Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. 17 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1892.
One of 480 National Register listings published here for Essex County · listed in 1992 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 105 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Lynn Common Historic District between 2003 and 2020, burning about 257 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 7 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 | 29 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 28 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 27 September 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 27 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 25 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | SAUGUS |
| 23 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 21 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 21 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Lynn Common Historic District: 4 producers, 3 past producers, 2 unknowns, 2 plants. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kay Locke Inc Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lynn Eastern Smelt & Refin Corp | Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium, Mercury | Plant | ||
| Saugus Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Malden Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Malden Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Richardson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Saugus Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Swampscott Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Swampscott Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Swampscott 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | St. Stephen's Memorial Church | under 500 feet | 1979 |
 | Lynn, Armory | 0.2 miles | 1979 |
 | Lynn Public Library | 0.2 miles | 1979 |
 | Lynn Memorial City Hall and Auditorium | 0.4 miles | 2005 |
 | Lynn Masonic Hall | 0.4 miles | 1979 |
 | Old Post Office Building | 0.5 miles | 1981 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 92000247 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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