Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. 19 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1889.
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 63 fires within 5 miles of Spencer Town Center Historic District (Boundary Increase) between 2015 and 2020, burning about 43 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 1 September 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 1 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 31 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 31 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 24 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 2 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 July 2016 | 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 5 workings within 5 miles of Spencer Town Center Historic District (Boundary Increase): 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kittredge Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lyford Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Town of Spencer | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Vandale Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Spencer Town Center Historic District | 0.3 miles | 1986 |
 | Grove Street School | 0.3 miles | 1996 |
 | Pleasant Street School | 0.3 miles | 1996 |
| East Main Street-Cherry Street Historic District | 0.5 miles | 1996 | |
| East Main-Cherry Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) | 0.8 miles | 2003 | |
 | Barnes-Hill House | 1.5 miles | 2016 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03000685 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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