Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. 21 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
One of 174 National Register listings published here for Hampden County · listed in 2006 · 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 35 fires within 5 miles of Brimfield Center Historic District between 2015 and 2020, burning about 22 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 August 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 August 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 21 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 19 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 14 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 17 June 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.2 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Brimfield Center Historic District: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dug Hill Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| E W Sykes Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hi-Way Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Holland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Palmer Bituminous Corp | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Palmer Sand and Gravel Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | William Norcross House | 5.9 miles | 1984 |
 | Memorial Town Hall | 6.0 miles | 1984 |
 | Jacob Thompson House | 6.0 miles | 2020 |
 | Monson Center Historic District | 6.0 miles | 1991 |
 | Palmer Memorial Hall | 6.9 miles | 1999 |
 | US Post Office-Palmer Main | 6.9 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06000524 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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