Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. 21 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1888.
One of 183 National Register listings published here for Berkshire County · listed in 1999 · 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 109 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 67 fires within 5 miles of Richmond Furnace Historical and Archeological District between 2001 and 2020, burning about 79 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 were 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 | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 August 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 July 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 July 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 June 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 50 workings within 5 miles of Richmond Furnace Historical and Archeological District: 31 past producers, 13 producers, 5 occurrences, 1 prospect. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canaan Lead Silver Mines | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Producer | Replacement Vein | |
| Cheever Mines | Iron, Manganese | Producer | Goethite, Limonite | |
| Cheever Mines | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Cone Limestone Mine | Iron, Magnesite, Zinc | Past Producer | 1827 | |
| No 6 Quarry & Plnt Lane & Son | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Canaan Lead Silver Mines | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Canaan Pb-Ag Mines | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Gaston Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| John S Lane and Son Inc | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Nolan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | West Stockbridge Grange No. 246 | 1.5 miles | 1999 |
 | West Stockbridge Town Hall | 1.6 miles | 2009 |
 | Congregational Church of West Stockbridge | 1.7 miles | 1996 |
 | Shaker Farm | 2.0 miles | 1995 |
 | Kenmore | 2.6 miles | 1996 |
 | Shadow Brook Farm Historic District | 2.6 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 99001044 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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