Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. 19 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 342 National Register listings published here for Norfolk County · listed in 2002 · category: Building.
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 161 fires within 5 miles of Endicott Estate between 2003 and 2020, burning about 427 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 85 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 |
| Smoking | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | WESTWOOD |
| 4 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | NEEDHAM |
| 3 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | DEDHAM |
| 3 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | NEEDHAM |
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 2 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | DEDHAM |
| 17 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | DEDHAM |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Endicott Estate: 3 past producers, 2 producers, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopkinton Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Walpole Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| West Roxbury Crushed Stone Operatio | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Canton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Canton Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Greendale Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Town of Needham | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Fairbanks House | 0.3 miles | 1966 |
| Mother Brook Lower Mill Pond Historic District | 0.5 miles | 2025 | |
 | Ames Schoolhouse | 0.6 miles | 1983 |
 | Norfolk County Courthouse | 0.8 miles | 1972 |
 | Dedham Village Historic District | 1.1 miles | 2006 |
 | Paul's Bridge | 2.1 miles | 1972 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 02000128 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Norfolk County | All 342 listed properties in this county. |
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