Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. 18 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1885.
One of 138 National Register listings published here for Plymouth County · listed in 2000 · 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 111 fires within 5 miles of Middleborough Center Historic District between 2015 and 2020, burning about 105 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 59 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 25 September 2020 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 19 September 2020 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 17 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | MIDDLEBOROUGH |
| 17 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | MIDDLEBOROUGH |
| 16 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | MIDDLEBOROUGH |
| 15 September 2017 | 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 14 workings within 5 miles of Middleborough Center Historic District: 7 past producers, 5 producers, 2 unknowns. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K F Brick Co | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| K-F No 2 Pit & Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Styles and Hart Brick Co | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| The Stiles & Hart Brick Co. | Clay | Producer | ||
| Byrne Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Carver Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fillion Bruffee and Boucher Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lakeville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lakeville Sand & Gravel Corp | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lakeville Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | US Post Office-Middleborough Main | under 500 feet | 1987 |
 | Peter Pierce Store | 0.2 miles | 1976 |
 | Leonard. Shaw & Dean Shoe Factory | 0.3 miles | 2018 |
 | C.P. Washburn Grain Mill | 0.5 miles | 1980 |
 | Middleborough Waterworks | 0.7 miles | 1990 |
| Middleborough Waterworks | 0.8 miles | 1990 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 00000685 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Plymouth County | All 138 listed properties in this county. |
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