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One of 187 National Register listings published here for Orange County · listed in 2017 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Cash-Draper House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1906.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 59 Wickham Ave., Middletown, 10940
- When was it listed? June 2017
- Category. building
- City. Middletown city
- Architectural style. Greek Revival architecture
- National Register reference number. 100001245 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
665 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 665 fires within 5 miles of Cash-Draper House between 1998 and 2020, burning about 489 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 78 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 | 462 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 78 |
| Debris and open burning | 45 |
| Natural | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Cash-Draper House: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Run Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Crystal Run Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Goshen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Goshen Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Merion Blue-Grass Sod Farm Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this property
23 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Middletown, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 14 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | 1 hurt, $60,000 | Many trees and wires were reported down throughout Middletown, causing multiple accidents. One tree landed on a garage, causing it to collapse, resulting in one injury. In addition, a piece of the roof of Middletown High School was blown off, protective tiles covering the football field were damaged, windows were blown out at some commercial buildings near the High School, and at least one tree fell on the roof of a car. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | $12,000 | There were numerous reports of trees and wires down throughout Middletown, including some which fell on cars and houses. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | $10,000 | Tree and wires down on house. |
| May 2010 | Lightning | Middletown | $10,000 | A lightning strike caused a house fire on Jared Court Road in Middletown. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | $7,500 | A tree was reported down on a house on California Avenue. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | $3,000 | Six trees were reported snapped in the backyard at 113 Curbytown Road in Middletown. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | $2,000 | Tree and wires down on North Street in Middletown 2 miles NW of Unionville. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | $1,000 | A tree was reported blocking Lake Avenue near Fancher Davidge Park. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Middletown | - | Several roads closed in Middletown due to flooding including Sterling St., Wilson St., and Scranton Ave. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Middletown | - | The intersection of Wickham Avenue and Wisner Avenue was closed due to flooding in Middletown. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Middletown | - | A lake on Carmelite Dr. in Middletown overflowed resulting in six inches of water flowing across the roadway. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Middletown | - | In New Hampton, I-84 was closed at Dolson Ave. due to flooding. Additionally, a portion of Dolson Ave. was closed due to flooding, including the intersection of Dolsontown Rd. and Dolson Avenue. Basement flooding was also reported in Middletown. |
| August 2009 | Funnel Cloud | Middletown | - | A funnel cloud was reported near Linden Avenue in Middletown. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Middletown | - | Numerous basements had to be pumped in residental areas of Middletown and Washingtonville due to flooding. Route 78 near Aspin Rd and Wisner Avenue were also closed due to flooding. The ASOS at Montgomery Airport, KMGJ, recorded a total rainfall amount of 2.55 inches. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | - | Trees and power lines. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Middletown | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Middletown | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | - | no account filed |
Maps showing this location
12 surveysUnited 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.
- 1906 USGS Goshen quadrangle1:62500 - 2 printings
- 1908 USGS Goshen quadrangle1:62500 - 6 printings
- 1938 USGS Goshen quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Middletown quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Goshen quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Middletown quadrangle1:24000 - 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Middletown quadrangle1:100000 - 2 printings
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Grace Episcopal Church | under 500 feet | 2010 |
| Christ Church | 0.2 miles | 2008 | |
 | First Congregational Church of Middletown | 0.3 miles | 2005 |
 | John G. Beakes House | 0.3 miles | 2010 |
 | Paramount Theatre | 0.4 miles | 2002 |
 | New York, Ontario & Western Railway Company Middletown Station | 0.5 miles | 2014 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100001245 in Record Group 79. |
| Orange County | All 187 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.