Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. 20 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 686 National Register listings published here for Worcester 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 144 fires within 5 miles of North Avenue Rural Historic District between 2002 and 2020, burning about 240 acres in total. None started naturally. 40 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 28 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BELLINGHAM |
| 27 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BELLINGHAM |
| 27 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BELLINGHAM |
| 25 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BELLINGHAM |
| 21 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 21 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.4 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 16 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of North Avenue Rural Historic District: 4 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Granite, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Street Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rosenfeld Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand & Gravel Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Castellucci and Sons | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| H E Fletcher | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| Milford Pink Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Milford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hopedale Village Historic District | 1.0 miles | 2002 |
 | Bancroft Memorial Library | 1.2 miles | 1999 |
 | Mendon Center Historic District | 1.6 miles | 2003 |
 | Prospect Heights Historic District | 1.8 miles | 1990 |
 | Gillon Block | 2.4 miles | 1982 |
 | Thom Block | 2.6 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03000683 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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