Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. 24 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 86 National Register listings published here for Hampshire County · listed in 2002 · category: Building.
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 278 fires within 5 miles of Our Mother of Sorrows Monastery and Retreat Center between 2015 and 2020, burning about 93 acres in total. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 140 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 91 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 29 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 27 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 24 September 2017 | 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 32 workings within 5 miles of Our Mother of Sorrows Monastery and Retreat Center: 17 past producers, 12 producers, 3 occurrences. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Brick Clay, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Aggregates Pit | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Macia Emery Mine | Emery | Occurrence | Emery | |
| Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | Sandstone | |
| Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | Sandstone | |
| Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pit | Brick Clay | Producer | Clay | |
| Clay Pit | Brick Clay | Producer | Clay |
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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 02000904 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hampshire County | All 86 listed properties in this county. |
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