Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. 17 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1888.
One of 202 National Register listings published here for Barnstable County · listed in 1987 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 106 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Cotuit Historic District between 2001 and 2020, burning about 32 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 11 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 | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | 3115 |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | 3109 |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 24 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | 3349 |
| 2 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 26 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Cotuit Historic District: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebco Enterprises | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Lebco Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Marston Mills Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Thew Contractors | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ebenezer Crocker Jr. House | 0.4 miles | 1987 |
 | Col. Charles Codman Estate | 0.4 miles | 2015 |
| Ebenezer Crocker Jr. House | 0.5 miles | 1987 |
 | Harlow Homestead | 0.9 miles | 1987 |
 | Sampson's Folly-Josiah Sampson House | 1.1 miles | 1987 |
 | Nelson Rhodehouse House | 1.4 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87000317 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Barnstable County | All 202 listed properties in this county. |
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