Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1890.
One of 60 National Register listings published here for Franklin County · listed in 2001 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Montague Center Historic District between 2002 and 2020, burning about 74 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 18 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 17 August 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 25 June 2020 | Natural | 56 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | JOSHUA HILL FIRE |
| 23 June 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 2 May 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Montague Center Historic District: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Barium-Barite, Copper, Lead, Zinc. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leverett Prospects | Barium-Barite, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| East Deerfield Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Town of Greenfield Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Warner Brothers Inc | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Alvah Stone Mill | 0.3 miles | 1997 |
 | North Leverett Historic District | 2.8 miles | 2014 |
 | Wells-Thorn House | 3.7 miles | 1966 |
| Dickinson House | 3.7 miles | 1966 |
| Millers Falls Village Historic District | 3.7 miles | 2021 | |
| Allen House | 3.7 miles | 1966 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 01001236 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Franklin County | All 60 listed properties in this county. |
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