Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. 19 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
One of 1,353 National Register listings published here for Middlesex County · listed in 2001 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 136 fires within 5 miles of West Main Street Historic District between 2014 and 2020, burning about 133 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 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 | 56 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | MARLBORO |
| 28 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 20 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 20 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 16 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 14 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 12 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of West Main Street Historic District: 12 past producers, 4 producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Stone Co Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Gneiss Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bates Sand and Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Berin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Berlin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Berlin Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| C and M Enterprises | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Casaceli Trucking | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Casaceli Trucking Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| E L Dauphanis Inc | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Brigham Cemetery | 0.3 miles | 2004 |
 | Marlborough Center Historic District | 0.3 miles | 1998 |
 | Warren Block | 0.4 miles | 1983 |
 | Temple Building | 0.5 miles | 1983 |
 | Pleasant Street Historic District | 0.5 miles | 2001 |
 | John Cotting House | 0.6 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 01001215 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Middlesex County | All 1353 listed properties in this county. |
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