Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
One of 1,353 National Register listings published here for Middlesex 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 50 fires within 5 miles of Metropolitan State Hospital between 1992 and 2020, burning about 98 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 23 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 22 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 18 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | MELROSE |
| 18 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | MELROSE |
| 1 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Minute Man National Historical Park | FISKEHILL |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Metropolitan State Hospital: 7 past producers, 2 producers, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahoney:S Rocky Ledge | Peat | Past Producer | Peat | |
| Nrc Inc--Newton, Ma. | Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium) | Plant | ||
| Rocky Ledge Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Massachusetts Broken Stone Co | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Weston Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Burton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Joseph Roberto Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Joseph Roberto Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Quinn-Perkins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Thomas Quinn Co Inc | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Whitney-Farrington-Cook House | 0.3 miles | 1989 |
 | Phineas Lawrence House | 0.5 miles | 1987 |
 | Wellington-Castner House | 0.6 miles | 1989 |
 | William Wellington House | 0.6 miles | 1989 |
 | Walter E. Fernald State School | 0.7 miles | 1994 |
| McLean Hospital National Register District | 0.9 miles | 2003 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93001482 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Middlesex County | All 1353 listed properties in this county. |
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