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One of 266 National Register listings published here for Dutchess County · listed in 2014 · category: Site.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
One of 266 National Register listings published here for Dutchess County · listed in 2014 · category: Site.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 105 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Dover Stone Church between 1995 and 2020, burning about 689 acres in total. 9 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 | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | CART ROAD FIRE |
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | CART ROAD FIRE |
| 5 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 26 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Dover Stone Church: 15 past producers, 7 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Peat, Iron, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Limonite Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Limonite, Siderite | |
| Dover Limonite Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Wingdale Pit and Plant | Peat | Past Producer | Peat | |
| Dover Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Dover Mine/Foss Ore Bed | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Foss' Ore Bed | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Foss' Ore Bed White Iron Mine Dover Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1835 | |
| Dover Furnace Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dover Furnace Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dover Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dover Plains, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 2002: 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 2002 | Hail | Dover Plains | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Tabor-Wing House | 0.7 miles | 1982 |
![]() | Second Baptist Church of Dover | 0.9 miles | 2010 |
![]() | Nine Partners Meeting House and Cemetery | 5.5 miles | 1989 |
![]() | Thorne Memorial School | 6.0 miles | 1996 |
| Webutuck Agricultural Valley Historic District | 7.0 miles | 2024 | |
![]() | Oswego Meeting House and Friends' Cemetery | 7.4 miles | 1989 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 14000981 in Record Group 79. |
| Dutchess County | All 266 listed properties in this county. |