Built in 1745 (Georgian architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. 18 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1885.
“The Aaron Wheeler House is a historic colonial house located at 371 Fairview Avenue in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.”
Wikipedia article Aaron Wheeler House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 389 National Register listings published here for Bristol County · listed in 1983 · category: Building · built in 1745, Georgian architecture.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The chapter on Rehoboth Town in History of Bristol County, Massachusetts, with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, published 1883 names Rehoboth. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
Indian War. - In 1675 commenced the bloody and destructive Indian war known by the name of " Philip's war." Of the miseries of this war Rehoboth, from its proximity to Mount Hope, the residence of Philip, or Pometacom, the prime mover of the war, was destined to suffer its full share. The first blood was spilled within the original jurisdiction of Rehoboth, and the last of Philip's generals, the stern and intrepid old warrior and counselor Annawan, was captured within the present limits of the same town. During this war, which lasted nearly two years, the inhabitants of Rehoboth were kept in almost constant alarm ; a number of them were at different times slain, and the whole town, the garrison-houses excepted, was at one time laid in ashes. This town was also the scene of Pierce's fight, one of the most disastrous battles to the English that occurred during the whole war.
Passage source: History of Bristol County, Massachusetts, with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, published 1883.
The " three houses" into which " the inhabitants of both towns" (Rehoboth and Swansea) were gathered, and where they rendezvoused during the war, were called garrison-houses. They were fortified and continually guarded in time of danger, and were some-
Passage source: History of Bristol County, Massachusetts, with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, published 1883.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Rehoboth Town - 35,019 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Aaron Wheeler House between 2015 and 2020, burning about 44 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
| 16 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 6 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | 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 |
| 10 August 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 1,341 specimens collected within 10 miles of Aaron Wheeler House between 1844 and 1975: 653 Animalia, 560 Plantae, 119 Fungi, 7 Chromista, 2 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by ?, A E Schuyler, A. and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Calla palustris L. | 1844 | Thurber, G. | |
 | Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene | 1846 | not recorded | |
 | Apocynum cannabinum L. | 1855 | F. C. Seymour | Rehoboth |
 | Astur Lacepède, 1799 | 1860 | C. D. Lincoln | Taunton |
 | Carex panicea L. | 1863 | J. H. Dean | |
 | Carex L. | 1864 | J. H. Dean | Taunton. |
 | Carex vulpinoidea Michx. | 1864 | J. H. Dean | |
 | Solidago latissimifolia Mill. | 1867 | Collector unknown | |
 | Carex muskingumensis Schwein. | 1871 | Collector unknown | |
 | Carex swanii (Fernald) Mack. | 1871 | Collector unknown | |
 | Carex tribuloides var. tribuloides | 1871 | S. T. Olney | |
 | Carex virescens Muhl. ex Willd. | 1871 | S. T. Olney | East Providence |
All 1,341 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Aaron Wheeler House: 2 past producers. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen R. Nelson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gary Nelson Excavating Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rehoboth, the town this property stands in, in 22 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 10 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | Heavy Rain | Rehoboth | $25,000 | In Rehoboth, a CoCoRAHS observer recorded 7.44 inches of rain! There were a few flooded basements reported. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rehoboth | $15,000 | At 250 PM EST, trees were brought down on Route 44 in Rehoboth. Trees were also brought down on Cedar Street, River Street, and Bay State Road between 250 PM and 310 PM EST. Multiple trees and wires were brought down on Elm Street and County Street. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | North Rehoboth | $10,000 | Heavy rain resulted in flash flooding in parts of Taunton. Winthrop Street was flooded with two feet of water and a car got stuck in flood waters on County Street. |
| March 2007 | Flood | Rehoboth | $10,000 | Urban and small stream flooding was reported after nearly 3 inches of rain fell in Bristol County. In Rehoboth, Wolf Plain Brook rose out of its banks and flooded Rocky Hill Road. Several roads in Fall River and New Bedford were closed after being inundated by flood waters. A small stream also came out of its banks in Dartmouth and flooded a nearby field. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rehoboth | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Rehoboth | $7,000 | In Rehoboth, a large tree fell onto wires on Oak Street. Also, on Tremont Street, a utility pole snapped, with a tree down on the wires. |
| November 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Rehoboth | $1,500 | In Rehoboth, the Police Department reported trees down on Fairview Avenue, on Hornbine Road at Baker Street, and on Francis Street. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rehoboth | $1,000 | In Rehoboth, two trees were downed blocking Locust Ave. A tree was downed blocking Greenwood Dr. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Rehoboth | $1,000 | In Rehoboth, a tree was down on a house and a car on Fairview Avenue. Trees were down on Billings Road and County Street. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rehoboth | $500 | In Rehoboth, a tree was down. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rehoboth | $500 | Branches on Plain Street were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Rehoboth | $200 | In Rehoboth, there was a tree down on Bliss St. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Rehoboth | - | In Rehoboth at 439 PM EDT (339 PM EST), there was a social media photo of hail that ranged from dime to quarter size. The report time was radar-estimated. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Rehoboth | - | Portion of Rt 44 (Winthrop St) is flooded to where Mass DOT was requested. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Rehoboth | - | Quarter to lime sized hail fell in Rehoboth. |
| July 2012 | Hail | North Rehoboth | - | Quarter to golfball size hail fell in Rehoboth. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rehoboth | - | Trees and wires downed in Rehoboth and Seekonk. |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Rehoboth | - | Palmer River |
| July 2012 | Hail | Rehoboth | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | North Rehoboth | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Rehoboth | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Heavy Rain | Rehoboth | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
When this property was proposed for the National Register, someone wrote the case for it: what the building is, and why it matters. That document is a federal record in the public domain. It is reproduced in full on its own page, word for word and never summarised. The text was read off the scanned case file by machine, so the occasional stray character is the recogniser's and the 1970s typewriter's.
The whole case file for this property - 893 words, 8 pages, reproduced complete.
Quoted from the National Register nomination for reference 83000730, 8 pages, held by the National Archives in Record Group 79. See the catalogue record.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Peck-Bowen House | 0.3 miles | 1983 |
 | Anawan Rock | 0.8 miles | 1983 |
 | Bramble Hill | 1.6 miles | 1983 |
 | Goff Farm | 1.9 miles | 1983 |
 | Goff Homestead | 1.9 miles | 1983 |
 | Christopher Carpenter House | 1.9 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83000730 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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