Built in 1870 (Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. 21 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
One of 1,353 National Register listings published here for Middlesex County · listed in 1986 · category: Building · built in 1870, Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada.
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 88 fires within 5 miles of Charles Holbrook House between 2016 and 2020, burning about 40 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 9 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 26 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 22 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 17 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 1 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | ASHLAND |
| 1 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | SHERBORN |
| 9 August 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Charles Holbrook House: 11 past producers, 3 producers, 2 plants. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkridge Bros--Ashland, Ma. | Iron | Plant | ||
| Holliston Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Needham Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Simeone Stone Corp | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| Ashland Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Holliston Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Holliston Sand Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Irving Trucking Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Irving Trucking Company, Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lowland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ware's Tavern | 0.2 miles | 1986 |
| Sewall-Ware House | 0.3 miles | 1986 | |
 | Morse-Barber House | 0.5 miles | 1986 |
 | Rev. Edmund Dowse House | 0.9 miles | 1986 |
 | Woodland Farm-Leland House | 1.0 miles | 1986 |
 | Assington | 1.1 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 86000502 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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