Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1902.
One of 86 National Register listings published here for Franklin County · listed in 2003 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 97 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Brighton Town Hall between 1999 and 2020, burning about 48 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 3 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 | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.6 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.6 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | COOLER POND #2 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Brighton Town Hall: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saranac Juction Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Tucker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Northbrook Lodge | 0.7 miles | 2014 |
| Paul Smith's Hotel Cottages | 1.3 miles | 1999 | |
 | Camp Wild Air | 3.0 miles | 1986 |
| St. Regis Presbyterian Church | 3.3 miles | 2020 | |
 | Camp Topridge | 3.7 miles | 1986 |
 | St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation Station | 4.5 miles | 2005 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03001121 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Franklin County | All 86 listed properties in this county. |
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