A National Historic Landmark. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. 21 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1885.
One of 686 National Register listings published here for Worcester County · listed in 1972 · category: Building · a National Historic Landmark.
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 39 fires within 5 miles of Gen. Rufus Putnam House between 2015 and 2020, burning about 25 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 | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 6 July 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 30 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 18 June 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 13 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 May 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Gen. Rufus Putnam House: 3 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holden Trap Rock | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Holden Trap Rock Company | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Highway Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Intervale Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Landfill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham Center Historic District | 4.0 miles | 2020 | |
 | Brown-Davis-Frost Farm | 4.2 miles | 1995 |
 | Willard-Fisk House | 4.3 miles | 1996 |
 | Eagleville Historic District | 4.6 miles | 2010 |
 | Fobes-O'Donnell House | 5.1 miles | 2018 |
 | Holden Center Historic District | 5.7 miles | 1977 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 72001330 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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