Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1902.
“River View House is a historic home located at Cornwall in Orange County, New York. It was built between 1850 and 1860 and is a two-story, five bay frame dwelling.”
Wikipedia article River View House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 187 National Register listings published here for Orange 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 92 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 527 fires within 5 miles of River View House between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,214 acres in total. 43 started naturally. 42 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 | 329 |
| Natural | 43 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 36 |
| Smoking | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.8 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of River View House: 18 past producers, 4 occurrences, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Iron, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bog Meadow Pond Deposit | Zirconium | Occurrence | ||
| Constitution Island Occurrence | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Serpentine Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Graphite Mine No. Hk-019 | Graphite | Past Producer | Graphite | |
| Graphite Mine No. Hk-019 | Graphite | Past Producer | ||
| Chateaugay Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1871 | |
| Clay Pit No. Hk-020 | Clay | Past Producer | Clay | |
| Clay Pit No. Hk-020 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pits No. Hk-018 | Clay | Past Producer | Clay | |
| Clay Pits No. Hk-018 | Clay | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Camp Olmsted | 0.2 miles | 1982 |
 | Storm King Highway | 0.3 miles | 1982 |
 | Lower Dock Hill Road Stone Arch Bridge | 0.3 miles | 2010 |
 | Union Chapel | 0.4 miles | 2012 |
 | Dock Hill Road Extension Stone Arch Bridge | 0.4 miles | 2010 |
 | Adams-Chadeayne-Taft Estate | 0.6 miles | 2013 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82001225 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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