Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1897.
“The Cornell-Van Nostrand House is a historic home located in the hamlet of Manhasset Hills, in the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States.”
Wikipedia article Cornell-Van Nostrand House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 156 National Register listings published here for Nassau County · listed in 2007 · 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 1,251 fires within 5 miles of Cornell-Van Nostrand House between 2000 and 2020, burning about 451 acres in total. 75 started naturally. 113 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 | 752 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 113 |
| Smoking | 112 |
| Natural | 75 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 59 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 49 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 47 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
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 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 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 |
| 8 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Cornell-Van Nostrand House: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Shore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mccormack Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Port Washington Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Hyde Park, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 2002 and 2021: 4 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hyde Park | $3,000 | A large tree was reported down along Stewart Avenue in Garden City. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | New Hyde Park | - | Multiple vehicles were stranded due to flooding at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and 2nd Street in Garden City. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | New Hyde Park | - | A car was stuck in flood waters at the intersection of St. James Street and Chestnut Street in Garden City. |
| August 2011 | Hail | New Hyde Park | - | Multiple spotters reported lime sized hail in New Hyde Park. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | New Hyde Park | - | Numerous cars submerged on Cherry Valley Avenue and Meadow Street at Long Island Railroad underpass. |
| August 2002 | Hail | New Hyde Park | - | Spotters observed 0.88-inch diameter (nickel size) hail in New Hyde Park and 3/4-inch diameter hail at Baldwin. |
| August 2011 | Hail | New Hyde Park | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | New Hyde Park | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Road Historic District | 1.3 miles | 1977 | |
 | House at 18 Seventeenth Avenue | 2.1 miles | 1988 |
 | House at 240 Sea Cliff Avenue | 2.2 miles | 1988 |
 | Horatio Gates Onderdonk House | 2.4 miles | 1980 |
 | Manhasset Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends | 2.5 miles | 2009 |
 | East Williston Village Historic District | 2.6 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 07000863 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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