Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1899.
“Augustus Howland House is a historic home located at 1395 Sherwood Road in Sherwood in Cayuga County, New York. It is a "distinctive high-style Italianate" dwelling built about 1850.”
Wikipedia article Augustus Howland House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 71 National Register listings published here for Cayuga 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 50 fires within 5 miles of Augustus Howland House between 2005 and 2020, burning about 59 acres in total. 6 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 | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.8 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 21 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 12 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 6 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 July 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 July 2009 | 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 Augustus Howland House: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Well | Salt | Past Producer |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | North Street Friends Meetinghouse | 0.3 miles | 2005 |
 | Mosher Farmstead | 1.3 miles | 2003 |
 | Slocum and Hannah Howland House | 1.3 miles | 2006 |
 | Howland Cobblestone Store | 1.3 miles | 1994 |
 | Sherwood Equal Rights Historic District | 1.3 miles | 2008 |
| Job and Deborah Otis House | 1.7 miles | 2008 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 08000448 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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