Built in 1732. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. 14 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
One of 266 National Register listings published here for Dutchess County · listed in 1972 · category: Building · built in 1732.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 100 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 463 fires within 5 miles of Van Wyck-Wharton House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 704 acres in total. 46 started naturally. 73 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 | 201 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 73 |
| Smoking | 54 |
| Natural | 46 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Van Wyck-Wharton House: 30 past producers, 6 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalmers Fahnestock Uranium Claims | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Hustis Quarry | Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Limestone Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Probably Borrow Pit of Limestone Or Unconsolidated Material | Stone, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Probably Serpentine Marble Rock Quarry No. Hk-022 | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Marble | |
| Graphite Mine No. Hk-019 | Graphite | Past Producer | Graphite | |
| Graphite Mine No. Hk-019 | Graphite | Past Producer | ||
| Serpentine Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Serpentine Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Serpentine Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fishkill, the town this property stands in, in 27 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 18 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash 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 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fishkill | $100,000 | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Fishkill | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fishkill | $13,000 | no account filed |
| September 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Fishkill | $10,000 | A cold front spawned a line of heavy showers across eastern New York during the early morning hours of September 28. A cell broke loose from the line and became a super cell that spawned a tornado of F0-f! intensity across Fishkill, Dutchess County. The length was a little over a mile and the width varied greatly between 25 and 100 yards. Most of the damage was to trees, but some wires were blown down and a transformer blew up. Flying debris shattered a window in a home. No injuries were reported with this tornado. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fishkill | $10,000 | On the evening of May 9, a single cell thunderstorm became severe as it moved over Dutchess county. Wind gusts from the storm knocked large tree limbs and power lines down in the village of Fishkill. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fishkill | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees in the Fishkill area late on the 28th of August. Lightning was responsible for damage to a porch in Binghamton and for starting a fire which caused serious damage to a vacant house in Freehold. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Fishkill | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fishkill | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fishkill | $4,000 | An isolated severe thunderstorm, which developed well ahead of a cold front downed trees and wires in Fishkill. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fishkill | $4,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Fishkill | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fishkill | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Fishkill | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Fishkill | - | Tree and wires were downed on Palen Road near Hararigan Road resulting in a blocked road. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Fishkill | - | A tree was downed on the Taconic State Parkway blocking the right northbound lane. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Fishkill | - | Emergency dispatch reported trees down. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fishkill | - | Wires were reported down on Route 9 in Fishkill as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2011 | Hail | East Fishkill | - | Golf ball size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in East Fishkill. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Fishkill | - | Trees were reported down in East Fishkill due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2008 | Hail | East Fishkill | - | Nickel size hail was reported in East Fishkill. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Fishkill | - | Trees were reported down in East Fishkill due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Fishkill | - | L Street closed due to flooding. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Fishkill | - | Trees were blown down. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Fishkill | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Fishkill | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Fishkill | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | East Fishkill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Fishkill Village District | 1.0 miles | 1973 |
| Zion Pilgrim Methodist Episcopal Church Site | 2.5 miles | 2014 | |
 | Stony Kill Farm | 2.9 miles | 1980 |
 | Mt. Beacon Fire Observation Tower | 3.9 miles | 2009 |
 | Beacon Engine Company No. 1 Firehouse | 4.0 miles | 2004 |
 | Mount Beacon Incline Railway and Power House | 4.1 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 72000828 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Dutchess County | All 266 listed properties in this county. |
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