Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. 20 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 686 National Register listings published here for Worcester 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 130 fires within 5 miles of Prospect Heights Historic District between 2003 and 2020, burning about 227 acres in total. None started naturally. 39 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 28 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BELLINGHAM |
| 27 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BELLINGHAM |
| 27 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BELLINGHAM |
| 25 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BELLINGHAM |
| 21 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 21 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.4 acres | 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 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Prospect Heights Historic District: 13 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barretto Granite Co | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| Castellucci and Sons | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| H E Fletcher | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| Milford Pink Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Milford Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Bird Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Carl A Molinari | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Carl A. Molinari Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Garbarino Sand and Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| High Street Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Gillon Block | 0.6 miles | 1982 |
 | Bancroft Memorial Library | 0.7 miles | 1999 |
 | Hopedale Village Historic District | 0.8 miles | 2002 |
 | Thom Block | 0.8 miles | 1983 |
 | Ted's Diner | 0.8 miles | 2000 |
 | Memorial Hall | 0.8 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 90001344 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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