Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. 18 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
One of 174 National Register listings published here for Hampden County · listed in 1984 · 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 40 fires within 5 miles of William Norcross House between 2015 and 2020, burning about 28 acres in total. 8 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 | 22 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 13 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 9 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 21 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 15 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 9 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 21 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 14 June 2018 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of William Norcross House: 4 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J J Raczka Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| J.J. Raczka Sand and Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jurczyk Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Monson Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Monson Sand and Gravel Corp | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Palmer Bituminous Corp | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Palmer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Palmer Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Monson Center Historic District | under 500 feet | 1991 |
 | Memorial Town Hall | under 500 feet | 1984 |
 | Jacob Thompson House | 0.7 miles | 2020 |
 | Union Station | 4.0 miles | 1988 |
 | Palmer Memorial Hall | 4.1 miles | 1999 |
 | US Post Office-Palmer Main | 4.1 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84002450 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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