Built in 1861 (Italianate architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1906.
One of 83 National Register listings published here for St. Lawrence County · listed in 2004 · category: Building · built in 1861, Italianate architecture.
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 88 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 178 fires within 5 miles of Benjamin Gordon Baldwin House between 2000 and 2020, burning about 189 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 35 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 | 109 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 35 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| 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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2018 | Smoking | 3.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 29 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Benjamin Gordon Baldwin House: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Dolomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett Quarry | Dolomite | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Norwood Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| La Rue Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| La Rue Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Norwood Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Norwood, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwood | $20,000 | Numerous trees and utility lines downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwood | $20,000 | Numerous trees and power lines downed by strong winds. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwood | $10,000 | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| June 1997 | Lightning | Norwood | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwood | $5,000 | A few reports of trees down and on utility lines in the Norwood vicinity. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Norwood | - | Quarter size hail reported by Postal Service employee. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hale Cemetery | 2.6 miles | 2024 | |
 | Hepburn Library | 3.4 miles | 2004 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Dailey Ridge | 3.6 miles | 2002 | |
| West Stockholm Historic District | 5.2 miles | 1979 | |
 | Watkins-Sisson House | 5.6 miles | 2013 |
 | Jonathan Wallace House | 5.7 miles | 2003 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04000994 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| St. Lawrence County | All 83 listed properties in this county. |
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