Built in 1854. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. 18 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 1,353 National Register listings published here for Middlesex County · listed in 1994 · category: District · built in 1854.
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 85 fires within 5 miles of Tewksbury State Hospital between 2001 and 2020, burning about 37 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | ANDOVER |
| 23 July 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | ANDOVER |
| 22 July 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | ANDOVR |
| 21 July 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 2 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 9 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 9 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Tewksbury State Hospital: 8 past producers, 4 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 plant. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Titanium, Metal, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heffron Asphalt Co--Wilmington, Ma. | Titanium | Past Producer | ||
| Heffron Asphalt Corp | Titanium, Metal | Past Producer | ||
| Wittemore Perlite Plant | Perlite | Plant | ||
| Brox Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| George Brox Inc | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| North Wilmington Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Acme Concrete Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Benevento Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Dracut Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Groton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Middlesex Canal | 3.1 miles | 1972 |
 | West Schoolhouse | 3.8 miles | 1990 |
 | Billerica Mills Historic District | 3.9 miles | 1983 |
 | Harnden Tavern | 3.9 miles | 1975 |
 | High Street Historic District | 3.9 miles | 2003 |
 | Dutton-Holden Homestead | 4.0 miles | 2001 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93001486 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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