Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. 18 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 1,353 National Register listings published here for Middlesex County · listed in 1976 · 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 78 fires within 5 miles of Sudbury Center Historic District between 1995 and 2020, burning about 141 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 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 | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 22 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 19 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 1 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 28 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | FRAMINGHAM |
| 28 August 2017 | Fireworks | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | HUDSON |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Sudbury Center Historic District: 8 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Peat. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panlini Loam Co | Peat | Past Producer | Peat | |
| Acton Pit--Assabet S & G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Arthur Scofield Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Assabet Sand and Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Framington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Melone Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| New England Sand & Grv Co. Pit & Pl | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pepperell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Stonebridge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Moses Brewer House | 1.2 miles | 1990 |
 | Bogle-Walker House | 1.2 miles | 1992 |
 | Old Town Bridge | 1.3 miles | 1975 |
 | Goodnow Library | 1.5 miles | 2002 |
 | Wayland Center Historic District | 2.6 miles | 1974 |
 | Stone's Bridge | 3.1 miles | 2017 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 76000277 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Middlesex County | All 1353 listed properties in this county. |
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