Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1902.
“Burritt House is a historic home located at Weedsport in Cayuga County, New York. It is a fashionable Italianate / Queen Anne style dwelling built about 1876.”
Wikipedia article Orrin W. Burritt House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 71 National Register listings published here for Cayuga 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 85 fires within 5 miles of Orrin W. Burritt House between 2002 and 2020, burning about 72 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 20 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 | 46 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 August 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 28 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Orrin W. Burritt House: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sennett Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Weedsport, the town this property stands in, in 12 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1996 | Flash Flood | Weedsport | $35,000 | no account filed |
| November 1996 | Flash Flood | Weedsport | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weedsport | $5,000 | Several trees downed in Weedsport. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weedsport | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds lifted a trampoline onto a house. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weedsport | $3,000 | Several trees and wires downed. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weedsport | $2,000 | Trees and wires downed on Putnam Rd. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weedsport | $2,000 | Trees and wires downed on Rude St. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weedsport | $2,000 | Trees and wires downed on Hoyt Road. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weedsport | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a large tree in a backyard. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weedsport | $500 | Tree downed in Weedsport. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Weedsport | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Weedsport | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | First Baptist Church of Weedsport | under 500 feet | 2002 |
 | Frank and Eliza Tryon House | 0.4 miles | 2014 |
 | Centreport Aqueduct | 0.8 miles | 2000 |
 | Erie Canal Lock 52 Complex | 3.7 miles | 1998 |
 | Sennett Federated Church and Parsonage | 3.8 miles | 2005 |
 | Mentz Church | 6.7 miles | 2004 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 07000864 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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