Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1900.
“The Mud House is a historic home located at Penfield in Monroe County, New York. It is a 24-by-38-foot rectangular earthen building with gable roof.”
Wikipedia article Mud House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 233 National Register listings published here for Monroe County · listed in 1978 · 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 657 fires within 5 miles of Mud House between 2000 and 2020, burning about 430 acres in total. 60 started naturally. 72 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 | 341 |
| Smoking | 102 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 72 |
| Natural | 60 |
| Debris and open burning | 42 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
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 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2016 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2016 | Smoking | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Mud House: 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penfield Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mendon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mendon Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Pittsford Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Redman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Redman Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Penfield, the town this property stands in, in 19 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2007 | Lightning | Penfield | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Penfield | $100,000 | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Penfield | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | East Penfield | $35,000 | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Penfield | $15,000 | A falling tree caused damage to the corner of a house in Penfield. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Penfield | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Penfield | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Penfield | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Penfield | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Penfield | $8,000 | no account filed |
| October 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Penfield | $2,000 | Trees and wires downed. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Penfield | $2,000 | Trees and wires were downed. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Penfield | $1,500 | Tree on top of power lines at the intersection of Baird and Wheelock roads. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Penfield | $1,000 | Reports of trees snapped and branches downed in Penfield. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Penfield | $1,000 | Powerlines downed. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Penfield | - | Several traffic lights blown down along Panorama Trail. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Penfield | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Penfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Penfield | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Harvey Whalen House | 0.7 miles | 1994 |
 | Hipp-Kennedy House | 0.8 miles | 1994 |
 | Horace and Grace Bush House | 0.9 miles | 1994 |
| Penfield Road Historic District | 0.9 miles | 2005 | |
 | Samuel Rich House | 1.5 miles | 1987 |
| James H. and Sarah Johnson House | 1.5 miles | 2022 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78001862 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Monroe County | All 233 listed properties in this county. |
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