Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. 18 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
One of 389 National Register listings published here for Bristol County · listed in 1983 · category: Building.
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 32 fires within 5 miles of James Perry House between 2008 and 2020, burning about 36 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 21 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 11 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 10 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 24 July 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 2 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 15 June 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 14 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Rhode Island Division of Forest Environment | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of James Perry House: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Street Mine and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Morse Co Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Morse Sand and Gravel Co | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Goff Farm | 0.4 miles | 1983 |
 | Christopher Carpenter House | 0.5 miles | 1983 |
 | Carpenter House | 0.5 miles | 1983 |
 | Samuel Viall House | 0.5 miles | 1983 |
 | Bramble Hill | 0.8 miles | 1983 |
 | Daniel Bliss Homestead | 1.3 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83000701 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Bristol County | All 389 listed properties in this county. |
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