Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1902.
“The Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane is a former state hospital in Willard, New York, United States, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 40 National Register listings published here for Seneca 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 68 fires within 5 miles of Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane between 2000 and 2020, burning about 43 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 12 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 | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 21 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 12 September 2008 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 August 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane: 1 producer, 1 plant, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zirconium, Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrie Chapman No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Hansen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Transelco/ Dresden, N.Y. | Zirconium | Plant |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Willard, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 2011: 1 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 2011 | Hail | Willard | - | Also, winds were estimated at 60 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | David and Mary Kinne Farmstead | 2.0 miles | 2007 |
| Jones, Hannah and George W. House | 2.8 miles | 2020 | |
 | Seneca County Courthouse Complex at Ovid | 2.9 miles | 1976 |
 | Edith B. Ford Memorial Library | 2.9 miles | 2018 |
 | Aaron Wilson House | 3.3 miles | 2001 |
 | Lodi Methodist Church | 5.4 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 75001229 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Seneca County | All 40 listed properties in this county. |
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