Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1891.
“Ever Rest is the home and studio of Jasper F. Cropsey, a painter in the Hudson River School.”
Wikipedia article Ever Rest, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 250 National Register listings published here for Westchester County · listed in 1973 · 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 107 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 566 fires within 5 miles of Jasper F. Cropsey House and Studio between 2000 and 2020, burning about 507 acres in total. 48 started naturally. 67 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 | 335 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 67 |
| Natural | 48 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 36 |
| Smoking | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Other causes | 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 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Jasper F. Cropsey House and Studio: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Molybdenum, Rhenium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dobbs Ferry Plant | Molybdenum, Rhenium, Tungsten, Tantalum | Producer | ||
| Hickory Lane Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1890 | |
| Sparkill Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Sparkill Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Taverniere & Johnson | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1897, 1908 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hastings-on-Hudson, the town this property stands in, in 14 storm reports between 2010 and 2021: 10 flash flood, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings On Hudson | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on Ogden Avenue in White Plains. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Hastings On Hudson | - | Widespread road closure along the Bronx River Parkway in Greenville due to flooding. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Hastings On Hudson | - | All lanes were closed on the Bronx River Parkway between the Sprain Brook Parkway in Bronxville and Exit 22 in White Plains due to flooding. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Hastings On Hudson | - | Heavy rain caused flooding resulting in 2 lanes being blocked at Exit 21 on the Bronx River Parkway near Route 119 in Hartsdale, NY. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Hastings On Hudson | - | All lanes blocked southbound between exits 15 and 4 on the Bronx River Parkway southbound due to flooding in Scarsdale. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Hastings On Hudson | - | All lanes closed in both directions on the Bronx River Parkway in White Plains at Exit 21 (Main Street). |
| April 2018 | Flash Flood | Hastings On Hudson | - | Flooding closed both lanes of the Bronx River Parkway at Exit 21 and NY119/Main Street in White Plains. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Hastings On Hudson | - | The Bronx River Parkway was closed due to flooding in White Plains between Greenacres Avenue and Tarrytown Road. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Hastings On Hudson | - | The Bronx River Parkway was closed southbound between the Westchester County Center and Chatterton Avenue in White Plains. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Hastings On Hudson | - | The Bronx River Pkwy. was closed between the Sprain Brook Pkwy. in Yonkers and Exit 21, Main St. in White Plains, in both directions due to flooding. Additionally, the Saw Mill River Pkwy. was closed between exit 27 Marble Ave. and exit 29 Manville Rd. in Pleasantville due to flooding. |
| April 2014 | Flood | Hastings On Hudson | - | In White Plains, the Bronx River Parkway was closed in both directions from Walworth Crossing to Chatterton Ave. due to flooding. |
| May 2014 | Flood | Hastings On Hudson | - | The southbound Bronx River Pkwy. was closed between Route 100/119 and the Sprain Brook Pkwy. due to flooding. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Hastings On Hudson | - | The Bronx River Pkwy. was closed between Chatterton Ave. and Exit 21 in White Plains due to flooding. |
| March 2010 | Flood | Hastings On Hudson | - | The Bronx River Pkwy. was closed in both directions between Chatterton Ave. and Main St. in White Plains due to flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | John W. Draper House | 0.2 miles | 1975 |
 | Hastings Prototype House | 0.8 miles | 1991 |
| Hyatt-Livingston House | 1.1 miles | 1972 | |
 | Spanish American War Monument to the 71st Infantry Regiment | 1.1 miles | 2011 |
 | W. B. Thompson Mansion | 1.4 miles | 1982 |
 | Estherwood and Carriage House | 1.5 miles | 1979 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 73001287 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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