Chapin Memorial Church

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1907.

From the record

“Chapin Memorial Church is a historic Universalist church at 12 Ford Avenue in Oneonta, Otsego County, New York. It was built in 1894 and is a one and a half-story brick building on a tall, cut stone foundation.”
Wikipedia article Chapin Memorial Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 79 National Register listings published here for Otsego 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 listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. 12 Ford Ave., Oneonta, 13337
When was it listed? September 2002
Category. building
Town. Otsego town
National Register reference number. 02001049 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

50 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Chapin Memorial Church between 1995 and 2020, burning about 64 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 6 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	28
Arson/incendiarism	6
Debris and open burning	5
Natural	4
Smoking	2
Misuse of fire by a minor	2
Equipment and vehicle use	2
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
29 September 2017	Misuse of fire by a minor	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	N/A
22 September 2017	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	N/A
22 September 2006	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
21 September 2014	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	N/A
19 August 2010	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
15 August 2006	Arson/incendiarism	1.0 acres	Fire Department of New York	not named
13 August 2016	Natural	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	N/A
9 July 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	NA

Every fire recorded in Otsego County

Storms near this property

60 of 63 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oneonta, the town this property stands in, in 63 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 41 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 5 flash flood, 2 lightning. 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 2013	Flash Flood	Oneonta	$50,000	Area roads were severely flooded. Oneonta City Hall was flooded.
September 2011	Flash Flood	Oneonta	$50,000	Numerous roads flooded in the City of Oneonta. SUNY Oneonta was almost cut off on the hill above the flooding.
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$50,000	Numerous cars and houses sustained minor damage throughout the city and surrounding areas of Oneonta as strong thunderstorm gusts uprooted trees and transmission poles and lines.
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$50,000	no account filed
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$35,000	A thunderstorm became severe across southern sections of the county. Many trees and wires were downed in Oneonta around 9 pm EDT. The storm then continued eastward into Milford and produced additional wind damage in the form of toppled trees and utility poles. One such tree fell across a house and damaged its front porch.
July 2013	Flash Flood	Oneonta	$25,000	Heavy rainfall caused extensive urban and storm drain flash flooding throughout the City of Oneonta. Cars and people were stranded on local roadways.
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$22,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto power lines which then landed on a residence with smoke filling the house.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$20,000	Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees wires. Metal was pulled off a roof just south of Milford. Oneonta was particularly hard hit.
August 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$20,000	Trees felled by thunderstorm wind gusts damaged a fence at a residence and tore down cables and electric lines leading to the home.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$10,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires.
October 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$10,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down multiple trees and wires.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$10,000	A severe thunderstorm produced severe winds and large hail as it moved across the area. The thunderstorm resulted in scattered trees and wires down in the towns of Laurens, Milford and Oneonta. This storm also produced 1.25 inch sized hail in Laurens.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$10,000	A severe thunderstorm produced severe winds as it moved across the area. The thunderstorm resulted in several trees being knocked over or uprooted. Power lines were knocked over due to falling trees.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$10,000	Trees and wires were blown down.
November 2006	Flash Flood	Oneonta	$10,000	Roads flooded in the western part of the county.
November 2006	Flash Flood	Oneonta	$10,000	Streams over roads and bridges.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires.
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$10,000	Several large limbs and a few trees fell on a homeowner's roof causing minor damage
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	West Oneonta	$8,000	Widely scattered trees were snapped and uprooted.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	West Oneonta	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees along Highway 8.
May 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	West Oneonta	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down wires.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	West Oneonta	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees across a road and damaged power poles.
September 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$5,000	Wires were blown down.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$5,000	Trees were blown down.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$5,000	Trees were blown down and accompanied by dime size hail.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$5,000	Trees were blown down and accompanied by dime size hail.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$5,000	Trees were blown down.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed many trees and wires. Significant power outages occurred.
August 2003	Lightning	Oneonta	$5,000	Lightning hit a power line at the Henry Street substation in Oneonta. About 1100 people lost power.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$5,000	no account filed
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$5,000	no account filed
August 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$5,000	no account filed
August 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$2,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree and wires on West Street.
November 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds downed isolated trees and wires.
June 2002	Lightning	Oneonta	$2,000	Lightning struck a utility pole at the Pony Farm Industrial Park setting it on fire. The lightning downed wires on the pole causing an outage to 4860 customers from Oneonta to Unadilla. A trailer on Oneida Street was also struck by lightning.
September 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	West Oneonta	$1,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto the road.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$1,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree in a backyard, damaging a chain link fence.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$1,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on County Road 8.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$1,000	Numerous trees were blown down around Oneonta.
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$1,000	Several trees and wires were blown down.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$1,000	A few trees were knocked down.
March 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	$250	Strong thunderstorm winds shattered a window.
July 2021	Hail	Oneonta	-	A strong thunderstorm produced 1 inch size hail.
October 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	-	A wire was blown down.
September 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	-	One foot diameter branches were blown down.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	-	Large branches were broken.
April 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	-	Wires were knocked down by strong thunderstorm winds.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	-	Numerous trees and wires were blown down throughout the city.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Oneonta	-	Trees and wires were blown down.
August 2020	Hail	West Oneonta	-	no account filed
September 2019	Hail	Oneonta	-	no account filed
June 2013	Hail	Oneonta	-	no account filed
September 2012	Hail	Oneonta	-	no account filed
June 2011	Hail	Oneonta	-	no account filed
August 2010	Hail	Oneonta	-	no account filed
June 2009	Hail	Oneonta	-	no account filed
June 2009	Hail	Oneonta	-	no account filed
June 2009	Hail	Oneonta	-	no account filed
June 2008	Hail	Oneonta	-	no account filed
June 2008	Hail	Oneonta	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Otsego County

Maps showing this location

9 surveys

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.

1907 USGS Cooperstown quadrangle1:62500
1909 USGS Cooperstown quadrangle1:62500 - 6 printings
1943 USGS Cooperstown quadrangle1:24000 - 4 printings
1945 USGS Cooperstown quadrangle1:31680
1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
1985 USGS Amsterdam quadrangle1:100000 - 2 printings

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Fly Creek Grange No. 844	0.8 miles	2004
Mathewson-Bice Farmhouse and Mathewson Family Cemetery	0.8 miles	2013
Fly Creek Methodist Church	0.9 miles	1996
Fly Creek Historic District	0.9 miles	2006
Otsego County Courthouse	2.4 miles	1972
Cooperstown Historic District (Boundary Increase)	2.5 miles	1997

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 02001049 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Otsego County	All 79 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.