Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
One of 23 National Register listings published here for Dukes County · listed in 1983 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 107 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of William Street Historic District between 2015 and 2020, burning about 16 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 21 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 20 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 9 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 29 July 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 27 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 14 June 2018 | 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 2 workings within 5 miles of William Street Historic District: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dump Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Red Hill Pit and Plant | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ritter House | 0.2 miles | 1977 |
| U.S. Marine Hospital at Vineyard Haven | 0.5 miles | 2024 | |
 | Tashmoo Springs Pumping Station | 1.1 miles | 2008 |
 | West Chop Club Historic District | 1.7 miles | 2007 |
 | West Chop Light Station | 1.8 miles | 1987 |
 | East Chop Light | 1.9 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83000571 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Dukes County | All 23 listed properties in this county. |
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