Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1906.
“The Yelverton Inn and Store is a group of four historical buildings in Chester, New York, United States. Located on NY 94 where the highway turns from Main to Academy Street,.”
Wikipedia article Yelverton Inn and Store, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 187 National Register listings published here for Orange 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 492 fires within 5 miles of Yelverton Inn and Store between 1995 and 2020, burning about 352 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 75 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 | 226 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 75 |
| Debris and open burning | 68 |
| Smoking | 58 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 6 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2009 | 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 13 workings within 5 miles of Yelverton Inn and Store: 8 past producers, 4 producers, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goshen Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Goshen Quarry and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Bull Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Bull Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Magnetite | |
| Clove Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Ranier Hill Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Blooming Grove Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Chester Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Chester Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Chester Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chester, the town this property stands in, in 16 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 lightning. 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chester | $15,000 | Tree through deck, landed on pool and car on High Street. |
| September 2023 | Lightning | Chester | $15,000 | Light started a house fire in Chester NY. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chester | $12,000 | Trees reported down on a house in Chester. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chester | $10,000 | Tree down on home on Cromwell Road in Chester NY. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chester | $10,000 | Trees were reported down around town. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chester | $6,000 | Half a dozen trees across highway 17W in Chester. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chester | $5,000 | Roof damage to a vacant school on 3 Maple Avenue in Chester. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chester | $4,000 | Wires down on Lake View Drive and trees and wires down on Black Meadow Road and Pine Hill Road. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chester | $3,000 | Tree on wires in Chester. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chester | $1,000 | Tree down and road closed on NY 17 eastbound west of exit 126. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Chester | - | Major flooding on NY 17 near exit 125, roads closed. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Chester | - | The basement of a home at 19 Conklingtown Road in Chester was reported flooded. Radar estimated rainfall amounts in the area were greater than 3 inches over the previous hour. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Chester | - | The basement of a home at 2 Moffatt Lane in Chester was reported flooded. Radar estimated rainfall amounts in the area were greater than 3 inches over the previous hour. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chester | - | Tree and large branches down. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Chester | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Chester | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | First Presbyterian Church of Chester | under 500 feet | 1998 |
 | Fury Brook Farm | 2.1 miles | 2004 |
| Sugar Loaf Historic District | 2.6 miles | 2024 | |
| George T. Wisner House | 3.4 miles | 2005 | |
 | Everett-Bradner House | 3.4 miles | 2004 |
 | Church Park Historic District (Boundary Increase) | 3.7 miles | 2004 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80002733 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Orange County | All 187 listed properties in this county. |
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