Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. 21 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
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
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 163 fires within 5 miles of Ludlow Center Historic District between 2015 and 2020, burning about 98 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 2 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 | 81 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 49 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 29 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Ludlow Center Historic District: 7 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | Sandstone | |
| Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Banas S & G Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Banas Sand and Gravel Co Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Belchertown Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bruschi Brothers | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Cheniers Gravel Bank | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Cheniers Gravel Bank | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lyons Street Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Machados Pit & Bruschi Plant | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ludlow Village Historic District | 2.6 miles | 1993 |
 | Indian Orchard Branch Library | 3.2 miles | 1999 |
 | Myrtle Street School | 3.4 miles | 1985 |
 | Academy Historic District | 4.8 miles | 1979 |
 | Hadley Falls Company Housing District | 6.5 miles | 1972 |
 | New Bay Diner Restaurant | 6.5 miles | 2003 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88001999 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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