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One of 78 National Register listings published here for Ontario County · listed in 2020 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Miller Corsets, Inc. Factory
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1900.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 10 Chapin St., Canandaigua, 14424
- When was it listed? August 2020
- Category. building
- Town. Canandaigua town
- National Register reference number. 100005473 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
250 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 250 fires within 5 miles of Miller Corsets, Inc. Factory between 1995 and 2020, burning about 175 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 49 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 | 98 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 49 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Smoking | 30 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
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 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Mines and quarries near this property
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Miller Corsets, Inc. Factory: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.R.Brown No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
60 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Canandaigua, the town this property stands in, in 60 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 34 thunderstorm wind, 17 flash flood, 5 hail, 2 lightning. The reports record 3 injuries. 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 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | 3 hurt, $90,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | $50,000 | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | $50,000 | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $40,000 | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Lightning | Canandaigua | $35,000 | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $25,000 | Law enforcement reported power poles snapped and lines downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2011 | Lightning | Canandaigua | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down on Honeoye Road. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. Dime-size hail fell. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $15,000 | no account filed |
| October 1999 | Hail | Canandaigua | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $12,000 | Law enforcement reported trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $12,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $12,000 | no account filed |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $8,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Canandaigua | $8,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $8,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $8,000 | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $5,000 | A large tree feels onto a parked car on Sandy Beach Drive. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $5,000 | Several trees and power lines were reported down in Canandaigua. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Canandaigua | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $3,000 | Multiple trees downed on wires in Canandaigua. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $2,000 | Three inch tree limbs broken, power poles broken. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $2,000 | Powerlines downed in Canandaigua. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $2,000 | Trees were downed in the south Canandaigua area. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $2,000 | A large tree and power pole were reported down. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $1,000 | Two trees were reported down in Canandaigua. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $500 | Tree downed in Canandaigua. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $500 | Tree down in yard, partially blocking road. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | - | Several reports of flooded roads in Canandaigua. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | - | NY332/RT21 closed due to flooding in Canandaigua. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | - | RT5/RT20 closed due to flooding in downtown Canandaigua. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | - | Tree downed on motorhome trailer. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | - | Windows in house blown in and multiple trees downed. |
| July 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Canandaigua | - | A weak, short-tracked EF-0 was documented ahead of an incoming gust front. The track length was 0.7 miles. Maximum width was 75 yards. Maximum wind was 75 mph. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | - | Tree downed on wires and garage on Fallbrook Park. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | - | Tree blown down onto trailer. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | - | Multiple roads closed or with water flowing across due to flash flooding in Canandaigua. |
| June 2023 | Flood | Canandaigua | - | Water was reported across the road. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | - | Building collapsed on Parrish Street extension as foundation eroded away due to flooding. Nobody was inside. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | - | Numerous road closures reported in Canandaigua, including roads near the shoreline of Canandaigua Lake. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | - | Buffalo street and surrounding streets are impassable due to flooding. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | - | Residents are kayaking on Arlington Park and Dorset Drive in flooded roadways. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | - | Ontario St. and Wood St. closed in Canandaigua due to flooding. Numerous other roads have been flooded in Canandaigua. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Canandaigua | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Canandaigua | - | no account filed |
Maps showing this location
9 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.
- 1900 USGS Canandaigua quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Canandaigua quadrangle1:62500 - 7 printings
- 1942 USGS Canandaigua quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Canandaigua quadrangle1:24000 - 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000 - 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Canandaigua 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | US Post Office-Canandaigua | under 500 feet | 1988 |
 | Canandaigua Historic District | 0.2 miles | 1984 |
 | Canandaigua Historic District (Boundary Increase) | 0.3 miles | 2016 |
 | Adelaide Avenue School | 0.3 miles | 1984 |
 | Benham House | 0.3 miles | 1984 |
 | Saltonstall Street School | 0.3 miles | 1984 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100005473 in Record Group 79. |
| Ontario County | All 78 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.