Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1899.
“The Mosher Farmstead is located at 1016 Sherwood Road in Aurora, New York. The farm was established in 1887 when it was purchased by E.W.”
Wikipedia article Mosher Farmstead, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 71 National Register listings published here for Cayuga County · listed in 2003 · 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 46 fires within 5 miles of Mosher Farmstead between 2002 and 2020, burning about 52 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 13 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 | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.8 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 21 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 2 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 6 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Mosher Farmstead: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Well | Salt | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Aurora, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down numerous trees and wires. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | $8,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires on Sherwood Road and Main Street. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto Main Street. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Aurora | - | Large amount of at least quarter size hail observed in Aurora. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Aurora | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | North Street Friends Meetinghouse | 1.1 miles | 2005 |
| Augustus Howland House | 1.3 miles | 2008 | |
 | Aurora Village-Wells College Historic District | 1.5 miles | 1980 |
 | Aurora Steam Grist Mill | 1.6 miles | 1976 |
 | Jethro Wood House | 2.5 miles | 1966 |
| Peleg and Eunice White House | 2.6 miles | 2025 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03001280 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cayuga County | All 71 listed properties in this county. |
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