Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. 18 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
One of 389 National Register listings published here for Bristol 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 62 fires within 5 miles of North Attleborough Town Center Historic District between 2008 and 2020, burning about 54 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | FOXBORO |
| 27 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLAINVILLE |
| 27 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLAINVILLE |
| 26 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLAINVILLE |
| 25 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLAINVILLE |
| 23 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Rhode Island Division of Forest Environment | not named |
| 23 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLAINVILLE |
| 22 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLAINVILLE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of North Attleborough Town Center Historic District: 18 past producers, 9 producers, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Prospect | Arsenic, Uranium, Thorium, REE | Prospect | ||
| Glines & Rhodes Refin.--Plainville | Gold, PGE, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Masslite Pit | Clay, Stone | Producer | ||
| Plainville | Bloating Material | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Sheldonville Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Simeone Stone Corporation | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| Sneech Pond Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Five Star Mineral and Mining Co | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Sheldonville Mine | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Masslite | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | High, Church and Gould Streets Historic District | 0.2 miles | 1999 |
 | H.F. Barrows Manufacturing Company Building | 0.3 miles | 2001 |
 | Codding Farm, The | 0.5 miles | 2009 |
 | South Washington Street Historic District | 0.6 miles | 1995 |
 | Woodcock-Hatch-Maxcy House Historic District | 0.7 miles | 1990 |
 | Attleborough Falls Gasholder Building | 0.9 miles | 1996 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85003168 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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