Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. 22 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1885.
One of 86 National Register listings published here for Hampshire County · listed in 1985 · 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 84 fires within 5 miles of Northampton Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase) between 2001 and 2020, burning about 322 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 5 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 27 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 2 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 18 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sylvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge | MILL RV DIV MA-SCR #4 |
| 18 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sylvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge | MILL RV DIV MA-SCR #3 |
| 17 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sylvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge | MILL RV DIV MA-SCR #2 |
| 15 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sylvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge | MILL RV DIV MA-SCR #1 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Northampton Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase): 11 producers, 11 past producers. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Brick Clay, Clay, Stone, Dimension, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatfield Lead Mine | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Hatfield Lead Mine | Barium-Barite, Zinc, Lead | Producer | Barite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Hatfield Lead Mine | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Wzorek Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Granite Rock Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Granite Rock Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Bill Willard Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Florence Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Granite Rock Quarry | Stone, Dimension | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Building at 8-22 Graves Avenue | under 500 feet | 1985 |
 | Shepherd and Damon Parsons Houses Historic District | 0.2 miles | 2001 |
| Northampton Downtown Historic District | 0.2 miles | 1976 | |
 | Pomeroy Terrace Historic District | 0.3 miles | 2018 |
 | Manse, The | 0.4 miles | 1976 |
 | Smith Alumnae Gymnasium | 0.5 miles | 1976 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85001464 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hampshire County | All 86 listed properties in this county. |
Block
