Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. 20 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 1,353 National Register listings published here for Middlesex County · listed in 2003 · 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 49 fires within 5 miles of Brookside Historic District between 2002 and 2020, burning about 29 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 26 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 4 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 17 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 24 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 18 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | NEEDHAM |
| 9 May 2015 | Other causes | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Brookside Historic District: 17 past producers, 9 producers, 3 plants. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Graphite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiber Matls Plant--Graniteville, Ma | Graphite | Plant | ||
| Chelmsford Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| West Chelmsford Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Fletcher Westford Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Forest Road Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Guilmette Bros Granite | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| H E Fletcher Co | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| Le Masurier Granite Quarry Inc | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| Le Masurier Quarry and Mill | Granite | Producer | ||
| North Chelmsford Quarry | Granite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Jonathan Keyes Sr. House | 0.6 miles | 2019 |
 | Fairview Cemetery | 1.6 miles | 2005 |
 | Hillside Cemetery | 1.7 miles | 2005 |
 | Westford Center Historic District | 2.4 miles | 1998 |
 | Old Chelmsford Garrison House Complex | 2.4 miles | 1973 |
 | North Town Hall | 2.4 miles | 2015 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 02001729 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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