Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. 17 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
One of 1,353 National Register listings published here for Middlesex County · listed in 1986 · 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 103 fires within 5 miles of West Newton Hill Historic District between 2003 and 2020, burning about 380 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 50 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
| 4 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | NEEDHAM |
| 3 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | NEEDHAM |
| 23 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | WELLESLEY |
| 21 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | NEEDHAM |
| 2 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BROOKLINE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of West Newton Hill Historic District: 6 past producers, 1 producer, 1 plant. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nrc Inc--Newton, Ma. | Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium) | Plant | ||
| Massachusetts Broken Stone Co | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Weston Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Burton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Greendale Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Town of Needham | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Town of Wellesley | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Town of Wellesley | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Peirce School | 0.3 miles | 1979 |
 | Galen Merriam House | 0.3 miles | 1986 |
 | George W. Eddy House | 0.3 miles | 1990 |
 | Charles W. Noves House | 0.3 miles | 1990 |
 | Arthur F. Luke House | 0.3 miles | 1990 |
 | House at 170 Otis Street | 0.4 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 86001766 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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