Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. A historic map-sheet match is not published yet. The record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.
one of 500 National Register listings in Worcester County · listed in 1995 · category: District · one of 1 National Historic Landmarks in Worcester County.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Farnum's Gate Historic District between 2002 and 2020, burning about 55 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 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 |
| 29 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 27 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 21 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 21 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.4 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 264 specimens collected within 10 miles of Farnum's Gate Historic District between 1844 and 1974: 130 Plantae, 97 Animalia, 23 Fungi, 9 Protozoa, 3 Unrecorded, 2 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. B. Seymour, A. R. Hodgdon; F. L. Steele, A. R. Hodgdon; F. L. Steele and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Chilonectria coryli (Fuckel) Ellis & Everh. | 1896 | Henderson | |
 | Coryneum pulvinatum Kunze | 1897 | D. Murray | |
 | Trichophorum planifolium (Spreng.) Palla | 1844 | Collector unspecified | Uxbridge |
 | Carex vesicaria L. | 1848 | J. W. Robbins | |
 | Potamogeton epihydrus Raf. | 1848 | J. W. Robbins | Uxbridge |
 | Potamogeton bicupulatus Fernald | 1854 | W. J. Robbins | Uxbridge |
 | Carex brevior (Dewey) Mack. | 1855 | J. W. Robbins | |
 | Carex normalis Mack. | 1855 | J. W. Robbins | |
 | Carex siccata Dewey | 1855 | J. W. Robbins | |
 | Carex straminea Willd. ex Schkuhr | 1855 | J. W. Robbins | |
 | Hyla versicolor LeConte, 1825 | 1857 | Weinland, David Friedrich | |
| Sterna hirundo hirundo Linnaeus, 1758 | 1892 | Babbitt, J P | Massachusetts |
All 264 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Farnum's Gate Historic District: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candlewood Recreation Area | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Helca Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Oliveira Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Town of Uxbridge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Blackstone, the town this property stands in, in 11 storm reports between 1999 and 2020: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 2 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2004 | Lightning | Blackstone | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackstone | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Flood | East Blackstone | $5,000 | At 5:23 PM EST, Main Street in Blackstone was flooded and impassable. A car was trapped in the floodwaters and towed out. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Blackstone | $5,000 | A tree was downed onto wires at the intersection of Milk and Chestnut Streets in Blackstone. |
| June 2020 | Flash Flood | Blackstone | $4,000 | In Blackstone, two cars were stuck in flood waters on Rathbun Street. Roadway was impassable. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Blackstone | $1,000 | In Blackstone, a tree was down on Federal Street near the Hartnett Middle School. Trees and wires were down on Farm Street. |
| August 2019 | Flood | Blackstone | $500 | In Blackstone, a car was stuck in flood waters on Rathbun Street. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Blackstone | - | At 4:22 pm EST heavy rain in Blackstone made Rathbun Street at Champlain Avenue flooded and impassable. |
| November 2018 | Flood | East Blackstone | - | In Blackstone, Main Street was closed due to flooding. A car was stuck in flood waters on Main Street near CVS Pharmacy. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Blackstone | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Heavy Rain | Blackstone | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackstone Viaduct | 0.3 miles | 2002 | |
| Thayer, Benjamin, House | 1.7 miles | 2009 | |
| Chestnut Hill Meetinghouse | 3.0 miles | 1984 | |
| Ironstone Mill Housing and Cellar Hole | 4.0 miles | 1983 | |
| Farnum, William and Mary, House | 4.1 miles | 1984 | |
| Richardson, Dexter, House | 4.2 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95001039 in Record Group 79. |
| Worcester County | All 500 listed properties in this county. |
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