Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1896.
“Wellscroft is a historic estate complex located at Upper Jay in Essex County, New York. It was built in 1903 and is a large and distinguished Tudor Revival-style summer estate home.”
Wikipedia article Wellscroft, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 114 National Register listings published here for Essex County · listed in 2004 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 103 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 114 fires within 5 miles of Wellscroft between 1992 and 2020, burning about 683 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 12 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 | 46 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | New York Forest Rangers | FAIRVIEW TERRACE |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.9 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 August 2007 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Wellscroft: 6 past producers, 4 occurrences, 4 producers, 2 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mica, Marble, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Glen Prospect | Graphite | Occurrence | ||
| Cherry Glen Prospect | Graphite | Occurrence | ||
| John Wells Mica Property Deposit | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Keene Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| W. B. Washburn Property Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Demacy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Straight Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Upper Jay, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2018: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2011 | Flood | Upper Jay | $20,000 | An ice jam moved down the East Branch of the Ausable River from Keene through Ausable Forks. The first report of flooding was from a jam flooding Route 9N and Trumbulls Corners Road near Upper Jay at 1433 EST. The jam moved downstream, and flooded Route 9N near Sticknee Bridge between the villages of Ausable Forks and Jay at 1735 EST. At 1850 EST reports were received of evacuations of at least 25 homes underway in the Jersey area of Ausable Forks village due to the ice jam. By 2230 EST the jam had moved on downstream on the Ausable River. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upper Jay | $20,000 | Numerous trees down across and along Route 9N between Jay and Upper Jay. |
| January 2013 | Flash Flood | Upper Jay | $10,000 | An ice jam formed on the East Branch of the Ausable River between Keene and Jay, and moved downstream. Evacuations were necessary in Jay. The jam moved downstream through Ausable Forks and caused the East Branch Ausable River to spike above flood stage briefly. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upper Jay | $5,000 | A few trees down, including on power lines. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upper Jay | $5,000 | Trees down on utility lines on Route 9 near Jay town line. |
| January 2014 | Flood | Upper Jay | $5,000 | An ice jam on the East Branch of the Ausable River moved downstream through Upper Jay, Jay, and Ausable Forks. Route 9N was closed between Jay and Upper Jay by high water. The jam moved downstream into the main stem of the Ausable River at Ausable Forks where flood impacts ended. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Upper Jay | $5,000 | Runoff from prolonged heavy rainfall of one to two inches in the East Branch Ausable River basin caused minor flooding. The river gage at Ausable Forks to exceed flood stage at 2:40 AM EST on May 4, and crested at a stage of 7.15 feet on May 4 at 04:30 AM EsT. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Wells Memorial Library | 0.3 miles | 2011 |
 | Keith and Branch Ford Motors Factory and Showroom | 0.4 miles | 2013 |
| Wilmington Bridge | 3.8 miles | 1999 | |
| Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway Complex | 5.5 miles | 2008 | |
 | Walton Bridge | 7.0 miles | 1999 |
| Asgaard Farm | 7.2 miles | 2020 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03001513 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Essex County | All 114 listed properties in this county. |
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