Springfield, Oregon renovation project, completed at a cost of $3.1 million. There are 15 elementary, 4 middle, and 4 high schools in the Springfield School District, making it one of the largest in the state. The largest public high schools, by enrollment, are Thurston High School and Springfield High School. Pioneer Pacific College also has a campus in the Gateway area of Springfield. The city took third in the voting to choose one of the sixteen possible Springfields in the U.S. to host the premiere of "The Simpsons Movie." The show's creator, Oregon resident Matt Groening, sent a plaque to the city
Mid-Town Historic District (Springfield, Missouri) Mid-Town Historic District (Springfield, Missouri) Mid-Town Historic District is a national historic district located in Springfield, Missouri, United States. The district encompasses 455 contributing buildings, 8 contributing structures, and 7 contributing objects in a predominantly residential section of Springfield. The district developed between about 1871 and 1952, and includes representative examples of Late Victorian, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Bentley House and Stone Chapel. Other notable buildings include buildings on the Drury College campus, Central Christian Church (1926), St. Johns Episcopal Church (1886), Mary S. Boyd School (1911),