Built in 1844 (Greek Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1897.
“Bacon-Harding Farm is a historic home and farm located at Gaines in Orleans County, New York. It is a 200-year-old farm still owned by the same family.”
Wikipedia article Bacon-Harding Farm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 30 National Register listings published here for Orleans County · listed in 2013 · category: District · built in 1844, 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 148 fires within 5 miles of Bacon-Harding Farm between 2001 and 2020, burning about 111 acres in total. 11 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 | 62 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 44 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 30 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Bacon-Harding Farm: 3 producers. All of them 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit No 5 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit No 6 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Huckell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gaines, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 1999 and 2022: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1999 | Heavy Snow | Gaines | $100,000 | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Gaines | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Gaines | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gaines | $1,000 | A power pole was snapped with wires down. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gaines | $500 | A tree was reported down. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gaines | $500 | A tree was reported down and blocking Ridge Road. |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childs Historic District | 0.8 miles | 2025 | |
 | Cobblestone Historic District | 0.9 miles | 1993 |
 | Tousley-Church House | 1.5 miles | 2002 |
 | North Main-Bank Streets Historic District | 1.5 miles | 1994 |
 | Orleans County Courthouse Historic District | 1.9 miles | 1979 |
| Gaines District No. 2 Cobblestone Schoolhouse | 2.1 miles | 2017 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 13000041 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Orleans County | All 30 listed properties in this county. |
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