Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1902.
“William Smith Ingham House is a historic house in Meridian, Cayuga County, New York. It is a two-story, three-bay, side hall frame.”
Wikipedia article William Smith Ingham House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 71 National Register listings published here for Cayuga County · listed in 2005 · category: Building.
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 45 fires within 5 miles of William Smith Ingham House between 2002 and 2020, burning about 50 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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 | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 16 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Meridian, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 2006 and 2017: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning. The reports record 3 injuries. 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 2006 | Lightning | Meridian | 3 hurt | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meridian | $100,000 | The county emergency manager reported damage at Crosslake Park. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Meridian | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meridian | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees at Cross Lake Marina. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Meridian | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meridian | $12,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meridian | $8,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meridian | $8,000 | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meridian | $3,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced severe winds as it moved across the area. The thunderstorm resulted in numerous trees being knocked down in the area. |
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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 05000263 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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