Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1900.
“Whig Hill is a historic home located near Plainville, Onondaga County, New York. The main house was built in 1833, and is a five-bay, Greek Revival-style brick dwelling with a nearly flat roof.”
Wikipedia article Whig Hill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 178 National Register listings published here for Onondaga County · listed in 1975 · 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 92 fires within 5 miles of Whig Hill and Dependencies between 2001 and 2020, burning about 83 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 9 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 | 50 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 13 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Plainville, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainville | $20,000 | Trees blown down and several roofs damaged. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainville | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires along West Genesee Road. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainville | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainville | $2,000 | A pole and large branches were downed on Plainville Road between Sprague and Gates Roads. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainville | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a large tree in Sunset Campgrounds. The tree fell between two campsites, barely missing the two RVs parked on the campsites. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainville | $1,000 | Multiple large branches were blown down. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainville | $1,000 | Trees and telephone poles down |
| August 2025 | Hail | Plainville | - | Estimated golf ball size hail near Lysander via social media. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Plainville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Crego, Mrs.. I.L., House | 4.0 miles | 2007 |
 | Oswego-Oneida Streets Historic District | 4.9 miles | 1982 |
 | Baldwinsville Village Hall | 5.0 miles | 1997 |
 | Jordan Village Historic District | 6.8 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 75001217 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Onondaga County | All 178 listed properties in this county. |
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