Cameo Theatre

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1904.

From the record

One of 66 National Register listings published here for Broome County · listed in 2022 · category: Building.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. 234 Robinson St., Binghamton, 13904
When was it listed? November 2022
Category. building
City. Binghamton city
National Register reference number. 100008388 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

547 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 547 fires within 5 miles of Cameo Theatre between 1995 and 2020, burning about 372 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 51 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	266
Smoking	72
Arson/incendiarism	51
Recreation and ceremony	49
Equipment and vehicle use	27
Debris and open burning	24
Natural	23
Misuse of fire by a minor	17
Power generation/transmission/distribution	10
Railroad operations and maintenance	5
Other causes	3

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 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	N/A
9 September 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	NA
9 September 2010	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
8 September 2008	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
7 September 2017	Smoking	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	N/A
7 September 2016	Recreation and ceremony	1.3 acres	Fire Department of New York	N/A
7 September 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	N/A
7 September 2010	Smoking	1.0 acres	Fire Department of New York	not named

Every fire recorded in Broome County

Mines and quarries near this property

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Cameo Theatre: 5 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Salt. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Brown No.1 Well	Salt	Prospect
Binghampton Brick Co. Pit	Clay	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Binghampton Brick Co. Pit	Clay	Plant
Boland Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Corbisello Quarries	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Hale Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Van Gravel Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Weber Road Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Weber Road Pit and Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary

Every working recorded in Broome County

Storms near this property

60 of 83 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Binghamton, the town this property stands in, in 83 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 43 thunderstorm wind, 25 hail, 8 flash flood, 4 lightning. 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 2025	Hail	Binghamton	$20,000,000	There was an exceptional swath of hail damage, approximately 2.5 miles wide and 5 miles long. Many trees were completely stripped of their foliage, including an entire hillside, which bore the brunt of the storm and appeared entirely bare. Widespread hail damage was also reported to vehicles and homes within the affected area. Spotters reported golf ball sized hail. The hail accumulated in some areas making the ground white and roads slippery.
September 2011	Flash Flood	Binghamton	$20,000,000	Catastrophic flash flooding occurred in the Binghamton, Vestal, Endicott, Endwell and Chenango Valley areas. Numerous roads, bridges and homes were severely damaged. Deep ponding of water occurred below underpasses.
June 2006	Flood	Binghamton	$5,000,000	no account filed
July 2017	Flash Flood	Binghamton	$165,000	Heavy rainfall closed several roads in the Binghamton area due to high water collecting within several underpasses and other poor drainage areas. Interstate 81 was down to a single lane due to flooding.
June 2016	Flood	Binghamton	$50,000	One to two inches of thunderstorm rainfall caused typical urban flooding in several locations around the Triple Cities, including the railroad underpasses in the City of Binghamton, the Vestal Parkway, and downtown Endicott.
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$50,000	no account filed
April 2010	Lightning	Binghamton	$35,000	Lightning hit a tree, and then a storage shed at the Binghamton Mobile Estates. The flames spread to two mobile homes, and both sustained serious damage. One home was deemed unsafe to live in.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$20,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Binghamton, Hillcrest, Chenango Bridge, and Port Crane.
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$12,500	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a house. The second floor porch was destroyed. There were other downed trees and wires in the area.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$10,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down multiple trees and wires in the Binghamton metro area.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$10,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires.
November 2006	Flash Flood	Binghamton	$10,000	Three feet of water on Vestal Avenue in Binghamton.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$8,000	Numerous trees and wires were blown in the Town and City of Binghamton.
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees onto a house and garage. Both structures were damaged.
March 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree and wires on Eldredge Street and Emmett Street.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees on a road.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a pole and wires on Clinton Street.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees on Highland Avenue.
October 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down wires on Sunset Drive.
June 2020	Lightning	Binghamton	$5,000	A lightning strike from a thunderstorm caused a tree to catch on fire.
August 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down trees.
August 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$5,000	A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over a tree which fell on a house on Clifton Blvd.
May 2015	Flash Flood	Binghamton	$5,000	There was extensive street, parking lot and underpass flooding in the City of Binghamton.
September 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$5,000	Several trees were uprooted on Front Street.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$5,000	Poles and wires were blown down on Colfax Street.
September 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$5,000	Scattered trees down in the Binghamton area.
May 2004	Lightning	Binghamton	$5,000	Lightning struck the roof of the Bates Troy Laundry and Cleaners on 151 Laurel Avenue. The lightning started a fire that was extinguished within 20 minutes. There was damage to the electrical and telephone systems, and minor water damage.
August 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$5,000	no account filed
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$5,000	no account filed
August 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$5,000	no account filed
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$2,500	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on Glen Avenue. Damage to property was also reported.
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$2,500	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees.
July 2025	Flash Flood	Binghamton	$2,000	Flooding was reported in both directions on Route 7. All lanes were blocked.
August 2009	Flash Flood	Binghamton	$2,000	The underpass was flooded at Court Street and Alice Street.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$2,000	Trees were blown down in Binghamton and Vestal.
July 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds uprooted a large tree.
May 2004	Lightning	Binghamton	$2,000	Lightning hit a house at 3855 Brady Hill Road in the Town of Binghamton. The only damage that occurred was a short to the house's alarm system.
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$1,500	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a porch.
February 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$1,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on Edwards Road.
August 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$1,000	A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over a tree near the intersection of Clinton Street and Front Street.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$1,000	A thunderstorm moved into the area Monday afternoon and quickly became severe. The thunderstorm knocked a tree over on Grand Boulevard in Vestal.
April 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$1,000	Several trees were blown down in the city.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$1,000	Trees were blown down.
October 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	$1,000	Several trees were blown down. Trees were also down in Endicott and Port Crane.
July 2025	Hail	Binghamton	-	Estimated half dollar hail via social media photo.
May 2011	Flash Flood	Binghamton	-	Numerous roads were flooded in Binghamton, especially near underpasses, low spots and poor drainage areas. Route 11 was closed due to flooding in Kirkwood.
March 2008	Flash Flood	Binghamton	-	Flooding occurred along Upper Court Street in the city of Binghamton.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	-	Trees were blown down.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	-	Several trees were blown down.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	-	Trees and wires were blown down county-wide.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	-	Several trees were blown down.
November 2006	Flood	Binghamton	-	Heavy rainfall caused minor flooding on the Susquehanna River at Washington Street in Binghamton. The river reached its flood stage of 14 feet at 10:52 pm on the 17th and crested at 14.7 feet at 12:30 am on the 18th.
November 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	-	Tree fell and snapped two utility poles on Howard Avenue on the east side of Binghamton. 15 electric customers were affected. Also 50 other customer in Whitney Point and Greene (in Chenango County) had power interruptions.
April 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	-	Billboard blown down into a car.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	-	Thunderstorm winds knocked a concrete pineapple off of a building facade.
September 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Binghamton	-	Wires down. Also reported in Port Dickinson.
July 2025	Hail	Binghamton	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Broome County

Maps showing this location

10 surveys

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.

1904 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:62500 - 9 printings
1935 USGS Binghamton West quadrangle1:24000
1942 USGS Binghamton West quadrangle1:31680 - 2 printings
1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
1961 USGS Binghamton West quadrangle1:24000
1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
1968 USGS Binghamton West quadrangle1:24000 - 3 printings
1985 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:100000 - 2 printings

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Trinity Memorial Church	0.5 miles	1998
Alfred Dunk House	0.8 miles	1985
New York State Inebriate Asylum	0.9 miles	1996
Sheltered Workshop for the Disabled Building	1.2 miles	2024
Phelps Mansion	1.2 miles	1973
Railroad Terminal Historic District	1.3 miles	1986

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 100008388 in Record Group 79.
Broome County	All 66 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.