Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1897.
“Jericho Friends Meeting House Complex is a historic Quaker meeting house complex located at 6 Old Jericho Turnpike in Jericho, Nassau County, New York.”
Wikipedia article Jericho Friends Meeting House Complex, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 156 National Register listings published here for Nassau County · listed in 2002 · 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 623 fires within 5 miles of Jericho Friends Meeting House Complex between 1993 and 2020, burning about 294 acres in total. 57 started naturally. 68 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 | 345 |
| Smoking | 71 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 68 |
| Natural | 57 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.3 acres | 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 Jericho Friends Meeting House Complex: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Thorium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atomergic Chemetals/Plainview, N.Y. | Thorium | Unknown | ||
| Controlled Castings/Plainview, N.Y. | Thorium | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jericho, the town this property stands in, in 18 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 11 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 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 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jericho | $8,000 | Numerous trees were downed by high winds. |
| April 2017 | Lightning | Jericho | $5,000 | A lightning strike caused a house fire on Westwood Drive in Westwood Village near Westbury. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jericho | $5,000 | Numerous trees were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Jericho | $3,500 | All lanes were closed on the Northern State Parkway at exit 35 in Jericho due to flooding. Damage costs were provided by the Town of Oyster Bay for pump out operations and minor roof repairs. However, there was likely millions of dollars of damage in Nassau County as a result of this event. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jericho | $750 | A large tree branch was downed at the intersection of the Northern State Parkway and Wantagh Parkway. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Jericho | - | NY 25 eastbound is closed at Robbins Lane due to flooding. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Jericho | - | NY 25 is closed in both directions at Cedar Swamp Road at Route 106 due to flooding. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Jericho | - | Submerged vehicle in flood waters on Richmond Ave. Fire department responding. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Jericho | - | Northern State Parkway westbound at Exit 34 is closed due to flooding. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Jericho | - | Westbound lanes of Northern State Parkway are closed due to flooding at Exit 35 S. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Jericho | - | The Northern State Parkway was closed westbound at Brush Hollow Road (Exit 34) in Westbury due to flooding. |
| August 2015 | Flash Flood | Jericho | - | All lanes were closed on the Northern State Parkway at Exit 35 for Route 106/107 in Jericho. |
| December 2014 | Flood | Jericho | - | The Northern State Pkwy. was impassable and closed in both directions at exit 35 in Jericho due to flooding. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Jericho | - | The Long Island Expressway was closed at exit 43 (South Oyster Bay Rd.) due to flooding with cars stranded. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Jericho | - | The Northern State Parkway was closed at exits 35 (Route 106/107) and 36 (S. Oyster Bay Rd.) due to flooding. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Jericho | - | Various spots on Jericho Tpke. in Syosset were impassable due to flooding. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jericho | - | Police reported that strong winds knocked over several trees. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Jericho | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Heitz Place Courthouse | 1.9 miles | 1974 |
 | A. Conger Goodyear House | 2.8 miles | 2003 |
| Schenck-Mann House | 3.1 miles | 2005 | |
 | Benjamin Moore Estate | 3.1 miles | 1979 |
| John S. Old Westbury Gardens-Phipps Estate (Boundary Increase) | 3.4 miles | 2011 | |
 | Old Westbury Gardens | 3.5 miles | 1976 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 02000473 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Nassau County | All 156 listed properties in this county. |
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