Built in 1893. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. 17 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1898.
One of 63 National Register listings published here for Richmond County · listed in 2006 · category: Structure · built in 1893.
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 100 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 951 fires within 5 miles of Orchard Shoal Light Station, Old between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,302 acres in total. 83 started naturally. 70 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 | 727 |
| Natural | 83 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 70 |
| Smoking | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 145 acres | Gateway National Recreation Area | GREAT KILLS BLOWUP |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Fort Tompkins Quadrangle | 2.0 miles | 1974 |
| Poillon-Seguine-Britton House | 3.2 miles | 1984 | |
| Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. Farmhouse | 3.4 miles | 2020 | |
 | West Bank Light Station | 3.4 miles | 2007 |
 | Miller Army Air Field Historic District | 3.6 miles | 1980 |
 | St. Alban's Episcopal Church | 3.9 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06000864 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Richmond County | All 63 listed properties in this county. |
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