Built in 1909. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1888.
One of 480 National Register listings published here for Essex County · listed in 1972 · category: Building · built in 1909.
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 28 fires within 5 miles of Oliver Wendell Holmes House between 2015 and 2020, burning about 34 acres in total. None 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 | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BEVERLY |
| 4 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BEVERLY |
| 8 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BEVERLY |
| 27 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BEVERLY |
| 30 July 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BEVERLY |
| 30 July 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BEVERLY |
| 22 July 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BEVERLY |
| 21 July 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BEVERLY |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Oliver Wendell Holmes House: 2 plants, 2 past producers, 2 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zirconium, Mercury, Silver, Gold, REE. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Travers Labs Refinery--Beverly, Ma. | Mercury, Silver, Gold, REE | Plant | ||
| Atwater Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Thiokol Ventron Div--Beverly, Ma. | Zirconium | Plant | ||
| Ventron Corp--Beverly, Ma. | Zirconium | Past Producer | ||
| Manchester Crushed Stone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Manchester Sand and Stone Co. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Captain Robert Haskell House | 0.6 miles | 2022 |
 | Manchester Village Historic District | 1.9 miles | 1990 |
 | Samuel Corning House | 2.0 miles | 1990 |
 | Capt. John Thorndike House | 2.0 miles | 1990 |
 | Baker's Island Light Station | 2.2 miles | 1976 |
 | William Livermore House | 2.8 miles | 1990 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 72001301 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Essex County | All 480 listed properties in this county. |
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