Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1902.
“Gates Hall and Pultneyville Public Square is a historic theater and village green located at Pultneyville in Wayne County, New York.”
Wikipedia article Gates Hall and Pultneyville Public Square, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 40 National Register listings published here for Wayne County · listed in 2000 · 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 95 fires within 5 miles of Gates Hall and Pultneyville Public Square between 2001 and 2020, burning about 70 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 19 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 | 51 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2008 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 August 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Gates Hall and Pultneyville Public Square: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 7 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Williamson | Iron | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pultneyville, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 2004 and 2024: 1 lightning, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Hail | Pultneyville | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Lightning | Pultneyville | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pultneyville | $5,000 | Several trees and limbs downed. |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Pultneyville Historic District | 0.2 miles | 1985 |
| Isaac Shipley House | 0.8 miles | 2022 | |
 | Brick Church Corners | 6.2 miles | 1974 |
| Third Methodist Episcopal Church of Sodus | 6.8 miles | 2024 | |
 | First Presbyterian Church of Ontario Center | 6.9 miles | 1998 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 00000177 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Wayne County | All 40 listed properties in this county. |
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