Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. 14 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1902.
“Westbrook, a large rambling house of many gables and tall chimneys on the South Shore of Long Island, lies on the west bank of the Connetquot River.”
Wikipedia article Westbrook, Suffolk County, New York, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 338 National Register listings published here for Suffolk County · listed in 1973 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 979 fires within 5 miles of Bayard Cutting Estate between 1992 and 2020, burning about 716 acres in total. 57 started naturally. 243 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 | 567 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 243 |
| Natural | 57 |
| Smoking | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge | NYWHR-FY20-WF-SAYVILLE 6 |
| 8 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge | NYWHR-FY20-WF-SAYVILLE 5 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Bayard Cutting Estate: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Shore Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Nassau Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Nassau Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Great River, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 2012 and 2019: 1 tornado, 1 hail, 1 flash flood, 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 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Great River | $100,000 | The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey in south central Suffolk County, New York. Based on this survey, the tornado touched down on Widgeon Court in Great River, and tracked north-northeast to where it lifted near the intersection of Ocean Avenue and Gary Way Road in Ronkonkoma.||The track went through Oakdale, Connequot River State Park, Bohemia County Park, and Bohemia in between touch down and lifting. The most significant damage occurred between 8th Street and Feuereisen Avenue in Bohemia around 2:11 PM EDT. Multiple trees were uprooted and thrown onto power lines. Several homes were damaged due to fallen trees in Oakdale and Bohemia. There were several eyewitness reports of the tornado moving north-northeast near the east bank of the Connequot River and in Bohemia as well. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Great River | $1,000 | A tree down blocking Craig Road near Connectquot Avenue. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | North Great River | - | An estimated two feet of standing water accumulated on Lagoon Place in East Islip while water was up to the mailboxes on Argosy St. in Islip Terrace. |
| July 2012 | Hail | North Great River | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Southside Sportsmens Clubhouse | 0.9 miles | 1973 |
 | Jacob Ockers House | 2.4 miles | 1992 |
 | Winganhauppauge | 2.4 miles | 2010 |
 | St. Johns Episcopal Church and Cemetery | 2.8 miles | 1994 |
 | Davis Field | 3.1 miles | 2008 |
 | Wereholme | 3.4 miles | 2007 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 73001271 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Suffolk County | All 338 listed properties in this county. |
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