A National Historic Landmark. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. 21 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1888.
One of 480 National Register listings published here for Essex County · listed in 1988 · category: Building · a National Historic Landmark.
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 77 fires within 5 miles of Lowell's Boat Shop between 1994 and 2020, burning about 31 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 17 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | AMESBURY |
| 17 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | AMESBURY |
| 1 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | SALISBURY |
| 8 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | SAILSBURY |
| 5 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | SAILSBURY |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Lowell's Boat Shop: 8 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipman Mine | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Newburyport Pb-A?^Ict | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Robert Dow Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Amesbury Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Buzzell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Maurice Concrete Products Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Ralph L Buzzell | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Roy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ryco Sand and Gravel Inc | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Rocky Hill Meetinghouse and Parsonage | 0.7 miles | 1972 |
 | Macy-Colby House | 0.9 miles | 2008 |
 | Walker Body Company Factory | 1.0 miles | 2007 |
 | Amesbury and Salisbury Mills Village Historic District | 1.4 miles | 1985 |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier House | 1.4 miles | 1966 |
 | Briggs Carriage Company | 1.5 miles | 2017 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88000706 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Essex County | All 480 listed properties in this county. |
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