Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1899.
“Job and Deborah Otis House, also known as East Otis Farm, is a historic home located at Sherwood in Cayuga County, New York. It is a Federal-style dwelling built in 1796.”
Wikipedia article Job and Deborah Otis 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 53 fires within 5 miles of Job and Deborah Otis House between 2005 and 2020, burning about 56 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 8 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 | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 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 |
| 2 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 18 August 2020 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 12 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Job and Deborah Otis House: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 | ||
| Town of Scipio Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Town of Scipio Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Sherwood Equal Rights Historic District | 0.3 miles | 2008 |
 | Howland Cobblestone Store | 0.3 miles | 1994 |
 | Slocum and Hannah Howland House | 0.4 miles | 2006 |
| Augustus Howland House | 1.7 miles | 2008 | |
 | North Street Friends Meetinghouse | 1.8 miles | 2005 |
 | Jethro Wood House | 1.9 miles | 1966 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 08000468 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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