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Photograph of Eaton Family Residence  -  Jewish Center of Norwich
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Eaton Family Residence-Jewish Center of Norwich

Built in 1914 (Colonial Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1910.

From the record

“The Eaton Family Residence-Jewish Center of Norwich is a historic home, now unaffiliated Jewish synagogue and community center, located at 72 South Broad Street in Norwich, Chenango County, in New York, in the United States.”

Wikipedia article Eaton Family Residence-Jewish Center of Norwich, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 47 National Register listings published here for Chenango County · listed in 2009 · category: Building · built in 1914, Colonial Revival architecture, by Gaggin & Gaggin.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Listed as. Eaton Family Residence--Jewish Center of Norwich - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. 72 S. Broad St., Norwich, 13843
  • When was it listed? June 2009
  • Category. building
  • Town. New Berlin town
  • When was it built? 1914
  • Architectural style. Colonial Revival architecture
  • Architect. Gaggin & Gaggin
  • National Register reference number. 09000375 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

54 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Eaton Family Residence-Jewish Center of Norwich between 1992 and 2020, burning about 109 acres in total. 1 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/undetermined19
Debris and open burning19
Arson/incendiarism8
Equipment and vehicle use4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Recreation and ceremony1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
25 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
11 September 2002Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
24 August 1995Debris and open burning4.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
19 August 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
15 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
15 July 1995Natural1.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
14 July 1995Equipment and vehicle use7.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
6 June 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Every fire recorded in Chenango County

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Eaton Family Residence-Jewish Center of Norwich: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Number 17 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Plant Number 17Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Chenango County

Storms near this property

57 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Norwich, the town this property stands in, in 57 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 31 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 8 flash flood, 4 lightning. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 1996LightningNorwich1 hurtno account filed
June 2025Flash FloodNorwich$250,000Numerous roads, bridges, and homes were flooded in the city. Ten people were stranded by flood waters.
May 1998Tornado (F0)North Norwich$135,000A supercell thunderstorm became tornadic briefly over North Norwich around 6:00 pm EDT. Trees were snapped off and twisted in all directions along the tornado's path. Several road signs were also blown over and a few homes sustained roof and siding damage.
September 2011Flash FloodNorwich$83,000Willard court flooded in Norwich. Forty people were evacuated.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindNorwich$50,000no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindNorth Norwich$30,000no account filed
November 2006Flash FloodNorwich$25,000Numerous roads and homes flooded. Numerous road wash outs.
November 2006Flash FloodNorwich$20,000Numerous roads flooded and washed out. Numerous homes flooded.
June 2004LightningNorwich$20,000Lightning struck a house on North Broad Street in the city of Norwich. The lightning started a fire in the attic. The fire smoldered for an hour before it was noticed and the fire departments responded. The fire and smoke damaged the second floor and attic. Water damage was mainly to the first floor. No one was injured due to the lightning.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindNorwich$12,000A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over multiple trees in the cities of Preston, New Berlin, Oxford, and Guilford.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindNorwich$10,000Thunderstorm winds blew numerous trees and wires down on Cortland Street with wires causing grass fire.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindNorwich$10,000Sporadic trees and wires were blown down across the city of Norwich. Trees and branches were also blown down along Route 23 East.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindNorwich$10,000Numerous trees were blown down in the city of Norwich.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindNorwich$10,000A thunderstorm briefly strengthened to severe limits just to the rear of a cell that had produced extensive damage across the county earlier in the evening. A few trees and power lines came down in the town of Norwich around 830 pm EDT.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindNorwich$8,000A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over several trees in the area.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindNorwich$5,000A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm resulted in trees being knocked over on wires.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindNorth Norwich$5,000Part of a roof was taken off a building on Saurkraut Lane. Multiple trees were blown down in the County Route 23A and 23 area.
June 2002FloodNorwich$5,000Heavy rain from a thunderstorm caused a street closing, the sewer to back up, and a man hole cover to lift in the city of Norwich.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindNorwich$5,000no account filed
September 1996Thunderstorm WindNorwich$5,000no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindNorwich$5,000no account filed
August 1994Thunderstorm WindNorwich$5,000no account filed
August 1993Thunderstorm WindNorwich$5,000no account filed
July 2024Thunderstorm WindNorwich$3,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires on Sheldon Street.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindNorwich$3,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindNorwich$3,000Trees and wires were blown down in and around Norwich.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindNorwich$2,500Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees on North Broad Street in Norwich.
July 2024Flash FloodNorwich$2,000Many streets are flooded in the City of Norwich.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindNorwich$2,000Trees and wires were blown down, with power outages from Norwich to Oxford.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindNorwich$2,000Trees and wires were blown down.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindNorwich$2,000Trees and wires were blown down in Norwich.
July 2006Flash FloodNorwich$2,000Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused washouts along county route 33.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindNorwich$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a roadway.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindNorwich$1,000A few trees and wires were blown down.
June 2002LightningNorwich$1,000Lightning struck a house in the city of Norwich causing a water pipe to burst.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindNorwich$1,000no account filed
June 2014Thunderstorm WindNorth Norwich-A tree was blown down on State Route 12.
August 2008HailNorth Norwich-Penney size hail was also reported near this location.
May 2007HailNorth Norwich-Golf ball size hail covered the ground and was approximately two inches deep in one area.
September 2007HailNorwich-A severe thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Norwich.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindNorwich-Numerous trees were knocked down.
May 2000LightningNorwich-A lightning strike caused an explosion at a gas station. Minor damage was reported.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindNorwich-Trees and wires were blown down by thunderstorm winds. Falling trees produced significant damage to homes and businesses. Kiwanis Park also sustained damaged.
May 2000Flash FloodNorwich-Numerous roads were closed due to flooding following heavy thunderstorm rains.
May 2000Flash FloodNorth Norwich-Numerous roads were closed due to flooding following heavy thunderstorm rains.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindNorwich-Law enforcement officers reported trees and wired down as well as damage to homes in Norwich. Numerous trees were also blown down in South New Berlin.
September 2000Thunderstorm WindNorth Norwich-Tree down on Route 12.
August 2023HailNorwich-no account filed
March 2022Thunderstorm WindNorth Norwich-no account filed
August 2012HailNorwich-no account filed
July 2012HailNorwich-no account filed
June 2011HailNorwich-no account filed
June 2008HailNorth Norwich-no account filed
June 2008HailNorwich-no account filed
June 2008HailNorth Norwich-no account filed
May 2007HailNorwich-no account filed
July 2007HailNorwich-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Chenango County

Maps showing this location

9 surveys

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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.

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 09000375 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Chenango CountyAll 47 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.