Built in 1846. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. 19 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
One of 686 National Register listings published here for Worcester County · listed in 1994 · category: District · built in 1846.
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 54 fires within 5 miles of Lyman School for Boys between 2015 and 2020, burning about 34 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 16 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 11 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | MARLBORO |
| 1 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 1 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | MARLBORO |
| 26 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 17 August 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 7 workings within 5 miles of Lyman School for Boys: 3 producers, 3 past producers, 1 unknown. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C and M Enterprises | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| E L Dauphanis Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| E. L. Dauphinais, Incorporated | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Haynes Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hopkinton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Hopkinton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Northboro Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Maples Cottage | 0.3 miles | 1980 |
| Nathan Fisher House | 0.4 miles | 1980 | |
 | Joseph Lothrop House | 0.4 miles | 1980 |
 | Westborough State Hospital | 1.0 miles | 1994 |
 | West Main Street Historic District (Boundary Increase III) | 1.4 miles | 2009 |
 | West Main Street Historic District | 1.6 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94000693 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Worcester County | All 686 listed properties in this county. |
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