Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. 18 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
One of 389 National Register listings published here for Bristol 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 33 fires within 5 miles of Carpenter Homestead between 2008 and 2020, burning about 42 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 9 August 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 24 July 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 2 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 15 June 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 14 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Rhode Island Division of Forest Environment | not named |
| 7 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Rhode Island Division of Forest Environment | not named |
| 3 May 2015 | 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 6 workings within 5 miles of Carpenter Homestead: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishops Bend Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| County Street Mine and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| General Road Trucking Corp | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Morse Co Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Morse Sand and Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| River Sand and Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Caleb Cushing House and Farm | 0.9 miles | 1983 |
| Caleb Cushing House and Farm | 1.0 miles | 1983 |
 | Elm Cottage/Blanding Farm | 1.1 miles | 1983 |
 | Nathaniel Drown House | 2.4 miles | 1983 |
 | Martin House | 2.5 miles | 1974 |
 | James Perry House | 2.6 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93000902 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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