Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. 21 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1888.
One of 183 National Register listings published here for Berkshire County · listed in 1976 · category: District.
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 109 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 41 fires within 5 miles of Old Curtisville Historic District between 2002 and 2020, burning about 29 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 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 | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 13 September 2016 | Other causes | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 31 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 7 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 18 July 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 June 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | HARVEY MOUNTAIN FIRE |
| 5 May 2015 | 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 52 workings within 5 miles of Old Curtisville Historic District: 30 past producers, 16 producers, 4 occurrences, 1 prospect. 16 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheever Mines | Iron, Manganese | Producer | Goethite, Limonite | |
| Cheever Mines | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Cone Limestone Mine | Iron, Magnesite, Zinc | Past Producer | 1827 | |
| John S Lane and Son Inc | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Lee Marble Inc Qy & Plant | Marble, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Lee Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lee White Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| No 6 Quarry & Plnt Lane & Son | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Toby Lime Plant | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Beacco 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Citizens Hall | under 500 feet | 1972 |
 | Naumkeag | 2.0 miles | 1975 |
 | Shadow Brook Farm Historic District | 2.1 miles | 1988 |
 | Congregational Church of West Stockbridge | 2.1 miles | 1996 |
 | West Stockbridge Town Hall | 2.2 miles | 2009 |
 | Wheatleigh | 2.2 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 76000250 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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