Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 21 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 1,353 National Register listings published here for Middlesex 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 137 fires within 5 miles of Washington Square Historic District between 2001 and 2020, burning about 76 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 30 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 | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 26 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 22 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 13 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Hampshire Division of Forest and Lands | not named |
| 9 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 5 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 4 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 18 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Washington Square Historic District: 10 past producers, 7 producers, 4 plants, 1 unknown. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Graphite, Nickel, Gold, Silver, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dracut Deposit | Cobalt, Nickel | Past Producer | 1876, 1939 | |
| Dracut Ni Mine/Nickel Mine Hill | Nickel, Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Avaco Corp--Lowell, Ma. | Graphite | Plant | ||
| Stackpole Fibers Co--Lowell, Ma. | Graphite | Plant | ||
| Brox Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Chelmsford Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Dracut Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Essex Bituminous Concrete Products | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| George Brox Inc | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| A J Gagnon and Sons | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Washington Square Historic District (Boundary Increase) | under 500 feet | 1999 |
 | Musketaquid Mills | 0.3 miles | 1999 |
 | Colburn School | 0.4 miles | 1995 |
 | Hoyt-Shedd Estate | 0.4 miles | 1984 |
 | Belvidere Hill Historic District | 0.4 miles | 1995 |
 | US Post Office | 0.4 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82001995 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Middlesex County | All 1353 listed properties in this county. |
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