Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. 18 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1888.
One of 202 National Register listings published here for Barnstable County · listed in 2010 · 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 106 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 87 fires within 5 miles of Spring Hill Historic District between 2002 and 2020, burning about 179 acres in total. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | 2746 |
| 5 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | 2742 |
| 3 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | 2724 |
| 2 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 2 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | 2708 |
| 2 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 10 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 10 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 Spring Hill Historic District: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byrne Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Campanella Corp | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Forestdale Pit & Plant Tilcon | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gil-Pam Construction Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Wing Fort House | 0.3 miles | 1976 |
 | Jarvesville Historic District | 1.8 miles | 2010 |
 | Town Hall Square Historic District Boundary Increase | 1.8 miles | 2010 |
 | John and Mary Waterman Jarves House | 1.9 miles | 2002 |
 | Benjamin Nye Homestead | 2.0 miles | 1992 |
 | Town Hall Square Historic District | 2.2 miles | 1975 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 10000862 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Barnstable County | All 202 listed properties in this county. |
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