Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. 20 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
One of 174 National Register listings published here for Hampden County · listed in 1979 · category: District.
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 216 fires within 5 miles of Academy Historic District between 2015 and 2020, burning about 107 acres in total. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 60 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 26 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 22 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Academy Historic District: 5 producers, 4 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Dimension, Flagstone, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Wilbraham Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| North Wilbraham Sand and Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Palmer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | Sandstone | |
| Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | Sandstone | |
| Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | Sandstone | |
| Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ludlow Village Historic District | 3.2 miles | 1993 |
 | Indian Orchard Branch Library | 4.4 miles | 1999 |
 | Thornton W. Burgess House | 4.4 miles | 1983 |
 | Myrtle Street School | 4.5 miles | 1985 |
 | Ludlow Center Historic District | 4.8 miles | 1988 |
 | Union Station | 5.7 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79000351 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hampden County | All 174 listed properties in this county. |
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