First Church of Christ, Scientist

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2023. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.

From the record

One of 90 National Register listings published here for Oneida County · listed in 2023 · 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. 1608 Genesee St., Utica, 13502
When was it listed? April 2023
Category. building
City. Utica city
National Register reference number. 100008877 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

421 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 421 fires within 5 miles of First Church of Christ, Scientist between 2000 and 2020, burning about 255 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 44 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	218
Smoking	55
Debris and open burning	50
Arson/incendiarism	44
Natural	27
Misuse of fire by a minor	14
Recreation and ceremony	6
Equipment and vehicle use	4
Power generation/transmission/distribution	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 2016	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	N/A
6 September 2000	Smoking	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
5 September 2008	Natural	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
5 September 2000	Smoking	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
3 September 2000	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
26 September 2007	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
25 September 2011	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
23 September 2007	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named

Every fire recorded in Oneida 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 First Church of Christ, Scientist: 6 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Semiprecious Gemstone, Clay. 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
Ace of Diamonds Mine	Semiprecious Gemstone	Producer	1967
Unnamed Brick Clay Deposit	Clay	Past Producer
Davis Opening	Iron	Past Producer
Wells Opening	Iron	Past Producer
Burrows Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unnamed Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
West Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Whitesboro Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Woods Road Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Oneida County

Storms near this property

53 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Utica, the town this property stands in, in 53 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 20 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 10 flash flood, 4 flood. The reports record 5 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 1997	Lightning	Utica	5 hurt, $5,000	A slow moving band of thunderstorms again developed over central and southern Oneida county on this afternoon. The storms produced vivid cloud to ground lightning and locally heavy downpours. Five young boys were burned, one seriously, when lightning struck a metal dugout in which the youths were sitting during a little league baseball contest. The dugout itself also sustained significant damage as a large utility pole, which was also struck by lightning, toppled onto it.
September 2011	Flash Flood	Utica	$3,000,000	The Saquoit creek at the intersection of Sunnyside and Brookline drives exceeded its banks and caused flooding along Brookline drive and across the Bridge on Genesee street on the Utica-New Hartford line.
October 2019	Flash Flood	Utica	$100,000	Major urban flooding occurred throughout the City of Utica. Numerous water assists and rescues helped motorists escape the flooding.
August 2011	Flash Flood	Utica	$75,000	Flash flooding occurred in the city of Utica along the Sauquoit Creek.
August 2019	Flash Flood	Utica	$50,000	Several streets and basements were flooded. The Arterial Highway around Utica was completely inundated. Cars were stranded and some people needed evacuation assistance from their vehicles.
October 2014	Flash Flood	Utica	$50,000	Significant urban flooding was reported in the Utica metropolitan area. Estimates suggest that up to three feet of water was flowing across city roads.
October 2006	Flood	Utica	$50,000	Wet antecedent conditions and more heavy rain over a three day period led to major flooding on the Mohawk River at Utica. The Mohawk River at Utica crested at 407 feet above mean sea level which is 4 feet above flood stage. Heavy rain fell on the 17th of October as low pressure moved north from the Ohio Valley to the Great Lakes and an occluded front moved across upstate New York. On the 19th and 20th, another round of heavy rain fell as a cold front become quasi-stationary across the northeast and a surface wave developed on the front near New York City. Two day rain totals were 3 to 4 inches with the heaviest rain over the Upper Mohawk Basin. Several roads were closed from the flooding.
June 2002	Flash Flood	Utica	$50,000	Heavy thunderstorm rains again caused street and basement flooding. One to three inches of rain fell in less than two hours. The day before also had flooding after two rounds of thunderstorms dropped heavy rain. This day more than 100 homes had water in their basements. Street flooding was widespread. Water on the streets was as deep as two feet. Some streets were closed. Cars were disabled in the high water. 500 customers lost power.
August 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Utica	$50,000	no account filed
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Utica	$20,000	Trees were blown down. Structural damage was also reported.
November 2006	Flash Flood	Utica	$20,000	Significant flash flooding county wide, especially in Utica where urban flooding was particularly serious.\|
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Utica	$20,000	50 foot maple tree blew down onto a house. Another house had bricks fall off the side of it. The bricks broke the windows of the house next to it. A large portion of the roof of a business on Oriskany Street West was peeled off. In New Hartford, wires and a traffic light fell. A 30 foot radio antenna and dish on the top of a building in Utica blew over.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Utica	$10,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down multiple power lines.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Utica	$10,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down multiple trees and wires.
July 2013	Flash Flood	Utica	$10,000	Significant road flooding was occurring in Utica along Genessee Street, Oswego Street, Noyes Street, Sunset Street and State Route 12.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Utica	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees onto wires and roads across the city.
October 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Utica	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree on a fence.
September 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Utica	$5,000	Numerous trees were blown down in North Utica.
July 2006	Flash Flood	Utica	$5,000	Heavy rains from thunderstorms caused flooding across the county. Many roads were closed when the water depth made them impassable.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Utica	$2,000	Numerous trees and wires were blown down.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Utica	$2,000	Numerous trees and wires were blown down.
July 2006	Tornado (F0)	Utica	$2,000	A weak tornado touched down about 4 miles north of Utica at 3:30 pm. The tornado snapped or uprooted several trees in a field near Morris Road in Marcy Township. The damage pattern with this tornado indicated a rotational wind pattern, as the majority of trees fell with a northwesterly wind. However, a few of the trees fell with a westerly or southeasterly wind. A nearby witness described strong, swirling winds with rain falling into her house through her window on one side of her house during the onset of the storm, and through a window on the other side of her house toward the end of the storm. Estimated wind speeds with this F0 tornado were about 60 mph.
November 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Utica	$2,000	Trees down.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Utica	$1,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down wires on Ney Avenue.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Utica	$1,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked a tree down onto wires.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Utica	$1,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto wires.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Utica	$1,000	Strong thunderstorm winds damaged windows on the upper floors of the NY state office building in downtown Utica.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Utica	$1,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a pole.
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Utica	$1,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a roadway.
August 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Utica	$1,000	A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm resulted in a tree being knocked over.
June 2021	Hail	Utica	-	A strong thunderstorm produced 1 inch hail.
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Utica	-	Trees was blown down by thunderstorm winds.
June 2008	Hail	Utica	-	Penny size hail was also reported.
October 2006	Flood	Utica	-	A low pressure system moved northeast out of the Ohio Valley and intensified as it moved across western New York on the 28th. 2 to 5 inches of rain fell across the area, resulting in minor flooding of the Mohawk River at Utica. The river reached it's flood stage of 403 feet above mean sea level at about 1 am on October 30th, then slowly fell through the day.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Utica	-	60 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
August 2001	Lightning	Utica	-	Lightning struck a house at 783 Lansing Street, igniting a fire that caused extensive damage to the structure.
May 2000	Flash Flood	Utica	-	Widespread flooding was reported from heavy rain in thunderstorms with North Genesee Street particularly hard hit. Several bridges were also closed in the area.
June 2000	Flood	Utica	-	Heavy thunderstorm rains caused significant ponding of water at Lincoln and Sunset Avenues.
September 2000	Flood	Utica	-	Rain from thunderstorm caused street flooding on Memorial Parkway and Lincoln Avenue.
August 2021	Hail	Utica	-	no account filed
June 2016	Hail	Utica	-	no account filed
June 2016	Hail	Utica	-	no account filed
June 2013	Hail	Utica	-	no account filed
July 2012	Hail	Utica	-	no account filed
May 2010	Hail	Utica	-	no account filed
July 2009	Hail	Utica	-	no account filed
June 2008	Hail	Utica	-	no account filed
July 2008	Hail	Utica	-	no account filed
June 2007	Hail	Utica	-	no account filed
August 2007	Hail	Utica	-	no account filed
August 2007	Hail	Utica	-	no account filed
August 2006	Hail	Utica	-	no account filed
May 2000	Hail	Utica	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Oneida County

Maps showing this location

11 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.

1895 USGS Oriskany quadrangle1:62500
1898 USGS Oriskany quadrangle1:62500 - 10 printings
1947 USGS Rome quadrangle1:62500 - 3 printings
1949 USGS Utica West quadrangle1:24000
1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
1955 USGS Utica West quadrangle1:24000 - 2 printings
1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000 - 3 printings
1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
1985 USGS Utica 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
First Presbyterian Church	0.1 miles	1988
Olbiston Flats	0.3 miles	2022
Millar-Wheeler House	0.5 miles	2000
Uptown Theatre	0.6 miles	2020
Fountain Elms	0.7 miles	1972
Utica Public Library	0.8 miles	1982

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 100008877 in Record Group 79.
Oneida County	All 90 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.