Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. 18 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
One of 60 National Register listings published here for Franklin County · listed in 1989 · 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 30 fires within 5 miles of Orange Center Historic District between 2015 and 2020, burning about 54 acres in total. 1 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 | 17 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 18 June 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 17 June 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 14 June 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 7 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | 46 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 20 May 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Orange Center Historic District: 11 occurrences, 8 past producers, 4 producers, 3 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Mica, Mica, Feldspar, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almandine - Garnet Occurance | Gemstone, Garnet | Occurrence | Metamorphic | |
| Almandine-Garnet Occurance | Garnet | Occurrence | ||
| Granite Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Talc Quarry | Talc-Soapstone | Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Talc Quarry | Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer | ||
| B L Frye Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Frye Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Orange Mica Mine | Mica, Feldspar | Occurrence | 1940 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Armory | 0.4 miles | 2020 | |
 | Whitaker-Clary House | 3.4 miles | 1975 |
 | Wendell Town Common Historic District | 5.3 miles | 1992 |
 | New Salem Academy | 6.3 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 89000057 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Franklin County | All 60 listed properties in this county. |
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