Springfield is home to major sites of sport, industry, transportation, architecture, museums, and dining. Basketball was invented in 1891 on the campus of Springfield College by Dr. James Naismith, and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame promotes and preserves the sport's living history while highlighting nearly 400 inductees and displaying hundreds of artifacts, interactive exhibits, and a full size basketball court. In 1794, President George Washington established the first American armory in Springfield, and its growth spurred the growth of the city; part of that complex is now the Springfield Armory National Historic Site, a military and industry museum. Union Station, originally built in 1926 and restored and reopened in 2017, serves as an intermodal transportation center for Amtrak, Peter Pan and Greyhound Bus Lines, local PVTA bus service, and commuter rail on the Hartford Line. The Springfield Museums provide access to five museums, including The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum, two art museums, a science museum, the Springfield History Museum, and the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden. Mattoon Street is the only area in Western Massachusetts lined with Victorian high-style brick row houses, and the street hosts the region's oldest arts and crafts festival each September; H.H. Richardson designed the church there. Court Square has long been Springfield's religious and government center and includes Old First Church, built in 1819, along with the Municipal Group, built in 1913, the Court Square Building, built in 1892, and the Henry Hobson Richardson Courthouse, built in 1874. The city also includes MGM Springfield Resort and Casino, a resort and entertainment destination spanning 14 acres and three blocks in the heart of downtown on historic Main Street, and the Springfield Dining District, whose varied eateries include Springfield's oldest restaurant, The Student Prince, a local landmark at 8 Fort Street since 1935.
