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 7 fires within 5 miles of West Granville Historic District between 2015 and 2019, burning about 36 acres 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Connecticut Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 June 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Connecticut Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Connecticut Division of Forestry | FULLER ROAD HARTLAND CT |
| 17 April 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 32 acres | Connecticut Division of Forestry | TUNXIS STATE FOREST, 10 WILDERNESS ROAD |
| 9 March 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 9 March 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 22 February 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of West Granville Historic District: 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Talc-Soapstone, Mica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mica Mines | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Soapstone Quarry | Talc-Soapstone | Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Soapstone Quarry | Talc-Soapstone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | John and Ruth Rose House | 1.9 miles | 2018 |
 | Granville Center Historic District | 3.3 miles | 1991 |
 | Granville Village Historic District | 3.9 miles | 1991 |
 | First Congregational Church of Blandford | 7.2 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 91001589 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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