Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. 18 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
One of 389 National Register listings published here for Bristol County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.
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 33 fires within 5 miles of Martin House and Farm between 2006 and 2020, burning about 40 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Rhode Island Division of Forest Environment | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Rhode Island Division of Forest Environment | not named |
| 20 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | 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 |
| 28 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Rhode Island Division of Forest Environment | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Martin House and Farm: 1 plant, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Street Mine and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| General Road Trucking Corp | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Swansea Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Luther House | 0.5 miles | 1990 |
 | Short's Tavern | 0.5 miles | 1990 |
 | First Baptist Church and Society | 0.7 miles | 1990 |
 | William P. Mason House | 0.9 miles | 1990 |
 | Norton House | 0.9 miles | 1990 |
 | Kingsley House | 1.0 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78000437 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Bristol County | All 389 listed properties in this county. |
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