Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. 21 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1885.
One of 183 National Register listings published here for Berkshire County · listed in 1994 · 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 112 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 18 fires within 5 miles of Mill River Historic District between 2015 and 2017, burning about 89 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 29 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 29 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 28 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 28 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 25 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 20 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 18 April 2015 | 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 4 workings within 5 miles of Mill River Historic District: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Nickel, Iron, Iron, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Mine | Iron, Gold, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Hotchkiss Mine | Nickel, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Eastern Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mill River 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | New Marlborough Village | 2.2 miles | 1982 |
 | Thomas Shepard House | 3.9 miles | 1984 |
 | Sheffield Center Historic District | 4.2 miles | 1989 |
 | Old Covered Bridge | 4.4 miles | 1978 |
 | Sheffield Plain Historic District | 4.4 miles | 1988 |
 | Capt. John Brewer House | 5.4 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94000423 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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