Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 17 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1885.
One of 138 National Register listings published here for Plymouth 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 213 fires within 5 miles of Norwell Village Area Historic District between 2015 and 2020, burning about 63 acres in total. 5 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 | 130 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | HANOVER |
| 6 September 2020 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | MARSHFIELD |
| 4 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | MARSHFIELD |
| 4 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | SCITUATE |
| 29 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 28 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 26 September 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 1 working within 5 miles of Norwell Village Area Historic District: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Street Plant, Mayflower | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bryant-Cushing House | 0.3 miles | 1976 |
| Woodworth House | 2.1 miles | 1996 | |
 | Capt. Benjamin James House | 2.7 miles | 1983 |
 | Stetson-Ford House | 2.8 miles | 1998 |
 | Tack Factory, The | 2.9 miles | 1980 |
 | Hatch Homestead and Mill Historic District | 2.9 miles | 2009 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82004432 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Plymouth County | All 138 listed properties in this county. |
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