Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. 22 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1885.
One of 60 National Register listings published here for Franklin 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 33 fires within 5 miles of Whately Center Historic District between 2002 and 2020, burning about 28 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 18 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 1 August 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 July 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 29 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 29 June 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 5 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 3.7 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 17 May 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Whately Center Historic District: 9 occurrences, 8 prospects, 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Barium-Barite, Silver, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatfield Lead Mine | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Hatfield Lead Mine | Barium-Barite, Zinc, Lead | Producer | Barite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Hatfield Lead Mine | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Whately - Conway Lead Veins | Silver, Lead | Occurrence | Galena | |
| Whately - Williamsburg Lead Veins | Lead, Manganese | Occurrence | Galena | |
| Southeast Conway Manganese Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Southeast of West Whately Galena Vein | Lead, Silver | Occurrence | Galena | |
| Sunderland Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Sunderland Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sunderland Pit Warner Bros | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Sunderland Center Historic District | 3.5 miles | 2002 |
 | Burkeville Covered Bridge | 5.0 miles | 1988 |
 | Long Plain Cemetery | 5.7 miles | 2020 |
 | Conway Center Historic District | 5.7 miles | 1999 |
 | Leverett Center Historic District | 6.8 miles | 2008 |
 | North Cemetery | 7.2 miles | 2020 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03000920 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Franklin County | All 60 listed properties in this county. |
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