Built in 1880. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1897.
“The Christ Building is a historic commercial building located at 357-359 Sea Cliff Avenue in Sea Cliff, Nassau County, New York.”
Wikipedia article Christ Building (Sea Cliff, New York), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 156 National Register listings published here for Nassau County · listed in 2012 · category: Building · built in 1880.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 265 fires within 5 miles of Christ Building between 2000 and 2020, burning about 115 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 17 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 | 117 |
| Smoking | 50 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 27 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Christ Building: 3 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L I Tungsten Corp/ Glen Cove, N.Y. | Tungsten | Unknown | ||
| Mccormack Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Port Washington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Port Washington Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Port Washington Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sea Cliff, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 1997 and 2008: 3 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sea Cliff | $7,500 | Ten trees were reported down, at least one large one near the corner of Sea Cliff and Carpenter Avenues, were reported down in the Village of Sea Cliff. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sea Cliff | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sea Cliff | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Stephen Harding House | under 500 feet | 2011 |
| House at 290 Eighth Avenue | 0.1 miles | ||
 | House at 362 Sea Cliff Avenue | 0.1 miles | 1988 |
 | House at 176 Prospect Avenue | 0.2 miles | 1988 |
 | House at 137 Prospect Avenue | 0.2 miles | 1988 |
 | House at 285 Sea Cliff Avenue | 0.2 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 11001002 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Nassau County | All 156 listed properties in this county. |
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