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This appears to be the block on the northwest corner of State and Court Streets. A sign for Moore Brothers photographers, which was across from Court Square, seems to be on the right, and the carpet store pictured is probably Tinkham and Co., which was on the corner of State and Court.

This site is now occupied by the Sovereign Bank Building.

This is a 1878 photo of several city blocks, often known as "Bill's Block" (named after Gurdon Bill), or "Bill & Shaw's Block". The businesses pictured are

• W.D. Kinsman, who sold hosiery, gloves, linens, etc.
• Springfield Conservatory of Music.
• J. Wallach & Co., who sold hats.
• F.S. Parmenter, who sold dry goods.
• J.S. Hurlbut, a dentist.

Based on this block being smaller than in the 1878 photo below, I suspect this is an earlier photo, perhaps from 1875. This block stood where Tower Square is now located, on the west side of Main Street, between Bridge and Boland Way (then known as Vernon St.)