Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 21 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
One of 60 National Register listings published here for Franklin County · listed in 1982 · 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 17 fires within 5 miles of Northfield Main Street Historic District between 2016 and 2020, burning about 14 acres in total. None 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 | 13 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | New Hampshire Division of Forest and Lands | not named |
| 5 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 April 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | New Hampshire Division of Forest and Lands | not named |
| 30 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 29 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 24 April 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 14 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 11 April 2019 | 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 9 workings within 5 miles of Northfield Main Street Historic District: 5 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amphibolite Rock Quarry N | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Amphibolite Rock Quarry N | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Amphibolite Rock Quarry No. Bj5 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Amphibolite Rock Quarry No. Bj6 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Brattleboro Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Diabase Rock Quarry No. B | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Diabase Rock Quarry No. Bj4 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Northfield Plant #38 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Northfield Washed Sand and Gravel | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Northfield Center Cemetery | 0.3 miles | 2004 |
 | Pine Street School | 1.0 miles | 2002 |
 | Simeon Alexander Jr. House | 4.0 miles | 1991 |
 | Gill Center Historic District | 4.9 miles | 2018 |
 | Bernardston Congregational Unitarian Church | 5.1 miles | 1993 |
 | Powers Institute Historic District | 5.3 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82004965 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Franklin County | All 60 listed properties in this county. |
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