Upper Hill, Springfield, Massachusetts

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.^[2][3] Hendee Manufacturing Company (later Indian Motorcycle) established a factory here, where it remained until 1953.^[2] The factory has since been converted to apartments.^[2] Knox Automobile Company also established a factory in Upper Hill, one of several automobile manufacturers in Springfield.^[2] The rail line was abandoned in 1993.^[4] Upper Hill had been "sparsely settled" until the factories arrived, and by the 1910s, new streets and house lots had been planned.^[2] Neighborhood residential development accounts for approximately 90 percent of the zoned land in Upper Hill.^[2]

Two colleges are located in Upper Hill, American International College and Springfield College, where basketball was invented in 1891.^[2][5]

Winchester Square Historic District in Upper Hill is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[6]