Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. 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 1999 · 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 50 fires within 5 miles of Watertown Arsenal Historic District between 2015 and 2020, burning about 29 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | NEEDHAM |
| 3 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | NEEDHAM |
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | WELLESLEY |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Watertown Arsenal Historic District: 5 plants, 2 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Lead, Tantalum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nrc Inc--Newton, Ma. | Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium) | Plant | ||
| (Facility) Cambridge Smelter Co | Lead | Plant | ||
| Burton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| C. J. Mabardy | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Industrial Serv. Centers--Cambridge | Iron | Plant | ||
| Somerville Smelting Co. | Lead | Plant | ||
| Wheelock-Lovejoy--Cambridge, Ma. | Iron | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Commanding Officer's Quarters, Watertown Arsenal | 0.2 miles | 1976 |
 | Watertown High School, Old | 0.5 miles | 2006 |
 | Simpson House | 0.6 miles | 1986 |
 | Town Diner | 0.8 miles | 1999 |
 | Common Street Cemetery | 0.8 miles | 2022 |
 | Samuel Jackson Jr. House | 0.8 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 99000498 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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