Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1888.
One of 480 National Register listings published here for Essex County · listed in 1990 · 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 23 fires within 5 miles of Manchester Village Historic District between 2015 and 2020, burning about 18 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 | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BEVERLY |
| 21 July 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | GLOUCESTER |
| 3 June 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 31 May 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 24 May 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | GLOUCESTER |
| 14 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 14 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | ESSEX |
| 13 May 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Manchester Village Historic District: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atwater Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Manchester Crushed Stone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Manchester Sand and Stone Co. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | New Hampshire, The | 1.4 miles | 1976 |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes House | 1.9 miles | 1972 |
 | Captain Robert Haskell House | 2.5 miles | 2022 |
 | Baker's Island Light Station | 2.7 miles | 1976 |
 | David Burnham House | 3.2 miles | 1983 |
 | Samuel Corning House | 3.5 miles | 1990 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 89002156 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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