Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. 21 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 86 National Register listings published here for Hampshire County · listed in 1996 · 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 3 fires within 5 miles of North Chester Historic District between 2016 and 2020, burning about 18 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 | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 31 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | 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 27 workings within 5 miles of North Chester Historic District: 12 occurrences, 8 past producers, 7 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Emery, Silica, Talc-Soapstone, 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 | ||
| Sackett Emery Mine | Iron, Emery | Occurrence | 1875 | |
| Whetstone Quarry | Stone | Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Whetstone Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Norwich Lithia Mine | Lithium | Producer | ||
| Norwich Lithia Mine | Lithium | Past Producer | ||
| Norwich Lithia Mine | Lithium | Past Producer | ||
| Sackett Emery Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Magnetite | |
| Sackett Emery Mine | Iron, Emery | Past Producer | ||
| Middlefield Prospects | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | South Worthington Historic District | 2.5 miles | 2005 |
 | Ringville Cemetery | 3.2 miles | 2004 |
 | Ireland Street Cemetery | 3.7 miles | 2009 |
 | Middlefield Center Historic District | 4.5 miles | 2012 |
 | Middlefield-Becket Stone Arch Railroad Bridge District | 4.6 miles | 1980 |
 | Center Cemetery | 4.7 miles | 2004 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 96001465 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hampshire County | All 86 listed properties in this county. |
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