Built in 1762 (Georgian architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. 22 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1885.
One of 183 National Register listings published here for Berkshire County · listed in 2018 · category: Building · built in 1762, Georgian architecture.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 112 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 39 fires within 5 miles of General John and Mary Fellows Farmstead between 1994 and 2020, burning about 184 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 were 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 | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Connecticut Division of Forestry | 1 GRANGER LN |
| 3 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Connecticut Division of Forestry | 386 SALISBURY RD (RT |
| 22 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Connecticut Division of Forestry | CLAYTON ROAD NORTH CANAAN |
| 21 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Connecticut Division of Forestry | 141 W MAIN STREET |
| 9 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 30 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Connecticut Division of Forestry | 12 BARLOW STREET NORTH CANAAN |
| 3 June 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 50 acres | Connecticut Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Connecticut Division of Forestry | 21 MAIN STREET NORTH CANAAN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of General John and Mary Fellows Farmstead: 11 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Iron, Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canaan Quarry | Calcium | Past Producer | Calcite | |
| Canaan Quarry | Dolomite, Barium-Barite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Clarke Mine | Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dolomitic Marble Quarry No. 1 | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Scoville Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Camp Limonite Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Goethite, Limonite | |
| Canaan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Canaan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Connecticut Lime Co. Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Scoville Limonite Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Limonite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Col. John Ashley House | 2.2 miles | 1975 |
| Col. John Ashley House (Boundary Increase) | 2.3 miles | 1975 | |
 | Sheffield Center Historic District | 4.1 miles | 1989 |
 | Sheffield Plain Historic District | 4.8 miles | 1988 |
 | Old Covered Bridge | 5.1 miles | 1978 |
 | Benjamin Osborn House | 5.5 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100002828 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Berkshire County | All 183 listed properties in this county. |
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