Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. 18 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1885.
One of 138 National Register listings published here for Plymouth County · listed in 2009 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 109 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of South Middleborough Historic District between 2015 and 2020, burning about 12 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | WAREHAM |
| 22 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 12 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 31 July 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 28 July 2020 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of South Middleborough Historic District: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carver Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lakeville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nemasket Const Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Southeastern Construction Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | East Rochester Church and Cemetery Historic District | 3.8 miles | 2008 |
 | North Rochester Congregational Church | 4.4 miles | 2008 |
 | Middleborough Waterworks | 5.5 miles | 1990 |
| Middleborough Waterworks | 5.8 miles | 1990 |
 | Peter Pierce Store | 6.3 miles | 1976 |
 | Middleborough Center Historic District | 6.3 miles | 2000 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 09000438 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Plymouth County | All 138 listed properties in this county. |
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