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One of 283 National Register listings published here for Erie County · listed in 2016 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1894.
One of 283 National Register listings published here for Erie County · listed in 2016 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 66 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 1,093 fires within 5 miles of Depew High School between 2000 and 2020, burning about 403 acres in total. 184 started naturally. 140 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 | 625 |
| Natural | 184 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 140 |
| Smoking | 75 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
| 7 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Depew High School: 4 unknowns, 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Crushed Stone Quarry & Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Williams Gold Refin./ Buffalo, N.Y. | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Eastern Limestone Operation | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Federal Crushed Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bethlehem Steel/ Lackawana, N.Y. | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Hanna Furnace Corp/ Buffalo, N.Y. | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Republic Steel/ Buffalo, N.Y. | Iron | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Depew, the town this property stands in, in 18 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 3 hail, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1999 | Heavy Snow | Depew | $100,000 | no account filed |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Depew | $50,000 | Tree fell onto a house on Ransom Rd. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Depew | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Depew | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Flash Flood | Depew | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Depew | $30,000 | Ham radio operators reported numerous large trees snapped and uprooted in Depew. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Depew | $20,000 | Siding torn off a building and signs down at Walden Rd and Transit Rd. |
| December 2013 | Flood | Depew | $20,000 | Cayuga Creek at Lancaster crested 8.14 feet at 19:30 EST on 12/21/2013. Flood Stage is 8 feet. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Depew | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked over a large tree onto a house in Depew. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Depew | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Depew | $15,000 | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Flood | Depew | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Depew | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Lightning | Depew | $9,000 | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Flood | Depew | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Depew | $500 | A tree was downed in Lancaster. |
| June 2025 | Heavy Rain | Depew | - | Rainfall amount reported was 1.10 inches. |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | Depew | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Teresa's Roman Catholic Church Complex | under 500 feet | 2016 | |
![]() | Shea's Seneca Building | 0.4 miles | 2017 |
| South Side Bank of Buffalo | 0.5 miles | 2021 | |
| St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church Complex | 0.5 miles | 2017 | |
![]() | Cazenovia Park-South Park System | 1.2 miles | 1982 |
| Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church Complex | 2.1 miles | 2015 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 16000593 in Record Group 79. |
| Erie County | All 283 listed properties in this county. |