Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 20 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1888.
One of 183 National Register listings published here for Berkshire County · listed in 1982 · 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 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 28 fires within 5 miles of Philemon Sage House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 54 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Connecticut Division of Forestry | COLEBROOK ROAD COLEBROOK |
| 3 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Connecticut Division of Forestry | 210 DOOLITTLE DR |
| 9 May 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Connecticut Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 May 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Connecticut Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 May 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Connecticut Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 May 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Connecticut Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Connecticut Division of Forestry | HAYSTACK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK- 30 NORTH STREET |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Philemon Sage House: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Granite, Nickel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crissey Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Hotchkiss Mine | Nickel, Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Thomas Shepard House | 3.5 miles | 1984 |
 | New Boston Village Historic District | 4.4 miles | 2022 |
 | New Boston Inn | 4.6 miles | 1988 |
 | Montville Baptist Church | 4.8 miles | 2006 |
 | New Marlborough Village | 6.2 miles | 1982 |
 | Mill River Historic District | 7.4 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82001898 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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