Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. 20 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
One of 174 National Register listings published here for Hampden County · listed in 1983 · category: Building.
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 74 fires within 5 miles of Thornton W. Burgess House between 2002 and 2020, burning about 170 acres in total. 16 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 22 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 17 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | MINNECHAUG MT FIRE |
| 13 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 24 August 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 August 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 9 July 2002 | Natural | 35 acres | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 8 July 2002 | Natural | 24 acres | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Thornton W. Burgess House: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | Sandstone | |
| Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | Sandstone | |
| Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Wilson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wilson-Siano Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Academy Historic District | 4.4 miles | 1979 |
 | Swetland-Pease House | 4.7 miles | 1980 |
 | Monson Center Historic District | 5.3 miles | 1991 |
 | Memorial Town Hall | 5.3 miles | 1984 |
 | William Norcross House | 5.4 miles | 1984 |
 | First Congregational Church of East Longmeadow | 5.4 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83000740 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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