Built in 1865. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1890.
One of 60 National Register listings published here for Franklin County · listed in 2011 · category: District · built in 1865.
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 37 fires within 5 miles of Franklin County Fairgrounds between 2002 and 2020, burning about 21 acres in total. None 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 | 22 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 June 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 May 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 31 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 31 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 31 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 May 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 |
| 30 April 2016 | 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 8 workings within 5 miles of Franklin County Fairgrounds: 4 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Barium-Barite, Copper, Iron, Copper, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turner Falls Copper Occurence North | Copper, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | Malachite | |
| Turner Falls Copper Occurence Southwest | Barium-Barite, Copper, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Turner Falls Copper Prospect | Barium-Barite, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Greenfield Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mackin Sand and Gravel Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Newton Street School | 0.4 miles | 1988 |
 | Main Street Historic District | 0.8 miles | 1988 |
 | Garden Theater Block | 0.8 miles | 1983 |
 | Leavitt-Hovey House | 0.9 miles | 1983 |
 | US Post Office-Greenfield Main | 0.9 miles | 1985 |
 | East Main-High Street Historic District | 1.0 miles | 1989 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 11000359 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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