Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. 19 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1885.
One of 389 National Register listings published here for Bristol 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 31 fires within 5 miles of Buttonwood Park Historic District between 2015 and 2020, burning about 20 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 | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 9 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 August 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 22 August 2020 | Fireworks | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 2 August 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 11 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 July 2018 | Fireworks | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Buttonwood Park Historic District: 4 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater Stone Inc | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Acushnet Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Blue Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Clearwater Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dartmouth Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Medeiros Washed Sand & Stone Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pine Hill Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Moreland Terrace Historic District | 0.9 miles | 1996 |
 | Union Baptist Church | 0.9 miles | 2008 |
 | Rural Cemetery and Friends Cemetery | 1.0 miles | 2014 |
 | Oak Grove Cemetery | 1.0 miles | 2014 |
 | William J. Rotch Gothic Cottage | 1.0 miles | 2006 |
 | Sgt. William H. Carney House | 1.1 miles | 1975 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 00000915 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Bristol County | All 389 listed properties in this county. |
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