Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1897.
“The Benjamin Moore Estate, also known as Chelsea, is a historic estate located within the village of Muttontown in Nassau County, New York, United States.”
Wikipedia article Benjamin Moore Estate, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 156 National Register listings published here for Nassau County · listed in 1979 · 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 373 fires within 5 miles of Benjamin Moore Estate between 1993 and 2020, burning about 180 acres in total. 44 started naturally. 34 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 | 192 |
| Natural | 44 |
| Smoking | 40 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2014 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Benjamin Moore Estate: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L I Tungsten Corp/ Glen Cove, N.Y. | Tungsten | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Muttontown, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Muttontown | $2,000 | Wires down on Northern boulevard near Route 107 in Brookville NY. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Muttontown | - | Wolver Hollow Road closed due to flooding in both directions near Piping Rock Road and Weatherlow Lane due to flooding. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Muttontown | - | A cold front moving across southeastern New York downed several trees and some power lines. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Planting Fields Arboretum | 1.9 miles | 1979 |
| Adam-Derby House | 2.0 miles | 1979 | |
 | First Presbyterian Church of Oyster Bay | 2.3 miles | 1976 |
 | Raynham Hall | 2.3 miles | 1974 |
 | Moore's Building | 2.3 miles | 1996 |
 | Christ Church | 2.4 miles | 2018 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79001596 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Nassau County | All 156 listed properties in this county. |
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