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 90 fires within 5 miles of Machine Shop Village District between 2015 and 2020, burning about 26 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 24 September 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 21 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 14 September 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 14 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | NORTH ANDOVER |
| 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 |
| 8 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | LAWERANCE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Machine Shop Village District: 3 past producers, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Perlite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wittemore Perlite Plant | Perlite | Plant | ||
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Torromeo Trucking Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Torromeo Trucking Co., Inc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Tavern Acres Historic District | 0.4 miles | 1995 |
 | Samuel Osgood House | 0.6 miles | 1974 |
 | Col. John Osgood House | 0.7 miles | 1990 |
 | Capt. Timothy Johnson House | 0.7 miles | 1990 |
 | Osgood Hill | 0.9 miles | 1999 |
 | Kittredge Mansion | 0.9 miles | 1976 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82000482 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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