Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. A historic map-sheet match is not published yet. The record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.
one of 500 National Register listings in Worcester County · listed in 1988 · category: Building · one of 1 National Historic Landmarks in Worcester County.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Jenckes, E. N., Store between 2008 and 2020, burning about 44 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 26 July 2020 | 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 Jenckes, E. N., 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 Jenckes, E. N., 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 |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams, N., House | 2.3 miles | 1983 | |
| Whipple, A., House | 2.7 miles | 1983 | |
| Taft, Aaron, House | 3.2 miles | 1983 | |
| Thomson, C.R., House and Barn | 3.2 miles | 1983 | |
| Taft, Samuel, House | 3.3 miles | 1983 | |
| Brown, E., House | 3.5 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87002558 in Record Group 79. |
| Worcester County | All 500 listed properties in this county. |
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