Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. 19 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1889.
One of 686 National Register listings published here for Worcester County · listed in 1977 · 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 29 fires within 5 miles of Northside Village Historic District between 2016 and 2020, burning about 11 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 16 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 2 June 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 19 June 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 6 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 19 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 19 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 14 May 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Northside Village Historic District: 6 past producers, 2 producers. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyford Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 | |
| Scavone Construction Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Scavone Construction Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Southbridge Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wiley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Rider Tavern | 0.1 miles | 1976 |
 | John Spurr House | 2.2 miles | 1976 |
 | Charlton Center Historic District | 2.2 miles | 1995 |
 | Clara Barton Homestead | 3.2 miles | 1977 |
 | Bartlett's Bridge | 3.8 miles | 2000 |
 | Oxford Main Street Historic District | 5.7 miles | 2011 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 77000195 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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