Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1902.
“The William Austin House is a historic house located at 34 Seneca Street in Trumansburg, Tompkins County, New York.”
Wikipedia article William Austin House (Trumansburg, New York), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 64 National Register listings published here for Tompkins County · listed in 2002 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 56 fires within 5 miles of William Austin House between 1995 and 2020, burning about 70 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 7 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 | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 18 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 August 1995 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Green Mountain National Forest | not named |
| 19 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Trumansburg, the town this property stands in, in 20 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trumansburg | $80,000 | Severe thunderstorms continued eastward from Schuyler county and across the northern tier communities of Tompkins county. A swath of wind damage in the form of downed trees, power lines, and road signs was inflicted from Trumansburg in the far northwestern corner of the county eastward across the Ithaca area and into Groton and Dryden. A couple of homes in Dryden sustained minor roof and siding damage as they were hit by falling trees. Once the storms approached the Tompkins/Cortland county line, they began to weaken temporarily. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trumansburg | $30,000 | A cluster of severe thunderstorms moved through Tompkins county between 2:15 and 2:50 pm EDT. Numerous trees and power lines were downed as a result of these storms in Trumansburg, Ithaca, Caroline, and Speedsville. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trumansburg | $20,000 | A cluster of severe thunderstorms developed over the northwestern corner of the county. They produced sporadic wind damage early in the evening as they moved rapidly southeastward through the county. Trees and wires were downed in the Trumansburg area, then additional trees and wires were blown down in and just north of Ithaca. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trumansburg | $10,000 | A thunderstorm crossed into northwestern sections of the county and became severe. Several large trees and wires were downed in the town of Ulysses shortly before 3 pm EDT. |
| September 2012 | Hail | Trumansburg | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trumansburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trumansburg | $2,000 | Trees were blown down throughout the Trumansburg and Dryden areas. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trumansburg | $1,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a structure. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trumansburg | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a road. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trumansburg | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a road. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trumansburg | $1,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm resulted in a tree being knocked over. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Trumansburg | - | One tree was blown down in the village. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trumansburg | - | Trees and wires were also blown down in the town of Ulysses. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trumansburg | - | Trees down. Power outages. |
| September 2012 | Hail | Trumansburg | - | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Hail | Trumansburg | - | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Hail | Trumansburg | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Trumansburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Trumansburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Trumansburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Second Baptist Society of Ulysses | 0.3 miles | 2001 |
 | First Presbyterian Church of Ulysses | 0.4 miles | 1999 |
 | Hermon Camp House | 0.5 miles | 1973 |
| Methodist Episcopal Church of Jacksonville | 3.6 miles | 2018 | |
| Cayuga Preventorium | 5.9 miles | 2021 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 02000798 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Tompkins County | All 64 listed properties in this county. |
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