Built in 1878 (Queen Anne style). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1897.
One of 156 National Register listings published here for Nassau County · listed in 1979 · category: Building · built in 1878, Queen Anne style, by William Appleton Potter, R. H. Robertson.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 250 fires within 5 miles of Adam-Derby House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 126 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 28 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 | 111 |
| Smoking | 30 |
| Natural | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| 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 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 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 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 |
| 3 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Adam-Derby House: 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 Oyster Bay, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oyster Bay | $5,000 | Trees were reported down throughout town. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oyster Bay | $1,000 | Tree down on Mill River Road with cones put in place around tree. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Oyster Bay | - | Flash flooding of streets. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Oyster Bay | - | The Nassau County Office of Emergency Management reported flooding near Oyster Bay High School. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oyster Bay | - | Powerful airmass thunderstorms developed during the evening hours. Numerous trees and power lines were downed over Orange County. As the storms moved into northern Nassau County, violent winds downed more trees and power lines. At a festival in Oyster Bay a large tent, with about 70 people inside, was blown over. |
| December 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oyster Bay | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oyster Bay | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Raynham Hall | 0.4 miles | 1974 |
 | First Presbyterian Church of Oyster Bay | 0.4 miles | 1976 |
 | US Post Office-Oyster Bay | 0.5 miles | 1989 |
 | Christ Church | 0.5 miles | 2018 |
 | Moore's Building | 0.5 miles | 1996 |
| Oyster Bay Long Island Rail Road Turntable | 0.8 miles | 2005 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79001597 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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