Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. 18 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
One of 389 National Register listings published here for Bristol County · listed in 1991 · 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 51 fires within 5 miles of Old Town Historic District between 2009 and 2020, burning about 58 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLAINVILLE |
| 27 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLAINVILLE |
| 26 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLAINVILLE |
| 23 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLAINVILLE |
| 9 August 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 9 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 11 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 6 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Rhode Island Division of Forest Environment | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Old Town Historic District: 15 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Granite, Bloating Material. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glines & Rhodes Refin.--Plainville | Gold, PGE, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Plainville | Bloating Material | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Simeone Stone Corporation | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| Masslite | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Plainville Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Adamsdale Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Boro Sand and Stone Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Boro Sand and Stone, Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Courtois Sand and Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Del Soullier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Capt. Joel Robinson House | 0.5 miles | 1978 |
 | Herbert A. Sadler House | 1.7 miles | 1982 |
| Holmes School Historic District | 1.9 miles | 2001 | |
 | Attleborough Falls Historic District | 2.0 miles | 2004 |
 | South Washington Street Historic District | 2.1 miles | 1995 |
 | Cottage-Freeman Historic District | 2.2 miles | 2003 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 91000599 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Bristol County | All 389 listed properties in this county. |
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