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One of 601 National Register listings published here for New York County · listed in 2025 · category: Building.
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: Building.
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 2,118 fires within 5 miles of Corsi Houses between 1995 and 2020, burning about 578 acres in total. 120 started naturally. 116 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 | 1436 |
| Smoking | 144 |
| Natural | 120 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 116 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 84 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 75 |
| Debris and open burning | 67 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 62 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 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 2005 | Smoking | 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 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Corsi Houses: 14 occurrences, 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Garnet, Beryllium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102nd St & 4th Ave Garnet Deposit | Garnet, Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| 155th St & 10th Ave Garnet Deposit | Garnet, Zirconium | Occurrence | ||
| 176/178 Sts & 11th Ave Deposit | Titanium, Garnet, Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| 200th St & 10th Ave Kyanite Deposit | Kyanite | Occurrence | ||
| 64th St & 10th Ave Stilbite Deposit | Zeolites | Occurrence | ||
| 69th/70th Sts & 2nd Ave Deposit | Iron, Garnet, Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Heisenbuttles Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | 1897, 1908 | |
| Manhattan Island Occurrence | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| National Gypsum/ Bronx Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pge Occurrence | Palladium, Platinum | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Harlem Historic District | under 500 feet | 2019 | |
![]() | Harlem Courthouse | 0.3 miles | 1980 |
![]() | Elmendorf Reformed Church | 0.5 miles | 2010 |
| Harlem Savings Bank | 0.5 miles | 2003 | |
| Harlem African Burial Ground | 0.5 miles | 2018 | |
![]() | Mount Morris Bank | 0.6 miles | 1989 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100011889 in Record Group 79. |
| New York County | All 601 listed properties in this county. |