From the record
One of 93 National Register listings published here for Rockland County · listed in 2022 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1891.
One of 93 National Register listings published here for Rockland County · listed in 2022 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 849 fires within 5 miles of J. Garner West House between 1995 and 2020, burning about 2,022 acres in total. 40 started naturally. 76 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 | 542 |
| Smoking | 82 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 76 |
| Natural | 40 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
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 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2002 | 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 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2001 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of J. Garner West House: 13 past producers, 3 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Emery, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladentown Copper Deposit | Copper, Zirconium | Occurrence | ||
| Stony Point Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Montrose Emery Prospects | Emery | Past Producer | Corundum, Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Spinel | |
| Montrose Emery Prospects | Emery | Prospect | ||
| Haverstraw Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Haverstraw Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Tompkins Cove Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Tompkins Cove Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Clay Pit No. Hl-006 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pit No. Hl-006 | Clay | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stony Point, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 1996: 1 hail. 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 1996 | Hail | Stony Point | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockland Print Works | 1.0 miles | 2013 | |
![]() | USCO Church, The | 1.0 miles | 2016 |
| Henry M. Peck House | 1.0 miles | 2000 | |
| Fraser-Hoyer House | 1.1 miles | 1976 | |
![]() | William H. Rose House | 1.5 miles | 1999 |
![]() | Stony Point District School No. 4 | 1.6 miles | 2012 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100007379 in Record Group 79. |
| Rockland County | All 93 listed properties in this county. |