Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1897.
“Douglaston Hill Historic District is a national historic district in Douglaston, Queens, New York. It includes 83 contributing buildings and two contributing sites.”
Wikipedia article Douglaston Hill Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 108 National Register listings published here for Queens County · listed in 2000 · category: District.
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 1,371 fires within 5 miles of Douglaston Hill Historic District between 2000 and 2020, burning about 347 acres in total. 83 started naturally. 97 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 | 915 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 97 |
| Smoking | 90 |
| Natural | 83 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 59 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 29 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
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 | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Douglaston Hill Historic District: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Shore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Allen-Beville House | 0.4 miles | 1983 |
 | Cornelius Van Wyck House | 0.5 miles | 1983 |
 | Douglaston Historic District | 0.7 miles | 2005 |
 | Cornell Farmhouse | 1.9 miles | 1979 |
 | Long Island Motor Parkway | 2.2 miles | 2002 |
 | Fort Totten Officers' Club | 2.4 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 00001016 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Queens County | All 108 listed properties in this county. |
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