Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. 20 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
One of 686 National Register listings published here for Worcester County · listed in 2000 · category: Building.
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 110 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 91 fires within 5 miles of Sawyer Homestead between 2004 and 2020, burning about 159 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 July 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 July 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 July 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 26 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 25 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 24 July 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Sawyer Homestead: 12 past producers, 5 producers, 2 prospects. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Peat, Tungsten, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luciani Prospect | Tungsten | Prospect | ||
| Pandolf Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Sterling Peat Co | Peat | Past Producer | Peat | |
| Sterling Prospect | Iron, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Baldarelli Bros. Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Baldarelli Brothers Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Bolton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| John D Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kanis Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Sterling Center Historic District | 1.6 miles | 1988 |
 | Stephen Hastings House | 1.7 miles | 2005 |
 | Woodlawn Cemetery | 2.1 miles | 2013 |
| Clinton Wire Cloth Company Historic District | 2.1 miles | 2024 | |
 | Bigelow Carpet Company Woolen Mills | 2.3 miles | 1983 |
 | South Lancaster Engine House | 2.5 miles | 1976 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 00001036 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Worcester County | All 686 listed properties in this county. |
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