as presiding justice of Springfield District Court, knew all the rhythms of the building, every corner, shadow and hallway as well as the staff who made the courthouse hum. But there was one day he turned to regard a framed document that hung in his chambers and the first justices before him for a century.