Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1894.
“Morse Cobblestone Farmhouse is a historic home and farm complex located at Wilson in Niagara County, New York. It was constructed between about 1840 and 1845.”
Wikipedia article Morse Cobblestone Farmhouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 99 National Register listings published here for Niagara County · listed in 2010 · 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 111 fires within 5 miles of Morse Cobblestone Farmhouse between 2000 and 2020, burning about 96 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 14 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 | 70 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Other causes | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 20 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 20 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wilson, the town this property stands in, in 14 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 1 flash flood. 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 2011 | Lightning | Wilson | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $20,000 | Officials reported trees and wires down in Wilson. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $20,000 | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $15,000 | The fire service reported a power pole snapped and wires down. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $15,000 | no account filed |
| October 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $12,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $10,000 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $5,000 | Trees and wires downed in the Town of Wilson. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $5,000 | no account filed |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $3,000 | Three reports of trees and wires down were received across the town. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $2,000 | Trees and wires were reported down in the Town of Wilson. |
| July 2023 | Lightning | Wilson | $1,000 | Lightning struck a tree which then collapsed onto a patio. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $500 | A tree was reported down. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Wilson | - | Multiple road closures were reported in Wilson due to flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | First Baptist Church | 4.6 miles | 2004 |
 | Van Horn Mansion | 4.8 miles | 1991 |
 | North Ridge United Methodist Church | 4.9 miles | 2002 |
| Forsyth-Warren Farm | 5.0 miles | 2020 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 10000591 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Niagara County | All 99 listed properties in this county. |
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