Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
One of 1,353 National Register listings published here for Middlesex County · listed in 1985 · 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 63 fires within 5 miles of Pierce Farm Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 106 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 22 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 18 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | MELROSE |
| 18 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | MELROSE |
| 1 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Minute Man National Historical Park | FISKEHILL |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Pierce Farm Historic District: 7 past producers, 2 plants, 2 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Peat. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Hastings--Woburn, Ma. | Iron | Plant | ||
| Mahoney:S Rocky Ledge | Peat | Past Producer | Peat | |
| Nrc Inc--Newton, Ma. | Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium) | Plant | ||
| Rocky Ledge Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Burlington S & G Co., Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Burlington Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| D R Raymond | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Joseph Roberto Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Joseph Roberto Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Quinn-Perkins Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Locke School | 0.2 miles | 1985 |
 | Allyn House | 0.3 miles | 1985 |
 | Taylor-Dallin House | 0.3 miles | 1985 |
 | Milestone | 0.4 miles | 1985 |
 | Addison Hill House | 0.4 miles | 1985 |
 | Chapel of St. Anne | 0.4 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85002678 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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