Rome Residential Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2025. 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 2025 · category: District.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. Roughly bounded by West Cedar St, North James St, West Liberty St and North Madison St, Rome, 13440
When was it listed? January 2025
Category. district
City. Rome city
National Register reference number. 100011346 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

262 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 262 fires within 5 miles of Rome Residential Historic District between 2000 and 2019, burning about 201 acres in total. 17 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	159
Arson/incendiarism	44
Smoking	28
Natural	17
Debris and open burning	7
Misuse of fire by a minor	4
Power generation/transmission/distribution	2
Equipment and vehicle use	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
8 September 2004	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
6 September 2000	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
5 September 2001	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
5 September 2001	Smoking	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
4 September 2005	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
4 September 2005	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
25 September 2008	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
21 September 2004	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

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Rome Residential Historic District: 6 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Craig Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Hanicker Brothers Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Hanicker Brothers Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
No. 5 Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Sullivan Sand & Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Sullivan Sand & Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Oneida County

Storms near this property

60 of 83 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rome, the town this property stands in, in 83 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 44 thunderstorm wind, 25 hail, 7 flash flood, 5 lightning. The reports record 2 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
August 2002	Lightning	Rome	1 hurt, $10,000	Lightning struck an electrical pole. It is believed that the the lightning caused a surge of electricity through the lines into a house and mobile home nearby. The strike threw a woman inside her house across her living room. A horse was killed outside of the house. Many coy fish died in a pond also located nearby. The house had many hot spots and charred bottom sills but no fire was started. The lightning also took down several trees on the property. At another location on Route 49 lightning struck a tree. The tree fell taking electric wires with it.
June 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	1 hurt, $5,000	Severe thunderstorms moved across parts of eastern New York on the afternoon of the 26th ahead of a cold front. Trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds in Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Oneida, Otsego, and Schoharie Counties. Hardest hit were Greene in Chenango County and Westford in Otsego County were many trees were uprooted or broken off. A 31-year-old man was killed near Smithville Flats when a tree fell on him while walking across a field. In Oneida County an 82-year-old woman was severely injured when a tree branch fell on her head. (M31O)
July 2024	Tornado (EF2)	Rome	$3,500,000	Severe thunderstorms carried through the area with scattered damage during mid afternoon of July 16 2024. Strong rotation in one of the storms caused a high-end EF2 tornado to touch down between the Erie Canal and Muck Road in Oneida County New York. The tornado passed directly through Rome with heavy damage and estimated maximum wind speeds to 135 mph, before lifting just past Griffiss International Airport. Two churches sustained significant damage to their roofs and steeples. Two\|large brick buildings sustained major damage or removal of roofs, with complete collapses of some walls. Cascading bricks next to these buildings crushed multiple vehicles. A vehicle was also flipped in a parking lot, one recreational vehicle was pushed over; another was forced from the side of a house out into a driveway, colliding with a parked car. Hundreds of large trees were snapped or uprooted, with resultant damage to adjoining properties. There was significant loss of roofs or roofing material from multiple residences, as well as blown out garage doors or windows. Some yards and even exterior walls were impaled by missiles in the form of branches or other objects. A B-52 on display near a park was shifted off its base but remained upright and undamaged.
May 2000	Hail	Rome	$500,000	Extensive hail damage to cars was reported at a car dealership. Additionally, 25 skylights were smashed at Staley Junior High School and there was extensive damage to a greenhouse as well as to other buildings. A unit of Wright Park Manor sustained significant roof damage from hail causing the evacuation of 19 people.
September 2011	Flash Flood	Rome	$30,000	Street flooding of Erie Boulevard was flooded and there was 6 inches of water over 3rd street in Rome.
September 2010	Flash Flood	Rome	$30,000	Water covered many roads in Rome. East Erie Blvd. was flooded by 6 to 12 inches of water, and underpasses along the road were flooded. The Walmart parking lot was also flooded.
June 2014	Flash Flood	Rome	$25,000	Water several inches deep was rushing down a few roads in the City of Rome.
May 2011	Flash Flood	Rome	$25,000	Heavy rain caused flash flooding, especially in the Rome and Oriskany areas. There were reports of water running across roads in the northern sections of Rome and at Griffiths Air Force Base, with water depths over one foot. Numerous roads were also flooded in Oriskany, with water and debris flowing over Airport Road, and a mudslide across Valley Road. Route 69 was closed due to flooding. A cooperative weather observer measured 2.60 inches of rain in a 2.5 hour period at Delta Lake.
November 2006	Flash Flood	Rome	$25,000	Numerous roads, bridges and homes were flooded by heavy rainfall. Many creeks and streams overflowed their banks.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$20,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires including in Rome, Holland Patent, Westmoreland, and Hinckley. In Westmoreland, a tree uprooted falling through the roof of a house. The owners were home in a different part of the house at the time the tree fell. They were not injured. The house was a total loss.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$20,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$20,000	A thunderstorm reached severe levels across central and eastern sections of the county. Numerous trees and wires were blown over in and around Rome. Further east, more trees came down in the town of Oriskany.
April 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$15,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees and wires in Rome. A metal roof covering was peeled back on an Embargo Street structure. A downed limb caused minor damage to a business office on Thomas Street.
April 2011	Flash Flood	Rome	$15,000	Roads were closed in Rome.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$10,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees and wires across roads and homes around Rome.
October 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$10,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires. Wires were also on fire near a trailer park.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$10,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down multiple trees and wires in the city of Rome.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$10,000	A thunderstorm moved into the area Saturday afternoon and quickly became severe. The thunderstorm knocked many trees over and caused power outages in the city of Rome.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$10,000	Numerous trees were blown down.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$10,000	A confirmed 60-70 MPH microburst went through the city of Rome. It caused some branches to blow down and uproot a few trees.
August 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and wires.
September 2003	Lightning	Rome	$10,000	Lightning struck the tower of the St Mary's of the Assumption church on West Liberty Street. This damaged the electric bell system in the tower.
August 2007	Hail	Rome	$10,000	no account filed
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$8,000	Garbage dumpster was flipped over by high winds. Several trees were blown down, including one large tree.
April 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$7,000	no account filed
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees and wires.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees.
February 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$5,000	A thunderstorm moved over the area and produced severe wind damage. This thunderstorm forced 4 trees to be knocked over on Liberty street.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$5,000	A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm resulted in a tree being knocked over which landed on a house.
September 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$5,000	Trees down countywide.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$5,000	no account filed
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$3,000	A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked trees over.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$3,000	Dumpsters were overturned.
May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$3,000	Tree branches were knocked down and a tin roof was blown off housing.
May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$3,000	Tree branches and debris covered the ground. A home under construction had tin roofing blown off. Also, half to three-quarter inch hail covered the ground.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$3,000	Wires were knocked down across town.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds caused power outages.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$2,000	Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$2,000	A few trees were blown down.
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$2,000	Numerous trees down in and around Rome from strong thunderstorm winds.
August 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$1,000	A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm resulted in a tree being knocked over.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$1,000	Trees and wires were blown down.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$1,000	Trees and wires were blown down.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$1,000	Trees and wires were blown down in North Rome.
May 2004	Lightning	Rome	$1,000	Lightning struck a home on Sleepy Hollow Road. The strike knocked out some of the appliances and created light smoke in the garage.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$1,000	A large tree limb came down on a parked car breaking the front windshield. Winds were estimated at between 40 and 50 miles an hour. Wires were also reported down in the county by the power company Niagara Mohawk. 200 customers were affected in Oneida and Herkimer Counties.
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	$500	no account filed
August 2014	Hail	Rome	-	Hail was accompanied by strong gusty winds and heavy rain.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	-	Pine tree was broken and was leaning against a house.
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	-	Trained spotter reported estimated wind speeds of 60 mph.
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	-	Trained spotter reported a measured gust of 54 knots.
September 2013	Hail	Rome	-	Spotter also estimated 50 MPH wind associated with the storm.
September 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	-	Numerous branches were blown down, some 3 to 4 inches in diameter.
July 2012	Hail	Rome	-	Hail lasted for six minutes. Also, the spotter estimated a wind gust of 60 mph.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	-	Also, 0.57 inches of rain fell in 15 minutes.
January 2010	Flash Flood	Rome	-	Numerous roads were flooded near Rome. Route 365 between Rome and Floyd was covered by about 8 inches of water over a small section.
June 2008	Hail	Rome	-	Penny size hail was also reported.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Rome	-	Trees were blown down in Rome, Verona and Lowell.
June 2001	Lightning	Rome	-	Newspaper reports indicate a garage on Westbrook Drive was struck by lightning. The lightning then travelled through the garage to a nearby dog house, killing the dog inside.

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 middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, 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 Rome quadrangle1:24000
1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:24000 - 4 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
Jervis Public Library	0.3 miles	1982
First Methodist Episcopal Church of Rome	0.4 miles	2010
Mills House	0.4 miles	1997
Rome Elks Lodge No. 96	0.6 miles	2013
Gansevoort-Bellamy Historic District	0.7 miles	1975
Zion Church	0.7 miles	1997

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 100011346 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.