Built in 1918 (Georgian Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1897.
One of 156 National Register listings published here for Nassau County · listed in 2009 · category: Building · built in 1918, Georgian Revival architecture, by Carrère and Hastings.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 626 fires within 5 miles of DuPont-Guest Estate between 2000 and 2020, burning about 281 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 41 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 | 352 |
| Smoking | 91 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 41 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 41 |
| Natural | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of DuPont-Guest Estate: 3 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L I Tungsten Corp/ Glen Cove, N.Y. | Tungsten | Unknown | ||
| Mccormack Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Port Washington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Port Washington Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Port Washington Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brookville, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 2007 and 2015: 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brookville | $5,000 | Numerous trees were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| March 2007 | Flash Flood | Brookville | - | Multiple basements flooding and car evacuations. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Brookville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Mackay Estate Dairyman's Cottage | 0.9 miles | 1991 |
 | Toll Gate House | 0.9 miles | 1977 |
 | Roslyn Cemetery | 0.9 miles | 1991 |
 | Greenridge-Arthur Williams House | 0.9 miles | 1999 |
 | Mudge Farmhouse | 1.2 miles | 1999 |
 | Cedarmere-Clayton Estates | 1.3 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 09001084 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Nassau County | All 156 listed properties in this county. |
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