Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1903.
“Earlville Opera House is a historic theater located in Earlville in Chenango County, New York. It was built in 1890 and occupies six of the eight units of the Douglass Block.”
Wikipedia article Earlville Opera House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 47 National Register listings published here for Chenango County · listed in 1973 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Earlville Opera House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 99 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 24 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 August 2005 | Natural | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 2 August 1993 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 13 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 July 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 July 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Earlville Opera House: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jewett Bed | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lebanon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Lebanon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Earlville Historic District | 0.1 miles | 1982 |
| Hazard Jr. Willcox Farm | 1.5 miles | 2019 | |
 | West Hill Cemetery | 3.2 miles | 2006 |
 | Smyrna Town Hall-Opera House | 3.8 miles | 2008 |
 | Smyrna Elementary School | 3.9 miles | 1996 |
 | Upperville Meeting House | 4.5 miles | 2002 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 73001169 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Chenango County | All 47 listed properties in this county. |
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