Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1922.
“The Jewish Center of Lake Huntington is a historic former synagogue located at Cochecton in Sullivan County, New York, in the United States.”
Wikipedia article Jewish Center of Lake Huntington, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 79 National Register listings published here for Sullivan 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 129 fires within 5 miles of Jewish Center of Lake Huntington between 1999 and 2020, burning about 129 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 16 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 | 63 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 11 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Jewish Center of Lake Huntington: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Delaware Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fosterdale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Fosterdale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lake Huntington, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Huntington | $25,000 | The line of severe thunderstorms that caused widespread damage across northeast Pennsylvania moved across the Delaware River and into Sullivan county. Wind damage in the form of downed trees and power lines was reported in many localities across the middle part of the county. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Huntington | $10,000 | A thunderstorm cell quickly strengthened to severe intensity over central portions of the county just prior to sunrise. Wind gusts knocked down several trees and some power lines in and close to Lake Huntington around 600 am EDT. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Huntington | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Huntington | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorms winds knocked a tree down on county route 116 near Lake Huntington. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Cochecton Center Methodist Episcopal Church | 2.0 miles | 2000 |
| Page House | 2.7 miles | 1992 | |
 | Old Cochecton Cemetery | 3.4 miles | 1992 |
 | Drake-Curtis House | 3.4 miles | 1993 |
 | Cochecton Railroad Station | 3.5 miles | 2005 |
 | Valleau Tavern | 3.6 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 09001087 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Sullivan County | All 79 listed properties in this county. |
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