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One of 79 National Register listings published here for Otsego County · listed in 2021 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
St. Stephen's Chapel
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1915.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 124 Cty. Rd. 10, Morris, 13808
- When was it listed? March 2021
- Category. building
- Town. Morris town
- National Register reference number. 100006199 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
57 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of St. Stephen's Chapel between 1995 and 2020, burning about 50 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 6 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 | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 June 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
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 St. Stephen's Chapel: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View Road | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this property
20 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Morris, the town this property stands in, in 20 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Morris | $50,000 | A bridge was flooded. Hay bales were blocking the creek underpass. The local fire department was flooded out. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morris | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees in Morris. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morris | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees on 434 CR-51. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morris | $5,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over trees and wires. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morris | $5,000 | Wires and a transformer were blown down. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morris | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down in Morris, including one on a house. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morris | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees in Morris and New Lisbon. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morris | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires in the area. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morris | $2,000 | Trees and wires downed. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morris | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto the road. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morris | $1,000 | Trees and wires were blown down. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morris | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and wires. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morris | - | Large tree limbs were broken. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morris | - | Trees down. |
| May 2000 | Flash Flood | Morris | - | County highways 13, 51 and 49 were flooded following heavy thunderstorm rains. Other roads were also closed and bridges damaged due to flooding. The city water supply became contaminated during the flooding and residents had to boil water before use for several days afterward. One bridge was destroyed on Route 13 and another was undermined on Route 51. Flash flooding along Silver Creek also damaged residences along its banks. A State of Emergency was declared due to the serious nature of the flooding. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Morris | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Morris | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Morris | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Morris | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Morris | - | 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.
- 1915 USGS Oneonta quadrangle1:62500
- 1918 USGS Oneonta quadrangle1:62500 - 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Otego quadrangle1:24000 - 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Otego quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Binghamton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris-Lull Farm | 2.1 miles | 2005 | |
| All Saints Chapel and Morris Family Burial Ground | 2.3 miles | 1997 | |
 | Morris Village Historic District | 3.7 miles | 2013 |
 | Zion Episcopal Church Complex and Harmony Cemetery | 3.7 miles | 1997 |
 | Otsdawa Baptist Church | 3.8 miles | 2002 |
| Zion Episcopal Church Complex and Harmony Cemetery | 4.0 miles | 1997 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100006199 in Record Group 79. |
| Otsego County | All 79 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.