From the record
One of 601 National Register listings published here for New York County · listed in 2025 · category: District.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2025. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1891.
One of 601 National Register listings published here for New York County · listed in 2025 · category: District.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 104 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2,243 fires within 5 miles of Dominican Historic District between 2000 and 2020, burning about 667 acres in total. 120 started naturally. 122 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 | 1564 |
| Smoking | 150 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 131 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 122 |
| Natural | 120 |
| Debris and open burning | 61 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 52 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 28 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2004 | 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 13 workings within 5 miles of Dominican Historic District: 8 occurrences, 4 past producers, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Garnet, Palladium, Platinum, Titanium, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Laurel Hill Refinery | Copper, Gold, Nickel, Silver, Tellurium, Selenium, Palladium, Platinum | Plant | ||
| 102nd St & 4th Ave Garnet Deposit | Garnet, Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| 155th St & 10th Ave Garnet Deposit | Garnet, Zirconium | Occurrence | ||
| 159th St & 11th Ave Beryl Deposit | Beryllium | Occurrence | ||
| 176/178 Sts & 11th Ave Deposit | Titanium, Garnet, Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| 200th St & 10th Ave Kyanite Deposit | Kyanite | Occurrence | ||
| 85th/86th Sts, 9th/10th Aves Dep. | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Heisenbuttles Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | 1897, 1908 | |
| John S. Lane and Son's Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1897 | |
| National Gypsum/ Bronx Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | New York Public Library, Fort Washington Branch | under 500 feet | 2020 |
![]() | 181st Street Subway Station (IRT) | 0.1 miles | 2005 |
![]() | Fort Washington Presbyterian Church | 0.2 miles | 2010 |
| Holyrood Protestant Episcopal Church | 0.2 miles | 2020 | |
![]() | 181st Street Subway Station (IND) | 0.3 miles | 2005 |
![]() | Hudson View Gardens | 0.4 miles | 2016 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100011048 in Record Group 79. |
| New York County | All 601 listed properties in this county. |