Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. 21 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
One of 174 National Register listings published here for Hampden County · listed in 1991 · 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 110 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 17 fires within 5 miles of Granville Center Historic District between 2015 and 2020, burning about 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 13 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 25 August 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 21 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 19 June 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Connecticut Division of Forestry | GRANVILLE ROAD/ RT 189 |
| 3 April 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Connecticut Division of Forestry | FULLER ROAD HARTLAND CT |
| 22 April 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Granville Center Historic District: 4 producers, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Talc-Soapstone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension, Kyanite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Deposit | Kyanite | Occurrence | ||
| Granville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Serpentine Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Serpentine Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Soapstone Quarry | Talc-Soapstone | Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Soapstone Quarry | Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer | ||
| Southwick Pit and Mill | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Granville Village Historic District | 0.6 miles | 1991 |
 | John and Ruth Rose House | 1.4 miles | 2018 |
 | West Granville Historic District | 3.3 miles | 1991 |
 | Laflin-Phelps Homestead | 5.7 miles | 2005 |
 | Joseph Dewey House | 6.5 miles | 2001 |
 | Westfield Municipal Building | 7.2 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 91001587 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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