Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. 21 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1888.
One of 183 National Register listings published here for Berkshire County · listed in 1983 · 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 25 fires within 5 miles of Monument Mills between 2015 and 2020, burning about 14 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2016 | Other causes | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 28 August 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 1 August 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 24 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 18 July 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 7 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 13 May 2020 | 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 13 workings within 5 miles of Monument Mills: 6 past producers, 5 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No 6 Quarry & Plnt Lane & Son | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| John S Lane and Son Inc | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Toby Lime Plant | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Beacco Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Donovan Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| J Donovan and Son | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Maple Hill Prospect | Iron | Producer | Limonite | |
| Maple Hill Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Mercer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Nat Beacco and Sons | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Housatonic Congregational Church | 0.2 miles | 2002 |
 | Ramsdell Public Library | 0.2 miles | 2014 |
 | Rising Paper Mill | 1.0 miles | 1975 |
 | Glendale Power House | 1.8 miles | 1982 |
 | Chesterwood | 2.1 miles | 1966 |
 | Tyringham Cemetery | 2.2 miles | 2009 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83003927 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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