Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1891.
“John Stevens House is a historic home located at Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York. It was built between 1849 and 1851 and is a five-by-three-bay, substantial frame farmhouse.”
Wikipedia article John Stevens House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 250 National Register listings published here for Westchester County · listed in 1972 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 104 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 1,749 fires within 5 miles of John Stevens House between 2000 and 2020, burning about 674 acres in total. 113 started naturally. 111 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 | 1220 |
| Natural | 113 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 111 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 99 |
| Smoking | 98 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 46 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Other causes | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
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 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of John Stevens House: 1 past producer, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Gold, Nickel, Silver, Tellurium, Selenium, Palladium, Platinum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Laurel Hill Refinery | Copper, Gold, Nickel, Silver, Tellurium, Selenium, Palladium, Platinum | Plant | ||
| Star Sand and Gravel Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mount Vernon, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 1993: 1 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 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mount Vernon | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Trinity Episcopal Church Complex | 0.1 miles | 1998 |
 | US Post Office-Mount Vernon | 0.5 miles | 1989 |
 | St. Paul's Church National Historic Site | 0.9 miles | 1966 |
 | First United Methodist Church | 1.0 miles | 2000 |
 | Edgewood House | 1.0 miles | 1986 |
 | Pelhamdale | 1.1 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 72000919 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Westchester County | All 250 listed properties in this county. |
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