Built in 1837 (Greek Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1924.
“Aiken House was a historic house located at 6805 Poverty Hill Road in Ellicottville, Cattaraugus County, New York.”
Wikipedia article John J. Aiken House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 39 National Register listings published here for Cattaraugus County · listed in 2013 · category: Building · built in 1837, Greek Revival architecture.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of John J. Aiken House between 1995 and 2020, burning about 62 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 May 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 22 May 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ellicottville, the town this property stands in, in 27 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 18 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 heavy snow. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2001 | Hail | Ellicottville | $45,000 | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Heavy Snow | Ellicottville | $35,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellicottville | $15,000 | Law Enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds on Route 242. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellicottville | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds in Ellicottville. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellicottville | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Ellicottville | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellicottville | $12,000 | Trees and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellicottville | $12,000 | Trees and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Ellicottville | $12,000 | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellicottville | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellicottville | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellicottville | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported numerous trees and wires down. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellicottville | $10,000 | Trees and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Ellicottville | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellicottville | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Ellicottville | $10,000 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellicottville | $5,000 | Multiple reports of trees downed in Ellicottville. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Ellicottville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellicottville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellicottville | $3,000 | Route 242 was closed due to downed powerlines. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellicottville | $2,000 | Trees and wires downed. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellicottville | $2,000 | Trees and wires were downed. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellicottville | $2,000 | Multiple trees were reported down. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellicottville | $2,000 | Trees were reported down. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellicottville | $500 | Tree downed due to thunderstorms winds. |
| September 2022 | Flash Flood | Ellicottville | - | Flooding closed northbound Route 219 at Clark Road. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Ellicottville | - | Route 219 flooded and closed in front of the Dollar General. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ellicottville Historic District | 1.6 miles | 1991 |
 | Ellicottville Town Hall | 1.8 miles | 1973 |
 | Jefferson Street Cemetery | 2.0 miles | 2012 |
 | Bryant Hill Cemetery | 3.9 miles | 2003 |
 | US Post Office-Little Valley | 7.1 miles | 1989 |
| Cattaraugus County Memorial and Historical Building | 7.1 miles | 2025 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 13000025 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cattaraugus County | All 39 listed properties in this county. |
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