A National Historic Landmark. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. 21 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 86 National Register listings published here for Hampshire County · listed in 1966 · category: Building · a National Historic Landmark.
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 111 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 5 fires within 5 miles of William Cullen Bryant Homestead between 2016 and 2020, burning about 7 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 | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 22 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 18 April 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 15 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 10 March 2020 | 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 19 workings within 5 miles of William Cullen Bryant Homestead: 7 occurrences, 6 past producers, 4 producers, 2 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Lithium, Manganese, Stone, Talc-Soapstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betts Manganese Mines | Manganese, Iron, Gemstone | Producer | 1830, 1925 | |
| Betts Mn Mines Taconic | Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Goshen-Lithia Area | Tin, Lithium | Occurrence | 1823 | |
| Packard Manganese Occurrence | Mica, Feldspar | Occurrence | Feldspar, Mica | |
| Whetstone Quarry | Quartz | Producer | Quartz | |
| Talc Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | Metamorphic | |
| Talc Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | ||
| Whetstone Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Whetstone Quarry | Stone | Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Whetstone Quarry | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | North Cemetery | 3.4 miles | 2004 |
 | Mountain Rest | 5.0 miles | 1983 |
 | Center Cemetery | 5.3 miles | 2004 |
 | West Chesterfield Historic District | 5.7 miles | 2008 |
 | Gate Cemetery | 6.1 miles | 2009 |
 | Chesterfield Center Historic District | 6.9 miles | 2008 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 66000136 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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