Springfield, Oregon of Springfield that stated, in part "Yo to Springfield, Oregon – the real Springfield." In April 2012, Groening confirmed to "Smithsonian" magazine that he named the fictional Springfield after Springfield, Oregon. He also confirmed that he intentionally left it a secret to allow people the enjoyment of assuming it was based on their own Springfield. This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Springfield has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. Springfield, Oregon Springfield is a city in Lane County, Oregon,
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),