Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
“Maston House, also known as Cannon's Savannah, is a historic home located near Seaford in Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1727 and enlarged in 1733.”
Wikipedia article Maston House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 136 National Register listings published here for Sussex County · listed in 1975 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 14 fires within 5 miles of Maston House between 2004 and 2020, burning about 151 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2005 | Natural | 28 acres | Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge | GUARD |
| 9 July 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 100 acres | Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge | WOODLAND CHURCH RD. |
| 4 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 30 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 21 July 2007 | Natural | 5.5 acres | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 8 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Delaware Forest Service | RUTH FIRE |
| 22 June 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 4 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Seaford, the town this property stands in, in 24 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 7 lightning, 4 heavy rain, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 2007 | Lightning | Seaford | $200,000 | Lightning struck a few homes across Sussex County between 330 p.m. EDT and 415 p.m. EDT on the 28th. A lightning strike and ensuing fire damaged a Kelley Circle home near Seaford. In addition to wind damage elsewhere, lightning struck a home on Clayton Street in Frankford. The ensuing fire damaged the outer wall of the home. Three fire companies assisted in battling the blaze. The worst reported damage occurred to a home struck by lightning in Lewes. Lightning struck a home in the Bay Crossing Community on Anchor Way. Four fire companies fought the ensuing blaze which caused heavy damage to the second floor and roof of the home. No serious injuries were reported with any of the fires. |
| August 2001 | Lightning | Seaford | $200,000 | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Lightning | Seaford | $160,000 | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seaford | $100,000 | A gust front outrunning a cluster of severe thunderstorms entered near Seaford in western Sussex County at approximately 11:57 pm EDT on the 29th. This gust front produced damaging wind gusts estimated between 65 mph to 70 mph as it traversed eastward across the county. Within approximately 20 minutes of the gust front passage, a potent line of severe thunderstorms tracked eastward through Sussex county, producing another round of destructive wind gusts, estimated from 65 mph to 70 mph. Large tree limbs were reported down across the county, including in Seaford, Lincoln, Lewes, and Millsboro. In addition, multiple downed trees were reported in Selbyville, and a wind gust to 70 mph was estimated in Bridgeville. Severe thunderstorms exited eastern Sussex County, including the town of Lewes, at approximately 1:10 am EDT on the 30th. Measured wind gusts included 69 mph in Dewey Beach and 63 mph in Lewes. |
| July 2005 | Lightning | Seaford | $60,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Lightning | Seaford | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seaford | $10,000 | A severe thunderstorm near Seaford knocked down a few trees, caused roof damage to a couple of homes and damaged a produce stand. |
| April 1993 | Hail | Seaford | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Lightning | Seaford | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seaford | - | Tree was blown onto wires. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seaford | - | Trees were downed onto power lines on Middleford Rd in Seaford. Time estimated from radar. |
| August 2021 | Lightning | Seaford | - | A tree was struck by lightning which damaged nearby power lines on Middleford Rd in Seaford. Time estimated from radar. |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Seaford | - | Several roads were flooded from Concord to Sycamore. |
| August 2017 | Heavy Rain | Seaford | - | Around two inches of rain fell from thunderstorms in 40 minutes. |
| July 2017 | Heavy Rain | Seaford | - | Around three inches fell in 12 hours. |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | Seaford | - | Three and two thirds inches of rain fell in 12 hours. |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | Seaford | - | Three and three quarters inches of rain fell in 24 hours. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Seaford | - | Thunderstorms with heavy rain caused roadway and small stream flash flooding and field flooding in the Nanticoke River Basin in and around Seaford. Event precipitation totals include 2.90 inches in Seaford. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seaford | - | A severe thunderstorm toppled numerous trees and sheared limbs from other trees around Seaford. The severe thunderstorm also ripped the roof from a house along Sussex County Road 544 near Atlanta. About 4,400 homes lost power. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seaford | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seaford | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seaford | - | no account filed |
| October 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seaford | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seaford | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Gov. William H. Ross House | 2.9 miles | 1977 |
 | Melson House | 3.0 miles | 1978 |
 | Hearn and Rawlins Mill | 3.1 miles | 1978 |
 | Woman's Christian Temperance Union Fountain | 3.2 miles | 2009 |
| Lawrence | 3.2 miles | 1978 | |
 | Edgar and Rachel Ross House | 3.8 miles | 1997 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 75000545 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Sussex County | All 136 listed properties in this county. |
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