Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1906.
“Hepburn Library is a historic library building located at Norfolk in St. It was designed by architects Rossiter & Muller and built in 1919-1920.”
Wikipedia article Hepburn Library, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 83 National Register listings published here for St. Lawrence 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 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 200 fires within 5 miles of Hepburn Library between 1994 and 2020, burning about 261 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 43 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 | 112 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 43 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | 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 |
| 28 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Hepburn Library: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Dolomite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 | |
| Norwood Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| La Rue Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| La Rue Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Norfolk, the town this property stands in, in 10 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 10 thunderstorm wind. 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 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norfolk | $100,000 | Numerous trees and power lines down across Norwood, Norfolk and North Stockholm. Several large 100-150 year old maple and oak trees fallen onto vehicles, homes and other structures. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norfolk | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norfolk | $10,000 | Several reports of trees and power lines down in the Norfolk region. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norfolk | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norfolk | $5,000 | A few trees and utility lines downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norfolk | $5,000 | A few trees and power lines down. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norfolk | $2,000 | Trees ands wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norfolk | $2,000 | Tree down on utility lines caused by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norfolk | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norfolk | $1,000 | no account filed |
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 | 2.1 miles | 2024 | |
 | Raymondville Parabolic Bridge | 2.6 miles | 1984 |
 | Benjamin Gordon Baldwin House | 3.4 miles | 2004 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Dailey Ridge | 5.2 miles | 2002 | |
| Chase Mills Inn | 5.4 miles | 1978 | |
| West Stockholm Historic District | 7.6 miles | 1979 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04001056 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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