Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. 22 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1885.
One of 183 National Register listings published here for Berkshire County · listed in 1975 · 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 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 25 fires within 5 miles of Rising Paper Mill between 2015 and 2019, burning about 19 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2016 | Other causes | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 28 August 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 1 August 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 24 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 18 July 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 7 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | 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 Rising Paper Mill: 5 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tremper Mine | Iron | Occurrence | Limonite | |
| Tremper Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Tremper Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Beacco Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Donovan Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| J Donovan and Son | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Mercer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Nat Beacco and Sons | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Monument Mills | 1.0 miles | 1983 |
 | Housatonic Congregational Church | 1.2 miles | 2002 |
 | Ramsdell Public Library | 1.2 miles | 2014 |
 | Tyringham Cemetery | 1.8 miles | 2009 |
 | Glendale Power House | 2.7 miles | 1982 |
 | US Post Office-Great Barrington Main | 2.9 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 75000253 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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