Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. 19 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
One of 686 National Register listings published here for Worcester County · listed in 1993 · 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 15 fires within 5 miles of Winchendon Village Historic District between 2010 and 2020, burning about 10 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Hampshire Division of Forest and Lands | not named |
| 3 July 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 June 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 22 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 9 May 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 31 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 26 May 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Winchendon Village Historic District: 5 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mica, Feldspar, Mica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beryl Hill Mica Quarries | Mica, Feldspar | Occurrence | Feldspar, Mica | |
| Beryl Hill Mica Quarries | Mica, Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Lost Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sibley Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Templeton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Winchendon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Winchendon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Murdock School | 0.3 miles | 1988 |
 | Old Centre Historic District | 1.5 miles | 1987 |
 | Enoch Whitmore House | 4.1 miles | 2008 |
 | Baldwinville Village Historic District | 5.4 miles | 1986 |
 | Templeton Farm Colony | 6.4 miles | 1994 |
 | Royalston Common Historic District | 6.9 miles | 1976 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 92000056 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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