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One of 27 National Register listings published here for Genesee County · listed in 2017 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Newberry Building
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1904.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 109-111 Main St., Batavia, 14020
- When was it listed? September 2017
- Category. building
- City. Batavia city
- National Register reference number. 100001585 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
189 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 189 fires within 5 miles of Newberry Building between 2000 and 2020, burning about 85 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 17 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 | 97 |
| Natural | 29 |
| Smoking | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2014 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Newberry Building: 8 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Quarry and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Stafford Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Batavia Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Batavia Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Batavia Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Batavia Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Creek Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Creek Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Van Buren Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Van Buren Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
43 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Batavia, the town this property stands in, in 43 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 20 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 8 flood, 4 flash flood. The reports record 4 deaths. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1993 | Tornado (F1) | Batavia | 2 killed, $500,000 | A tornado touched down in a corn field in Batavia and moved northeast. The tornado tore the roof off a home and destroyed the attached garage. The roof was carried about 0.25 mile. As the tornado crossed Route 5, it lifted a delivery van into the air and dropped it onto an oncoming tractor trailer. Both drivers were killed instantly. The tornado continued moving northeast, briefly lifting over a field. At its second touchdown, the tornado uprooted several trees in a circular fashion. It then uprooted several more large trees which fell onto a house. As scattered path of damage continued northeast where additional damage occurred to a house and barn. Telephone poles were also snapped along the damage path. (M41V) (M47V) |
| August 2016 | Lightning | Batavia | 2 killed | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Batavia | $500,000 | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Flood | Batavia | $125,000 | no account filed |
| November 2014 | Flood | Batavia | $100,000 | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Batavia | $100,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batavia | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Batavia | $60,000 | no account filed |
| December 2008 | Flood | Batavia | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Batavia | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Flash Flood | Batavia | $40,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batavia | $35,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batavia | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batavia | $20,000 | Law enforcement reported several trees down across the City of Batavia. |
| December 2013 | Flood | Batavia | $20,000 | Tonawanda Creek at Batavia crested at 11.95 feet at 18:00 EST on 12/22/2013. Flood Stage is 9 feet. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batavia | $20,000 | Law enforcement reported numerous trees down. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batavia | $20,000 | Trees and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batavia | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batavia | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees on South River Street. |
| July 2017 | Flood | Batavia | $15,000 | no account filed |
| February 2009 | Flood | Batavia | $15,000 | no account filed |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batavia | $15,000 | no account filed |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batavia | $15,000 | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batavia | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Batavia | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batavia | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batavia | $12,000 | Law enforcement reported trees down in the Town of Batavia. |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batavia | $12,000 | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batavia | $10,000 | Trees were reported down with roof damage to another barn. |
| November 2017 | Flood | Batavia | $10,000 | Tonawanda Creek at Batavia crested at 11.23 feet at 9:00 PM on the 6th (Flood Stage is 9 feet). |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batavia | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed number trees and wires. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batavia | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed number trees and wires. |
| March 2009 | Flood | Batavia | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Batavia | $10,000 | no account filed |
| November 2005 | Hail | Batavia | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batavia | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Batavia | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Batavia | $7,000 | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batavia | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batavia | $2,000 | Trees and wires down with over 1,000 customers without power from Pembroke to Batavia. |
| July 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | West Batavia | - | EF-0 tornado confirmed by NWS Storm Survey in the Town of Darien and Town of Alexander. Maximum winds were 75 mph. Path length was 1 mile. Maximum width was 50 yards. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Batavia | - | Route 63 (Ellicott St) flooded in both directions. |
| November 2003 | Hail | Batavia | - | no account filed |
Maps showing this location
8 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.
- 1904 USGS Batavia quadrangle1:62500 - 7 printings
- 1950 USGS Batavia quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Batavia South quadrangle1:24000 - 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Buffalo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Batavia Club | under 500 feet | 1973 |
 | First Presbyterian Church | 0.2 miles | 2004 |
 | Genesee County Courthouse | 0.2 miles | 1973 |
 | Genesee County Courthouse Historic District | 0.2 miles | 1982 |
 | Richmond Memorial Library | 0.3 miles | 1974 |
 | Saint James' Episcopal Church | 0.4 miles | 2004 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100001585 in Record Group 79. |
| Genesee County | All 27 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.