Built in 1828 (Federal architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.
“John Losee House is a historic home located at Watertown, Jefferson County, New York. The house was built about 1828, and is a two-story, five-bay, Federal style limestone dwelling.”
Wikipedia article John Losee House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 144 National Register listings published here for Jefferson County · listed in 2014 · category: Building · built in 1828, Federal architecture.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 308 fires within 5 miles of John Losee House between 2000 and 2020, burning about 236 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 69 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 | 140 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 69 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Smoking | 26 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of John Losee House: 8 past producers, 4 producers. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Center Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Anthony Marzano Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Bolle Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brookside Drive Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Brookside Drive Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gifford Street Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gifford Street Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| John Vespo Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| John Vespo Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Marzand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Watertown, the town this property stands in, in 45 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 37 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2014 | Flood | Watertown | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $40,000 | no account filed |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $35,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $20,000 | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Flash Flood | Watertown | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree in the City of Watertown. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $15,000 | no account filed |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $12,000 | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Watertown | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees down by thunderstorm winds across Monroe Avenue. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $10,000 | Officials reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $8,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $7,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $5,000 | Several trees down on wires along route 3 in Watertown. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Watertown | $5,000 | Several trees down on wires along route 3 going out of Watertown. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $5,000 | Thunderstorms ahead of a cold front produced damaging winds which downed trees and power lines. In Sinclairville, one man was injured when a falling tree pinned him in his automobile. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Watertown | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Watertown | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $2,000 | Trees and wires downed in the City of Watertown. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $2,000 | Power lines and pole downed on Sherman Street. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $1,500 | Tree and wires downed at Franklin and Hamilton St. |
| January 1998 | Flash Flood | Watertown | $1,000 | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Flash Flood | Watertown | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $500 | Tree downed at Main and Mill Street. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | $500 | Large tree downed on Keyes Ave and Clay Street. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Watertown | $500 | Tree downed across County Road 160. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | - | Tree downed onto a house on Academy Street. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watertown | - | Law enforcement reported a power pole downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Watertown | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Watertown | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel F. Ballard House | 2.7 miles | 2022 | |
| Abingdon and New Abingdon Apartments | 3.7 miles | 2018 | |
 | Emma Flower Taylor Mansion | 3.7 miles | 2002 |
 | Saint Paul's Episcopal Church | 3.8 miles | 1997 |
 | Trinity Episcopal Church and Parish House | 3.8 miles | 2000 |
 | Watertown Masonic Temple | 3.8 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 14000004 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Jefferson County | All 144 listed properties in this county. |
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