Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1889.
“Knickerbocker Field Club is a historic tennis association located in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, New York. It was founded in 1889, and continues to operate to this day.”
Wikipedia article Knickerbocker Field Club, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 207 National Register listings published here for Kings County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 106 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2,233 fires within 5 miles of Knickerbocker Field Club between 1992 and 2020, burning about 715 acres in total. 128 started naturally. 203 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 | 1570 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 203 |
| Natural | 128 |
| Smoking | 121 |
| Debris and open burning | 80 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 53 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 31 |
| Fireworks | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2014 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Knickerbocker Field Club: 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Smith Steel/ Brooklyn, N.Y. | Iron | Unknown | ||
| N L Industries/ Brooklyn. N.Y. | Lead | Unknown | ||
| Roosevelt Metal/ Brooklyn, N.Y. | Lead | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Prospect Park South Historic District | 0.2 miles | 1983 |
 | Beverley Road Subway Station (BRT pre-Dual System) | 0.2 miles | 2004 |
 | Church of the Holy Innocents | 0.2 miles | 2005 |
 | Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church Complex | 0.3 miles | 1983 |
 | Albemarle-Kenmore Terraces Historic District | 0.3 miles | 1983 |
 | Loew's Kings Theatre | 0.3 miles | 2012 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82001180 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Kings County | All 207 listed properties in this county. |
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