Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. 19 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1889.
One of 686 National Register listings published here for Worcester County · listed in 2011 · 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 57 fires within 5 miles of Oxford Main Street Historic District between 2007 and 2020, burning about 28 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 15 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 15 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
| 22 August 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 9 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 25 July 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 24 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Oxford Main Street Historic District: 14 past producers, 3 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Crossover Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Donald P Graves Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Highway Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lind Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Old Webster Road Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Oxford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Oxford Quarry Plant #8 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ricciardi Asphalt Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Robbins Sand and Gravel | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Huguenot Fort | 1.5 miles | 1988 |
 | Hudson House | 2.4 miles | 1978 |
 | Bartlett's Bridge | 2.8 miles | 2000 |
 | Clara Barton Homestead | 3.0 miles | 1977 |
 | West Sutton Historic District | 3.2 miles | 2001 |
 | Waters Farm | 4.2 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 11000586 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Worcester County | All 686 listed properties in this county. |
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