Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1903.
“Longue Vue Island is an island located in the Thousand Islands region on the Saint Lawrence River. The island is on the American side of the river, adjacent to the St.”
Wikipedia article Longue Vue Island, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 144 National Register listings published here for Jefferson County · listed in 1982 · 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 118 fires within 5 miles of Longue Vue Island between 2002 and 2020, burning about 78 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 16 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 | 73 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2007 | 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 5 workings within 5 miles of Longue Vue Island: 2 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Granite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Leopold and Co. Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | Unknown | |
| Fern Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Hunter Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| La Fargville Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wolfe Hole Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | 1945 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alexandria Bay, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria Bay | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria Bay | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria Bay | $10,000 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria Bay | $2,000 | Trees and wires downed in the Town of Alexandria. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria Bay | $1,000 | Tree downed across County Route 1. |
| June 2025 | Heavy Rain | Alexandria Bay | - | Rain fell between 1:00-1:45 am. Rainfall amount was 1.23 inches in this time. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Densmore Methodist Church of the Thousand Islands | 1.4 miles | 1988 | |
| Ingleside | 2.1 miles | 1980 | |
 | Church of Saint Lawrence | 2.4 miles | 1997 |
 | Holland Library | 2.5 miles | 2002 |
 | Cornwall Brothers' Store | 2.6 miles | 1975 |
| George C. Boldt Yacht House | 3.0 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82001176 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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