Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. 20 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1888.
One of 183 National Register listings published here for Berkshire County · listed in 1984 · 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 12 fires within 5 miles of Thomas Shepard House between 2015 and 2017, burning about 68 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Connecticut Division of Forestry | 210 DOOLITTLE DR |
| 29 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 28 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 25 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 16 April 2016 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 15 April 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 47 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 15 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 13 April 2015 | 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 5 workings within 5 miles of Thomas Shepard House: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Granite, Nickel, Iron, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Mine | Iron, Gold, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Crissey Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Hotchkiss Mine | Nickel, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Mill River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Toby Hill Iron Mine | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | New Marlborough Village | 2.7 miles | 1982 |
 | Philemon Sage House | 3.5 miles | 1982 |
 | Mill River Historic District | 3.9 miles | 1994 |
 | Montville Baptist Church | 4.9 miles | 2006 |
 | Capt. John Brewer House | 6.1 miles | 1984 |
 | New Boston Village Historic District | 6.2 miles | 2022 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84002085 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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