Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. 17 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
One of 202 National Register listings published here for Barnstable County · listed in 1975 · 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 107 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 73 fires within 5 miles of Harwich Historic District between 2003 and 2020, burning about 21 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 8 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 | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 22 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 17 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 16 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 16 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 10 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | 1993 |
| 6 August 2020 | Fireworks | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 August 2017 | 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 2 workings within 5 miles of Harwich Historic District: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickerson T W Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pine Hill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | South Harwich Methodist Church | 1.5 miles | 1986 |
 | Mercelia Evelyn Eldridge Kelley House | 2.4 miles | 2005 |
 | South Chatham Village Historic District | 2.5 miles | 2022 |
 | Captain James Berry House | 2.7 miles | 1986 |
| Chase Library | 2.8 miles | 2014 | |
 | Stony Brook-Factory Village Historic District | 4.5 miles | 2000 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 75000245 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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