Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. A historic map-sheet match is not published yet. The record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.
one of 272 National Register listings in Bristol County · listed in 2001 · category: District · one of 8 National Historic Landmarks in Bristol County.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Holmes School Historic District between 2015 and 2020, burning about 39 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLAINVILLE |
| 27 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLAINVILLE |
| 26 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLAINVILLE |
| 25 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLAINVILLE |
| 23 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLAINVILLE |
| 22 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLAINVILLE |
| 9 August 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 455 specimens collected within 10 miles of Holmes School Historic District between 1844 and 1973: 228 Animalia, 187 Plantae, 40 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. A. Eaton, A. E. Sears, A.H.A. and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Calla palustris L. | 1844 | Thurber, G. | |
 | Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene | 1846 | not recorded | |
 | Coreopsis rosea Nutt. | 1871 | T. C. Porter | |
 | Hypoxis hirsuta (L.) Coville | 1874 | not recorded | |
 | Carex crinita Lam. | 1876 | Miller, J. | Blackstone Park |
 | Amaranthus spinosus L. | 1878 | not recorded | |
 | Eubotrys racemosa (L.) Nutt. | 1878 | Mrs. M. L. Owen | |
 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1879 | for F. S. Wright | RHODE ISLAND: Providence County; Pawtucket |
 | Symphyotrichum tenuifolium (L.) G.L.Nesom | 1879 | W. W. Bailey | Seekonk river banks, Providence. |
 | Dendroica discolor (Vieillot, 1809) | 1880 | Collector(s): Henry Kelso Coale | Pawtucket |
 | Deutzia scabra Thunb. | 1880 | S. M. Holman, Jr. | Attleboro. |
 | Habenaria lacera (Michx.) R.Br. | 1880 | S. M. Holman, Jr. | Attleboro. |
All 455 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Holmes School Historic District: 14 past producers, 7 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Granite, Bloating Material. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glines & Rhodes Refin.--Plainville | Gold, PGE, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Masslite Pit | Clay, Stone | Producer | ||
| Plainville | Bloating Material | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Simeone Stone Corporation | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| Wrentham Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Masslite | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Plainville Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Adamsdale Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Boro Sand and Stone Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Boro Sand and Stone, Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Angle Tree Stone | 1.6 miles | 1976 |
 | Codding Farm, The | 2.1 miles | 2009 |
 | Barrows, H.F., Manufacturing Company Building | 2.1 miles | 2001 |
 | Robinson, Capt. Joel, House | 2.4 miles | 1978 |
 | Attleborough Falls Gasholder Building | 2.6 miles | 1996 |
 | Sadler, Herbert A., House | 2.8 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 01000499 in Record Group 79. |
| Bristol County | All 272 listed properties in this county. |
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