Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1905.
“Lancaster District School No. 6, also known as the Little Red Schoolhouse, is a historic school building located at Lancaster in Erie County, New York.”
Wikipedia article Lancaster District School No. 6, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 283 National Register listings published here for Erie County · listed in 2008 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 55 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 285 fires within 5 miles of Lancaster District School No. 6 between 2000 and 2020, burning about 124 acres in total. 43 started naturally. 24 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 | 152 |
| Natural | 43 |
| Smoking | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 23 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2004 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 September 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Lancaster District School No. 6: 6 producers, 5 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Crushed Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lancaster Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Buffalo Quarry and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Federal Crushed Stone Quarry & Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Lancaster Quarry and Plant | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Genessee Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Genessee Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Jones Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lancaster Dredge E | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Peppermint Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lancaster, the town this property stands in, in 13 storm reports between 1998 and 2017: 6 flood, 3 flash flood, 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | Hail | Lancaster | 1 hurt, $15,000 | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Flash Flood | Lancaster | $75,000 | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Flood | Lancaster | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lancaster | $40,000 | no account filed |
| December 2007 | Flood | Lancaster | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Flood | Lancaster | $15,000 | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Flash Flood | Lancaster | $15,000 | no account filed |
| November 2017 | Flood | Lancaster | $10,000 | Cayuga Creek at Lancaster crested at 9.43 feet at 3:00 AM on the 6th (Flood Stage is 8 feet). |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lancaster | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported power lines down. |
| January 2010 | Flood | Lancaster | $10,000 | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Flood | Lancaster | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Lancaster | $8,000 | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Flash Flood | Lancaster | $1,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | John Richardson House | 1.3 miles | 1999 |
 | Herman B. VanPeyma House | 1.5 miles | 1999 |
 | Zuidema-Idsardi House | 1.5 miles | 1999 |
 | Dr. John J. Nowak House | 1.5 miles | 1999 |
 | DePew Lodge No. 823, Free and Accepted Masons | 1.7 miles | 1999 |
 | Liebler-Rohl Gasoline Station | 1.7 miles | 1999 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 08001076 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Erie County | All 283 listed properties in this county. |
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