Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. 17 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1888.
One of 389 National Register listings published here for Bristol 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 97 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 23 fires within 5 miles of Westport Point Historic District between 2008 and 2020, burning about 16 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 21 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 1 June 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 7 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 May 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 19 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Rhode Island Division of Forest Environment | not named |
| 11 May 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Westport Point Historic District: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boan Farm 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Paul Cuffe Farm | 1.7 miles | 1974 |
 | Cadman-White-Handy House | 3.4 miles | 1992 |
 | Russells Mills Village Historic District | 5.0 miles | 1985 |
 | Apponegansett Meeting House | 5.8 miles | 1991 |
 | Russell Garrison | 8.0 miles | 2018 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 92000815 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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