Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. 18 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 41 fires within 5 miles of High Street Historic District between 2003 and 2020, burning about 21 acres in total. 1 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 | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | ANDOVR |
| 9 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 May 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 26 May 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | ANDOVER HP |
| 24 May 2015 | 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 14 workings within 5 miles of High Street Historic District: 8 past producers, 4 producers, 1 unknown, 1 plant. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Titanium, Titanium, Metal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heffron Asphalt Corp | Titanium, Metal | Past Producer | ||
| Dynamet Tech--Burlington, Ma. | Titanium | Plant | ||
| Heffron Asphalt Co--Wilmington, Ma. | Titanium | Past Producer | ||
| Marlborough Plant/Polishing Plates | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| North Wilmington Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Roma Stone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Acme Concrete Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Benevento Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Drinkwater Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Groton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Harnden Tavern | 0.5 miles | 1975 |
 | Boutell-Hathorn House | 0.7 miles | 2004 |
 | Wilmington Centre Village Historic District | 1.2 miles | 1992 |
 | Church Street Historic District | 1.6 miles | 2003 |
 | Ephraim Buck House | 1.8 miles | 1990 |
 | Buck's Corner Historic District | 1.9 miles | 2003 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03001177 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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