Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. 21 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 183 National Register listings published here for Berkshire County · listed in 1985 · category: District.
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 111 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 32 fires within 5 miles of Normal School Historic District between 2006 and 2020, burning about 311 acres in total. 1 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 | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 2 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 24 July 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 July 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 May 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 6 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 May 2015 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Normal School Historic District: 7 past producers, 4 producers, 1 plant, 1 unknown. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eleazer Pierce | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Pfizer Inc | Calcium | Past Producer | Calcite | |
| New England Lime Company Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| North Adams Lime Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Stratabound | |
| North Adams Lime Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Stratabound | |
| Adams Quarry & Plant Pfizer Inc | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| New England Lime Company Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| North Adams Lime Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| North Adams Lime Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Adams 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Boardman, The | 0.2 miles | 1985 |
 | H.W. Clark Biscuit Company | 0.4 miles | 2009 |
 | Church Street-Caddy Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase) | 0.4 miles | 1985 |
 | Church Street Historic District | 0.5 miles | 1983 |
| Freight Yard Historic District | 0.7 miles | 1972 | |
 | Monument Square-Eagle Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) | 0.7 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85003391 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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