Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1903.
“Foster-Meeker House is a historic home located at Westhampton Beach in Suffolk County, New York. It was built about 1750 and is a classic Long Island, Cape Cod-type dwelling.”
Wikipedia article Foster-Meeker House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 338 National Register listings published here for Suffolk County · listed in 2009 · 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 133 fires within 5 miles of Foster-Meeker House between 2000 and 2020, burning about 58 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 13 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 | 95 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2015 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | SPINNEY FIRE |
| 7 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 6 August 2005 | 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 Foster-Meeker House: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Quogue Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| East Quogue Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Westhampton Beach, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 2019: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Hail | Westhampton Beach | - | Hail of 1 inch in diameter reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | US Post Office-Westhampton Beach | 0.3 miles | 1989 |
 | Crowther House | 0.8 miles | 1985 |
| Jagger House | 1.8 miles | 1978 | |
| Quogue Cemetery | 2.1 miles | 2013 | |
 | Quogue Historic District | 2.1 miles | 2016 |
 | Quogue Life-Saving Station | 2.3 miles | 1999 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 09000656 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Suffolk County | All 338 listed properties in this county. |
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