Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. 19 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1889.
One of 686 National Register listings published here for Worcester County · listed in 1995 · 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 25 fires within 5 miles of Charlton Center Historic District between 2016 and 2020, burning about 8 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 16 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 25 June 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 2 June 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 19 June 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 6 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 19 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 19 May 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 8 workings within 5 miles of Charlton Center Historic District: 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Old Webster Road Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Oxford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ricciardi Asphalt Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Robbins Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Scavone Construction Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Southbridge Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Town of Sturbridge | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | John Spurr House | under 500 feet | 1976 |
 | Northside Village Historic District | 2.2 miles | 1977 |
 | Rider Tavern | 2.3 miles | 1976 |
 | Vinton-Boardman Farmhouse | 3.9 miles | 1989 |
 | Vinton-Torrey House | 3.9 miles | 1989 |
 | Dani and Soldani Cabinet Makers and Wood Workers Factory | 4.0 miles | 1989 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95001227 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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