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: 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 79 fires within 5 miles of Grafton Common Historic District between 2002 and 2020, burning about 58 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 21 |
| Smoking | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
| 16 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 26 August 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 August 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 13 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 6 July 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 25 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Grafton Common Historic District: 9 past producers, 5 producers, 1 unknown, 1 plant. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester B Plant Ti | Titanium, Metal | Plant | ||
| 30 Southwest Cutoff Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| A H Marando and Sons | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Armour Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bannister Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Boston Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| De Gaetano Brothers Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Defalco | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Defalco Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Grafton Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Grafton Inn | under 500 feet | 1980 |
 | George Clapp House | 0.5 miles | 1997 |
| Hassanamisco Reservation | 1.2 miles | 2011 | |
 | Farnumsville Historic District | 2.0 miles | 1996 |
 | Fisherville Historic District | 2.1 miles | 1996 |
| Willard House and Clock Museum | 2.3 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88000707 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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