Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. 25 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
One of 174 National Register listings published here for Hampden County · listed in 2005 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 110 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Laflin-Phelps Homestead between 2015 and 2020, burning about 62 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 1 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 | 47 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 September 2018 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 28 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 17 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 14 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 13 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 13 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 11 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Laflin-Phelps Homestead: 14 past producers, 5 producers, 1 occurrence. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Traprock Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Traprock Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Burkhart Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Burkhart Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Great Brook Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Notch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Notch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Southwick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Southwick Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Thomas and Esther Smith House | 3.9 miles | 2005 |
 | Joseph Dewey House | 4.0 miles | 2001 |
 | Westfield Municipal Building | 4.6 miles | 1978 |
 | Landlord Fowler Tavern | 4.6 miles | 1982 |
 | United States Whip Company Complex | 4.6 miles | 1983 |
 | Octagon House | 4.7 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 05001371 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hampden County | All 174 listed properties in this county. |
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