Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. 18 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1891.
One of 93 National Register listings published here for Rockland County · listed in 2006 · category: Object.
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 104 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 915 fires within 5 miles of Washington Avenue Soldier's Monument and Triangle between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,950 acres in total. 36 started naturally. 112 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 | 465 |
| Smoking | 143 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 112 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 70 |
| Natural | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 24 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2001 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New Jersey Forest Fire Service | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2020 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Washington Avenue Soldier's Monument and Triangle: 5 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Graphite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffern Deposit | Graphite | Prospect | ||
| Suffern Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bering Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Bering/Morehead Mines | Iron | Past Producer | Magnetite | |
| Butler Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1868, 1880 | |
| McKee Bros Sand and Gravel Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Mount Ivy Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Mount Ivy Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Suffern, the town this property stands in, in 20 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 12 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2001 | Flash Flood | Suffern | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Suffern | $3,000 | A large tree was reported down, blocking two lanes of US Route 202 at Lake Road in Ramapo. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Suffern | $1,000 | Tree down on Route 202 near Mayer Drive. Right lane is closed. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Suffern | - | One to two feet of water on roadway under an overpass near the Suffern Train Station. Road closed. |
| April 2022 | Flood | Suffern | - | Residence filling with water on Route 59. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Suffern | - | In Suffern, two cars became stuck in high water beneath the Chestnut St. overpass. The water level eventually reached the roofs of both vehicles, but the passengers were able to evacuate in time. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Suffern | - | Penny size hail was reported at exit 15 on the New York State Thruway. |
| November 2006 | Flood | Suffern | - | The Mahwah River at Suffern reached its' flood stage at 345 pm, crested at 5.58 feet at 745 pm, and fell below flood stage at 1045 am on the 9th. This caused the closing of multiple streets in Suffern. |
| September 2004 | Flash Flood | Suffern | - | Flash flooding resulted in the closure of several lanes on I-87. |
| December 2003 | Flash Flood | Suffern | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Suffern | - | no account filed |
| December 2000 | Flash Flood | Suffern | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Suffern | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Flash Flood | Suffern | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Lightning | Suffern | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Flash Flood | Suffern | - | no account filed |
| December 1996 | Flash Flood | Suffern | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Flash Flood | Suffern | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Flash Flood | Suffern | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Flash Flood | Suffern | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | US Post Office-Suffern | 0.2 miles | 1989 |
 | Main School | 1.3 miles | 2015 |
 | Brook Chapel | 1.5 miles | 2010 |
 | Torne Brook Farm | 1.9 miles | 1988 |
 | John A. DeBaun Mill | 2.4 miles | 1993 |
 | Sloat House | 3.4 miles | 1974 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06000646 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Rockland County | All 93 listed properties in this county. |
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