Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. 20 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1889.
One of 686 National Register listings published here for Worcester County · listed in 1980 · 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 70 fires within 5 miles of Whittall Mills between 2015 and 2020, burning about 54 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 14 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 26 August 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 13 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 6 July 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Whittall Mills: 9 past producers, 3 producers, 2 plants. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Lead, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bd Bloomfield Co--Worcester, Ma. | Lead | Plant | ||
| Crucible Spec. Metals--Auburn, Ma. | Iron | Plant | ||
| Shrewsbury Trap Rock | Stone | Producer | ||
| 30 Southwest Cutoff Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Auburn Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Capa Corporation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Crossover Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Donald P Graves Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| F Ang G Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| F and G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
11 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.
| Newspaper | Published |
|---|---|
| Worcester Morning Daily Spy | 1888 to 1898 |
| The Worcester Spy | 1898 to 1904 |
| Massachusetts Spy and Worcester Advertiser | 1823 to 1825 |
| The Massachusetts Spy, and Worcester County Advertiser | 1825 to 1831 |
| The Massachusetts Spy | 1831 to 1858 |
| Massachusetts Weekly Spy | 1858 to 1882 |
| The Daily Spy | 1845 to 1850 |
| Worcester Daily Press | 1873 to 1878 |
| Worcester Daily Spy | 1850 to 1888 |
| The Massachusetts Spy | 1821 to 1823 |
| Thomas's Massachusetts Spy, Or, Worcester Gazette | 1811 to 1821 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Worcester Bleach and Dye Works | 0.2 miles | 2000 |
 | South Worcester Branch Library | 0.2 miles | 1980 |
 | St. Matthews | 0.3 miles | 1980 |
 | Malvern Road School | 0.3 miles | 1984 |
 | Holy Cross College | 0.4 miles | 1980 |
 | Cambridge Street School | 0.4 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80000490 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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