Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. 21 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 174 National Register listings published here for Hampden County · listed in 1988 · 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 4 fires within 5 miles of Chester Center Historic District between 2018 and 2020, burning about 1 acre 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 | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 June 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 22 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 9 March 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 15 March 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 37 workings within 5 miles of Chester Center Historic District: 14 past producers, 11 producers, 10 occurrences, 1 unknown. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Silica, Emery, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome-Magnetite Mine | Iron, Chromium | Past Producer | ||
| Pegmatite Quarry | Mica, Feldspar | Producer | Feldspar | |
| Pegmatite Quarry | Mica, Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Sackett Emery Mine | Iron, Emery | Occurrence | 1875 | |
| Soapstone Quarry | Talc-Soapstone | Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Soapstone Quarry | Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer | ||
| Whetstone Quarry | Stone | Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Whetstone Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Chester Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Donovan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Chester Factory Village Historic District | 2.9 miles | 1989 |
 | First Congregational Church of Blandford | 7.5 miles | 1985 |
 | Russell Center Historic District | 7.9 miles | 1996 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88000161 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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