Benton-Sherwood House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2026. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1903.

From the record

One of 31 National Register listings published here for Cortland County · listed in 2026 · 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.
Still standing. The Park Service records this property as extant.
Address. 79 Central A venue, Cortland, 13045
When was it listed? February 2026
Category. building
City. Cortland city
National Register reference number. 100012671 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

133 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Benton-Sherwood House between 2000 and 2020, burning about 104 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 9 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	67
Debris and open burning	17
Smoking	15
Natural	10
Arson/incendiarism	9
Equipment and vehicle use	6
Misuse of fire by a minor	5
Recreation and ceremony	2
Railroad operations and maintenance	1
Power generation/transmission/distribution	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 2014	Natural	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
6 September 2005	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
5 September 2007	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
4 September 2007	Natural	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
26 September 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	NA
17 September 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	N/A
1 September 2012	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
1 September 2005	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named

Every fire recorded in Cortland 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 Benton-Sherwood House: 6 producers, 1 past producer. 6 still produce. 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
Compagni Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Homer Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Homer Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Mc Connels Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Mcconnell Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Polkville Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Polkville Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Cortland County

Storms near this property

60 of 78 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cortland, the town this property stands in, in 78 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 51 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 9 flash flood, 8 flood. The reports record 4 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 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	4 hurt, $5,000	A tree fell on an occupied car.
September 2010	Flash Flood	South Cortland	$370,000	Many roads in the county were closed due to flooding. A large section of Route 11 was closed between Polkville and Marathon. Trout Brook over-topped a bridge where it crossed Route 11, and many roads in the Village of McGraw, including Route 41, were closed.
March 2011	Flash Flood	Cortland	$75,000	Over a dozen roads were reported flooded in the greater Cortland area with one road having over two feet of water flowing over it. A flash flood was also reported north of Cortland near Preble where northbound Interstate 81 was closed due to flooding at Exit Thirteen.
October 2021	Flash Flood	Cortland	$50,000	Widespread flooding of roads led to many closures in Cortland.
April 2026	Flood	Cortland	$25,000	Excessive rainfall created a significant rise and subsequent flooding along the Tioughnioga River near Cortland, NY. The streamgage crested at 10.37 feet during the afternoon of April 1st. The river exceeded the Moderate flood stage which is 10 feet. The main road between Cortland and Marathon was flooded and closed for hours.
December 2020	Flood	Cortland	$25,000	The Tioughnioga River at Cortland exceeded Moderate flood stage and crested at 11.57 feet on December 25th.
November 2006	Flash Flood	Cortland	$25,000	Roads flooded throughout the county.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$15,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a building which fell through the roof, resulting in significant damage to the structure.
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$15,000	Severe thunderstorms toppled numerous trees in Cortland between 2:30 and 2:40 pm EDT.
May 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$13,000	no account filed
October 2021	Flash Flood	Cortland	$10,000	Roads were shut down with high water between the intersection of Locust and Clinton.
October 2021	Flood	Cortland	$10,000	Moderate flooding occurred on the Tioughnioga River at Cortland. The river crested at 10.84 feet at Noon on October 27th. Flood stage at this location is 8 feet. At 10 feet, some flooding begins to affect roads and basements in the Village of Marathon and the Yaman Park area of Cortland.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$10,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires on Chestnut Street.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$10,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down multiple trees in the Cortland area.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$10,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a few trees in several locations in the Cortland area.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$10,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down several trees in multiple locations, some involving wires.
March 2007	Flood	Cortland	$10,000	Minor flooding occurred on the Tioughnioga River at Cortland from the early morning hours of March 15th to the evening of the 16th. The river at Cortland crested at 9.9 feet which is 1.9 feet over the flood stage of 8 feet. Over an inch of rain combining with snowmelt caused the minor flooding.
March 2007	Flood	Cortland	$10,000	Minor flooding occurred on the Tioughnioga River at Cortland from the evening of March 26th to the late evening of the 29th. The river at Cortland crested at 9.5 feet which was 1.5 feet over the flood stage of 8 feet. Continued melting of the snowpack and a period of rainfall on the 24th and 25th led to the minor flooding.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$10,000	Trees and wires downed in the town of Cortlandville.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$10,000	Trees and wires down in Cortland Estates mobile home park. Also a tree down at the intersection of Route 13 and East Homer Avenue in the town of Homer. Trees were also downed in the town of Solon and Freetown.
March 2006	Flood	Cortland	$10,000	no account filed
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$10,000	no account filed
April 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$8,000	no account filed
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$6,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees including one that fell onto wires, knocking them down. Downed trees and wires were on Summit and W. Main Streets.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$6,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees including one that fell onto wires, knocking them down. Downed trees and wires were on Summit and W. Main Streets.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees and wires throughout Cortland.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees and wires along Route 81 Southbound from Cortland.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds blew a barn into the roadway.
May 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree, blocking a road.
October 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down multiple trees around Main Street and Evergreen.
October 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	South Cortland	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree and wires on Gallagher Road.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$5,000	A severe thunderstorm produced severe winds as it moved across the area. The thunderstorm resulted in trees being knocked over.
September 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$5,000	A few trees down in the city of Cortland.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$5,000	A short line of thunderstorms quickly intensified and became severe across western portions of the county during the mid morning hours. Large tree limbs were downed in the city of Cortland by strong winds along the leading edge of the squall line.
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$5,000	no account filed
August 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$5,000	no account filed
August 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$5,000	no account filed
August 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$5,000	no account filed
July 2006	Flash Flood	Cortland	$4,000	One to two feet of standing water occurred on many roads within the city of Cortland. Several roads were closed.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$3,000	Trees and wires were blown down in the city of Cortland.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$3,000	Three trees and some wires were knocked down in the city of Cortland.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$3,000	Trees and wires were blown down across northern portions of the county.
June 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$3,000	no account filed
April 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$2,500	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees in Cortland.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$2,500	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree and wires down onto a house.
March 2026	Flash Flood	Cortland	$2,000	Officials reported that Kellogg Road had to be closed due to high water.
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$2,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto wires.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$2,000	Trees were blown down.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$2,000	A couple of trees were blown down. Time was estimated from Doppler Radar.
July 2006	Flash Flood	Cortland	$2,000	Numerous road washouts occurred throughout the county.
July 2006	Flash Flood	Cortland	$2,000	Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused flash flooding. Pashley drive on the Cortland University campus was closed. Many other roads throughout the city had urban flooding, but were not closed.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and wires..
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$1,500	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a house on Kent Road.
September 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$1,000	A couple of trees were blown down in the city of Cortland.
June 2002	Lightning	Cortland	$1,000	Lightning struck the stop light at the intersection of North Main and West Main.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$500	Strong thunderstorms knocked down a tree.
April 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortland	$500	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree in a yard.
May 2013	Hail	Cortland	$500	Hail caused damage to a windshield.

Every storm recorded in Cortland County

Maps showing this location

8 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.

1903 USGS Cortland quadrangle1:62500 - 7 printings
1944 USGS Cortland quadrangle1:31680
1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
1955 USGS Cortland quadrangle1:24000 - 4 printings
1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000 - 4 printings
1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
1986 USGS Auburn 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
Cortland County Courthouse	0.1 miles	1974
First Presbyterian Church Complex	0.2 miles	2002
Unitarian Universalist Church	0.2 miles	1993
Cortland Free Library	0.2 miles	2008
Cortland Fire Headquarters	0.2 miles	1974
US Post Office-Cortland	0.3 miles	1988

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 100012671 in Record Group 79.
Cortland County	All 31 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.