Built in 1886. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1891.
“Tuxedo Park is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. Its population was 645 at the 2020 census.”
Wikipedia article Tuxedo Park, New York, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 187 National Register listings published here for Orange County · listed in 1980 · category: District · built in 1886.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 230 fires within 5 miles of Tuxedo Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,548 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 19 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 | 145 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Tuxedo Park: 24 past producers, 4 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Peat, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Run Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sterling Peat | Peat | Past Producer | Peat | |
| Alice Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Augusta Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Bering Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Bering/Morehead Mines | Iron | Past Producer | Magnetite | |
| Brennan Deposit | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Crawford and Steele Mines | Iron | Past Producer | 1792 | |
| Crossway Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1793 | |
| Hope Mountain | Iron | Past Producer | 1776, 1868 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tuxedo Park, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 2004 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 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 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuxedo Park | $1,500 | A tree was reported down in Tuxedo Park near the intersection of Mountain Farm and West Lake Roads. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuxedo Park | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on Ridge Road. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuxedo Park | - | Public reports thunderstorm wind damage. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Tuxedo Park | - | Tuxedo park golf club house and surrounding property took on water from rising water levels of nearby lake. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Tuxedo Park | - | Village Road was closed at Highway 17 in Tuxedo Park due to flash flooding. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Tuxedo Park | - | Route 17 in Tuxedo Park was closed due to flooding. |
| March 2011 | Flood | Tuxedo Park | - | The East Village Bridge was closed in Tuxedo Park due to the high flow of the Ramapo River. High water levels caused flooding on the bridge which was closed to traffic and inhibited access into and out of certain parts of town.||The river gauge on the Ramapo River at Ramapo, which is downstream of the aforementioned location, crested at 10.7 feet at 8:45 am on March 7. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuxedo Park | - | A large tree limb was downed, which partially blocked a road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Tuxedo Park Railroad Station | 1.0 miles | 2000 |
 | Southfield Furnace Ruin | 3.7 miles | 1973 |
 | Sterling Mountain Fire Observation Tower and Observer's Cabin | 3.9 miles | 2006 |
 | Boulders, The | 5.7 miles | 2001 |
 | Checkerboard Inn | 6.9 miles | 2006 |
 | Arden | 8.0 miles | 1966 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80002740 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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