Built in 1894 (Queen Anne style). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1903.
“The Warren Ferris House is a historic home located in Springfield Center, New York. It is a two and one-half story tall wood-framed building on a cut-stone foundation, in the Queen Anne style.”
Wikipedia article Warren Ferris House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 79 National Register listings published here for Otsego County · listed in 2016 · category: Building · built in 1894, Queen Anne style.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Warren Ferris House between 2003 and 2020, burning about 27 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 4 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 | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 June 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 14 June 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 May 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 18 May 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Warren Ferris House: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Springfield Center, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springfield Center | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a large tree onto a house, resuting in significant damage to the house. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springfield Center | - | A few trees were blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | St. Mary's Episcopal Church Complex | 0.3 miles | 2015 |
 | Springfield Center Elementary School | 0.5 miles | 2011 |
 | Hyde Hall | 2.4 miles | 1971 |
 | Hyde Hall Covered Bridge | 2.7 miles | 1998 |
 | East Springfield Union School | 3.5 miles | 1996 |
| Lemuel F. Vibber House | 4.8 miles | 2016 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 16000063 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Otsego County | All 79 listed properties in this county. |
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