Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1897.
“North Hempstead Town Hall is a landmarked town hall building located on Plandome Road in Manhasset in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States.”
Wikipedia article North Hempstead Town Hall, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 156 National Register listings published here for Nassau County · listed in 2006 · 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 763 fires within 5 miles of North Hempstead Town Hall between 2000 and 2020, burning about 255 acres in total. 53 started naturally. 58 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 | 483 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 58 |
| Smoking | 53 |
| Natural | 53 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 36 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2004 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of North Hempstead Town Hall: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mccormack Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Port Washington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Port Washington Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Port Washington Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Manhasset, the town this property stands in, in 12 storm reports between 1995 and 2022: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2014 | Flood | Manhasset | $16,000 | The heavy rain caused a mudslide that partially buried two cars in the parking lot at six Harbor Park Drive in Port Washington. Another mudslide on Bay Ave. near 16th Ave. in Sea Cliff resulted in the evacuation of two homes after a retaining wall overlooking Hempstead Harbor collapsed taking the backyard and patio of one residents home with it. Property damage amount is estimated. Storm total rainfall amounts reported across the county ranged from 2.37 inches in Reynolds Channel to 5.82 inches in Roslyn Heights. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manhasset | $15,000 | Numerous trees were reported down across roads in Manhasset. |
| July 2019 | Lightning | Manhasset | $6,000 | In Flower Hill section of Port Washington a house went on fire from a lightning strike. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manhasset | $3,000 | Trees reported down in Flower Hill. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Manhasset | - | Vehicle stuck in high water with two occupants trapped on Park Avenue. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Manhasset | - | Nassau County Traffic Management reported that Port Washington Boulevard (NY 101) was closed due to flooding in Flower Hill between Northern Boulevard (NY 25A) and Crabapple Road. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manhasset | - | A 60 MPH wind gust was estimated near Manhasset Bay. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Manhasset | - | Cars were stranded in high water with water rescuses being performed in Roslyn. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manhasset | - | Local police reported that several large tree limbs were knocked down by this storm. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manhasset | - | Thunderstorms downed numerous trees and power lines. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Manhasset | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Flood | Manhasset | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Manhasset Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends | 0.2 miles | 2009 |
 | Horatio Gates Onderdonk House | 0.4 miles | 1980 |
 | Almeron and Olive Smith House | 0.8 miles | 2006 |
 | US Post Office-Great Neck | 1.4 miles | 1989 |
| Valley Road Historic District | 1.5 miles | 1977 | |
 | Grace and Thomaston Buildings | 1.6 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06001143 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Nassau County | All 156 listed properties in this county. |
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