Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. 17 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
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 95 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Pepperell Center Historic District between 2014 and 2020, burning about 11 acres in total. None 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 | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 26 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 July 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | ANDOVER |
| 2 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Hampshire Division of Forest and Lands | not named |
| 11 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 May 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | New Hampshire Division of Forest and Lands | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Pepperell Center Historic District: 9 past producers. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Excavating Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Harbor Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| J L Construction Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Pepperell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Seven Oaks Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Seven Oaks Sand and Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Sharon Contracting Tc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Tacey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tenney Street 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | District 7 School | 3.7 miles | 2008 |
 | Gov. George S. Boutwell House | 4.5 miles | 2005 |
 | Groton High School | 4.6 miles | 2010 |
 | Bennett-Shattuck House | 4.6 miles | 2006 |
 | Groton Inn | 4.6 miles | 1976 |
 | First Parish Church of Groton | 4.7 miles | 2021 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94000812 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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