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One of 338 National Register listings published here for Suffolk County · listed in 2013 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1903.
One of 338 National Register listings published here for Suffolk County · listed in 2013 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of William Corwith House between 2000 and 2019, burning about 37 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 8 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 | 60 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 August 2009 | 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 2 workings within 5 miles of William Corwith House: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digate Concrete Products | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Digate Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bridgehampton, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 1995 and 2019: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridgehampton | $2,000 | Large trees down with time estimated by radar. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Bridgehampton | - | A car became stuck in water on Montauk Highway in Sagaponak. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridgehampton | - | Thunderstorms moving across eastern Suffolk County generated winds sufficient to down numerous and large tree limbs. Some power lines were in turn brought down by the limbs. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church | 0.2 miles | 2017 |
![]() | Beebe Windmill | 0.3 miles | 1978 |
![]() | Nathaniel Rogers House | 0.3 miles | 2005 |
| Corwith-Jones Farmhouse | 1.3 miles | 2025 | |
![]() | Sagaponack Historic District | 1.7 miles | 2000 |
![]() | Thomas Strong House | 2.8 miles | 2005 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 13000463 in Record Group 79. |
| Suffolk County | All 338 listed properties in this county. |