Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 480 National Register listings published here for Essex County · listed in 1982 · 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 67 fires within 5 miles of Ballardvale District between 2015 and 2020, burning about 26 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 August 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | LAWERANCE |
| 8 August 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | LAWERANCE |
| 28 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | ANDOVER |
| 23 July 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | ANDOVER |
| 22 July 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | ANDOVR |
| 22 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | ANDOVR |
| 6 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 10 workings within 5 miles of Ballardvale District: 6 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Titanium, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heffron Asphalt Co--Wilmington, Ma. | Titanium | Past Producer | ||
| Heffron Asphalt Corp | Titanium, Metal | Past Producer | ||
| North Wilmington Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Wittemore Perlite Plant | Perlite | Plant | ||
| Acme Concrete Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Benevento Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Groton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| North Wilmington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wilmington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bradlee School | 0.3 miles | 1982 |
 | Pillsbury-French House | 0.8 miles | 1982 |
 | Dascomb House | 0.8 miles | 1982 |
 | Manning House | 1.4 miles | 1982 |
 | Benjamin Abbot House | 1.4 miles | 1975 |
 | Blanchard-Upton House | 1.5 miles | 1990 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82000477 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Essex County | All 480 listed properties in this county. |
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