Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. 23 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
One of 174 National Register listings published here for Hampden 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 21 fires within 5 miles of Russell Center Historic District between 2010 and 2020, burning about 385 acres in total. 2 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 | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 11 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 18 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 13 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 29 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 25 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 May 2015 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 22 May 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 22 workings within 5 miles of Russell Center Historic District: 9 producers, 8 past producers, 4 occurrences, 1 unknown. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Mica, Stone, Dimension, Lead, Talc-Soapstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampden Marble Quarry Series | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| John S Lane and Son Inc | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Kaolin Quarry | Brick Clay | Producer | ||
| Kaolin Quarry | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Pegmatite Quarry | Mica, Feldspar | Producer | Feldspar | |
| Westfield Deposit | Kyanite | Occurrence | ||
| Westfield Quarry Plants L & 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Blandford Mica Mine | Mica, Feldspar | Past Producer | Feldspar, Mica | |
| Donovan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Donovan Pit and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | First Congregational Church of Blandford | 3.8 miles | 1985 |
 | Sanford Whip Factory | 6.8 miles | 2008 |
 | Octagon House | 7.0 miles | 1982 |
 | Westfield Whip Manufacturing Company | 7.0 miles | 1985 |
 | Westfield Center Commercial Historic District | 7.0 miles | 2008 |
 | Westfield Center Historic District | 7.0 miles | 2013 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 96001524 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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