Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. 20 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 686 National Register listings published here for Worcester County · listed in 1988 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The chapter on Douglas Town in History of Worcester County, Massachusetts : with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men., published 1889 names Douglas. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
There was also living within this territory at that time two, and perhaps three, white families, whose farms were reserved and confirmed to them when the several grants and purchases were made from the General Court. One, a Mr. Simon Chamberlin, owned and lived on a farm of one hundred and sixty acres located southwesterlj' of what is known as the Ministerial or Minister's Lot, and nearly in the centre of what is now known as the " Douglas Woods," and south of the Thompson Road. The location is well known from the fact that it embraced within its limits what is now known as " Chamberlin Pond." In the three thousand seven hundred acre grant was the Aldrich farm of two hundred acres. This farm was located in the extreme south part of the town, and is now owned by Retus Walling and Jesse Chase ; is westerly of the " Providence Turnpike Road," and southerly from the Mowry K. Thayer place, and was owned by a Mr. Edwin Aldrich, who was the lather of Jacob Aldrich, who was the father of Amariali Aldrich, who was born here. The place is now covered with a heavy growth of wood and timber. Many of the present residents of Douglas well remember Amariah Aldrich, some of whose descendants are still with us. The"Streeter Farm," situated on the Webster Road, is another farm occupied liy the father of Asa Streeter when the first grant was made of four thousand acres.
Passage source: History of Worcester County, Massachusetts : with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men., published 1889.
These several grants were located as follows : The 4000 acre grant embraced within its limits Douglas Centre and what is called the west part of the town. The southwest corner of this tract is at what is known as " Bear Corner," a large heap of stones, about sixty rods south of the Cold Spring on the Thompson Road. This Bear Corner is one of the oldest landmarks in town. It marks the southwest corner of the 4000 acre grant, the southeast corner of the lot of the twenty proprietors of Douglas, the southeast corner of the minister's lot, which was included in the twenty proprietors, the northeast corner of the " Boston Men's Farms " and the northwest corner of a part of the 3000 acre grant. From this point the line runs northwest 800 rods, passing a little west of Badluck Cedar Swamp to a point near the old Bailey place ; thence easterly to a point in Sutton south line on the north line of land formerly of Micah Hill ; thence southerly to a point in the south line of land formerly of Dr. Wm. Douglas; thence westerly to first bound. The 3700 acre purchase grant was located in the southeast part of the territory granted (now the southeast part of the town), bounded south on the province line and east on Mendon line (now Uxbridge), and contained 3G03 acres besides the 200 acre Aldrich farm.
Passage source: History of Worcester County, Massachusetts : with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men., published 1889.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Douglas Town - 16,799 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of E. N. Jenckes Store between 2007 and 2020, burning about 46 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 6 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 19 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Rhode Island Division of Forest Environment | not named |
| 9 August 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 31 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 610 specimens collected within 10 miles of E. N. Jenckes Store between 1844 and 1974: 284 Plantae, 256 Animalia, 53 Fungi, 10 Protozoa, 4 Chromista, 3 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. B. Seymour, A. R. Hodgdon; F. L. Steele, A. R. Hodgdon; F. L. Steele and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Chilonectria coryli (Fuckel) Ellis & Everh. | 1896 | Henderson | |
 | Coryneum pulvinatum Kunze | 1897 | D. Murray | |
 | Sceptridium dissectum (Spreng.) Lyon | 1899 | H. H. Scudder | |
 | Trichophorum planifolium (Spreng.) Palla | 1844 | Collector unspecified | Uxbridge |
 | Carex vesicaria L. | 1848 | J. W. Robbins | |
 | Potamogeton epihydrus Raf. | 1848 | J. W. Robbins | Uxbridge |
 | Potamogeton bicupulatus Fernald | 1854 | W. J. Robbins | Uxbridge |
 | Carex brevior (Dewey) Mack. | 1855 | J. W. Robbins | |
 | Carex normalis Mack. | 1855 | J. W. Robbins | |
 | Carex siccata Dewey | 1855 | J. W. Robbins | |
 | Carex straminea Willd. ex Schkuhr | 1855 | J. W. Robbins | |
 | Hyla versicolor LeConte, 1825 | 1857 | Weinland, David Friedrich |
All 610 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of E. N. Jenckes Store: 20 past producers, 4 producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uxbridge Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Armour Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Barnett Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Boston Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| De Gaetano Brothers Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Direnzo Brothers Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Douglas Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gilbon Mountain Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Guiou Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Hutnak Construction Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Douglas, the town this property stands in, in 12 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 2 hail, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | East Douglas | $25,000 | At 132 AM EST, a tornado touched down near Maple Street in East Douglas and moved northeast through extreme northwest Uxbridge to southern Northbridge, where it lifted near Northbridge Middle School. The tornado was on the ground for 4.4 miles. The path width reached a maximum of 200 yards in East Douglas. Wind speeds were estimated at 100 mph. The tornado was an EF-1 in East Douglas, and then an EF-0 in Uxbridge and Northbridge. |
| July 2008 | Lightning | Douglas | $15,000 | A house on Vine Street was struck by lightning and caught fire. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglas | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Douglas | $1,300 | In the eastern portion of Douglas, a tree was down on Martin Road. Other downed trees were scattered about the town of Douglas. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglas | $1,000 | In Douglas, a large tree was reported down on South Street near SW Main Street. |
| June 2017 | Lightning | Douglas | $1,000 | At 740 PM EST, a house was struck by lightning on Main Street in Douglas. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglas | $300 | In Douglas, a tree was down at the intersection of Arch Street and Walnut Street. |
| July 2023 | Flood | East Douglas | - | In Douglas, Gilboa Rd has significant street flooding. |
| July 2015 | Hail | East Douglas | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Douglas | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Heavy Rain | Douglas | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Douglas | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hayward Mill | 0.3 miles | 1991 |
 | Old Douglas Center Historic District | 1.7 miles | 2001 |
 | N. Williams House | 2.3 miles | 1983 |
 | Manchaug Village Historic District | 2.4 miles | 2018 |
 | A. Whipple House | 2.7 miles | 1983 |
 | Aaron Taft House | 3.2 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87002558 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Worcester County | All 686 listed properties in this county. |
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