Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1903.
“Jacob Brown Mansion is a historic home located at Brownville in Jefferson County, New York. It is a two-story limestone structure built from 1811 to 1815.”
Wikipedia article Gen. Jacob Brown Mansion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 144 National Register listings published here for Jefferson County · listed in 1980 · 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 358 fires within 5 miles of Gen. Jacob Brown Mansion between 2000 and 2020, burning about 217 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 83 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 | 183 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 83 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Smoking | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | 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 |
| 7 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 30 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Gen. Jacob Brown Mansion: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Fargville Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Limerick Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brownville, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 4 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 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brownville | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported trees down. |
| August 2012 | Flash Flood | Brownville | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brownville | $10,000 | A trained spotter reported trees down by thunderstorm winds. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brownville | $2,000 | Trees and wires downed in the Town of Brownville. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brownville | - | Trees and wires downed in The Town of Brownville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul's Church | under 500 feet | 1996 | |
| Arthur Walrath House | 0.2 miles | 1980 | |
 | William Archer House | 0.2 miles | 1980 |
| Brownville Hotel | 0.2 miles | 1980 | |
| Vogt House | 0.3 miles | 1980 | |
 | Conklin Farm | 1.4 miles | 1989 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80002624 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Jefferson County | All 144 listed properties in this county. |
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