Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1897.
“The Servoss House is a located on Fruit Avenue in the town of Ridgeway, New York, United States, near Medina. It is a Greek Revival style home built between 1830 and 1833 alongside the Erie Canal.”
Wikipedia article Servoss House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 30 National Register listings published here for Orleans County · listed in 2008 · 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 81 fires within 5 miles of Servoss House between 2000 and 2020, burning about 40 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 12 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 | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2003 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2002 | 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 2 workings within 5 miles of Servoss House: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medina Sandstone Quarry, Inc. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rorick Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Medina, the town this property stands in, in 20 storm reports between 1995 and 2020: 12 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Hail | Medina | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medina | $35,000 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Flash Flood | Medina | $30,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medina | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medina | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medina | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medina | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Medina | $15,000 | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medina | $10,000 | Law enforcement received reports of trees and wires down. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medina | $10,000 | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Heavy Snow | Medina | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medina | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medina | $8,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medina | $8,000 | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medina | $5,000 | Multiple reports were received of trees and wires down. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medina | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Heavy Rain | Medina | - | Rainfall of 2.82 inches fell between noon and 2:50 PM. |
| July 2020 | Heavy Rain | Medina | - | Rainfall of 5.59 inches reported. |
| July 2020 | Heavy Rain | Medina | - | Rainfall of 7.03 inches report. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Medina | - | Additional flooding was reported in Medina. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Medina Armory | 2.0 miles | 1995 |
 | Boxwood Cemetery | 2.1 miles | 2015 |
 | Main Street Historic District Boundary Increase | 2.1 miles | 1997 |
 | US Post Office-Medina | 2.1 miles | 1989 |
 | Main Street Historic District | 2.2 miles | 1995 |
 | Payjack Chevrolet Building | 2.2 miles | 2012 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 08000104 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Orleans County | All 30 listed properties in this county. |
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