Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019. A historic map-sheet match is not published yet. The record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.
“Reed House is a historic house at 46 Water Street in Marion, Massachusetts. Built in 1886, it is a good example of a Shingle style summer cottage.”
Wikipedia article H.R. Reed House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
one of 93 National Register listings in Plymouth County · listed in 2019 · category: Building · one of 1 National Historic Landmarks in Plymouth County.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Reed, H.R., House between 2015 and 2020, burning about 18 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | WAREHAM |
| 8 August 2018 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 August 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | WAREHAM |
| 31 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | WAREHAM |
| 3 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 28 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 24 August 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | WAREHAM |
| 1 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | MATTAPOISETT |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 3,013 specimens collected within 10 miles of Reed, H.R., House between 1824 and 1975: 1,197 Animalia, 840 Fungi, 807 Plantae, 129 Chromista, 33 Bacteria, 7 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. B. Seymour, A. C. Mathieson, A. Clark and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera | 1824 | T. A. Greene | |
 | Lythrum salicaria L. | 1831 | T. A. Greene | |
 | Mentha aquatica L. | 1831 | Collector unknown | New Bedford. [Inferred county from precise loc.] |
 | Trypethelium virens Tuck. | 1848 | ex herb. Oakes | New Bedford. |
 | Endocarpon pusillum Hedw. | 1858 | H. Willey | Fort Phoenix. Fairhaven. |
 | Chilomycterus geometricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | 1860 | unknown | Buzzards Bay |
 | Menegazzia terebrata (Hoffm.) A.Massal. | 1860 | H. Willey | New Bedford |
 | Abrothallus parmeliarum (Sommerf.) Nyl., 1869 | 1862 | Willey H. | Weymouth, New Bedford |
 | Agyrium rufum (Pers.) Fr. | 1862 | Willey Henry | New Bedford |
| Agapostemon sericeus (Förster, 1771) | 1899 | William Wheeler | New Bedford | |
 | Alosa aestivalis (Mitchill, 1814) | 1899 | B. Bean & V. Edwards | Massachusetts, Buzzards Bay |
 | Aluterus schoepfii (Walbaum, 1792) | 1899 | not recorded | West Falmouth, Massachusetts |
All 3,013 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Reed, H.R., House: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Winters | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Marion Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rochester Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wareham Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Whitehead Brothers Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marion, the town this property stands in, in 11 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 6 flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Lightning | Marion | $3,000 | Lightning struck a house on Main Street, causing damage to the electrical system. Some smoke was observed in the house. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $2,000 | A tree downed by thunderstorm winds blocked a road in Marion. In addition, large branches were downed in Rochester on New Bedford Road. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Marion | $500 | Half-dollar sized hail fell at the intersection of Interstate 195 and Route 105. Window damage to a taxi was reported with this hail. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Marion | - | In Marion, 1.5 inch hail fell. |
| July 2019 | Flood | East Marion | - | In Marion, County Road was flooded and impassable. |
| September 2015 | Flood | Marion | - | Portions of Route 6 and Spring Street were closed due to flooding. |
| November 2014 | Flood | Marion | - | The right lane of Route 6 westbound near Barnacle Road was flooded. |
| September 2013 | Flood | East Marion | - | One of the westbound lanes of Route 6 was flooded and impassable near Converse Road. |
| May 2013 | Flood | Marion | - | Spring Street near the Taber Library was flooded and almost impassable. |
| June 2013 | Flood | Marion | - | Two to five inches of rain fell across Plymouth County. Spring Street was flooded with two to three feet of water from the fire station to the Sippican School. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | Wires down on Point Road. |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bird Island Light | 3.1 miles | 1987 |
 | Ned Point Light | 3.4 miles | 1987 |
 | Third Meetinghouse | 3.8 miles | 1976 |
 | Tobey Homestead | 4.9 miles | 1986 |
 | WITCH (catboat) | 6.0 miles | 2008 |
 | East Rochester Church and Cemetery Historic District | 6.1 miles | 2008 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100004738 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Plymouth County | All 93 listed properties in this county. |
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