Built in 1925 (Tudor Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. 17 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
One of 1,353 National Register listings published here for Middlesex County · listed in 1990 · category: Building · built in 1925, Tudor Revival architecture, by Arthur Bowditch.
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 92 fires within 5 miles of Loren Towle Estate between 2003 and 2020, burning about 379 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | NEEDHAM |
| 3 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | NEEDHAM |
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | WELLESLEY |
| 21 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | NEEDHAM |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Loren Towle Estate: 6 past producers, 4 plants, 1 producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Cambridge Smelter Co | Lead | Plant | ||
| Nrc Inc--Newton, Ma. | Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium) | Plant | ||
| Industrial Serv. Centers--Cambridge | Iron | Plant | ||
| Massachusetts Broken Stone Co | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Weston Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Wheelock-Lovejoy--Cambridge, Ma. | Iron | Plant | ||
| Burton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Greendale Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Town of Needham | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Town of Wellesley | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Henry I. Harriman House | under 500 feet | 1990 |
 | Prescott Estate | 0.1 miles | 1986 |
 | Nichols House | 0.3 miles | 1986 |
 | Bayley House | 0.3 miles | 1986 |
 | Curtis S. Smith House | 0.3 miles | 1986 |
 | Hyde House | 0.3 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 90000026 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Middlesex County | All 1353 listed properties in this county. |
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