Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. 21 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
One of 342 National Register listings published here for Norfolk County · listed in 1994 · 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 69 fires within 5 miles of Medfield State Hospital between 2015 and 2020, burning about 26 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 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 | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 9 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | DOVER |
| 26 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 25 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | MEDFIELD |
| 22 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 12 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | WESTWOOD |
| 1 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | SHERBORN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Medfield State Hospital: 10 past producers, 3 producers, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holliston Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Needham Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Simeone Stone Corp | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| Holliston Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Holliston Sand Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Irving Trucking Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Irving Trucking Company, Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lowland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Medway Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Millis Pit & Plant | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Vine Lake Cemetery | 1.9 miles | 2005 |
 | Dwight-Derby House | 2.1 miles | 2002 |
 | First Parish Unitarian Church | 2.2 miles | 1974 |
 | First Baptist Church of Medfield | 2.3 miles | 2003 |
 | Inness-Fitts House and Studio/Barn | 2.4 miles | 2002 |
 | Oak Grove Farm | 2.4 miles | 2011 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93001481 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Norfolk County | All 342 listed properties in this county. |
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