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One of 250 National Register listings published here for Westchester County · listed in 2014 · category: District.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1892.
One of 250 National Register listings published here for Westchester County · listed in 2014 · category: District.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 708 fires within 5 miles of Irvington Historic District between 2000 and 2020, burning about 955 acres in total. 69 started naturally. 68 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 | 399 |
| Natural | 69 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 68 |
| Smoking | 57 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 50 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | 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 6 workings within 5 miles of Irvington Historic District: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Molybdenum, Rhenium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dobbs Ferry Plant | Molybdenum, Rhenium, Tungsten, Tantalum | Producer | ||
| Sparkill Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Sparkill Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ackerman's Limonite Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Limonite | |
| Ackerman's Limonite Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Ackerman's Limonite Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Irvington, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 1997 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irvington | $2,000 | On Broadway Road near Route 9, large tree limbs and branches down. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Irvington | - | Spotter report of 1 inch hail. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | East Irvington | - | East Sunnyside Lane was flooded and impassable in Irvington with water more than a foot deep in spots. Widespread flooding was also occurring elsewhere in the village. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Irvington | - | All lanes were closed in both directions due to flooding on US 9 in the vicinity of West Clinton Avenue in Irvington. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irvington | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Croton Aqueduct, Old | under 500 feet | 1974 |
![]() | Irvington Town Hall | under 500 feet | 1984 |
![]() | Church of St. Barnabas | 0.2 miles | 2000 |
![]() | McVickar House | 0.2 miles | 2004 |
![]() | Lord and Burnham Building | 0.2 miles | 1999 |
![]() | Villa Lewaro | 0.3 miles | 1976 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 13001095 in Record Group 79. |
| Westchester County | All 250 listed properties in this county. |