Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1892.
“Stonihurst is a historic estate located at Highland Falls in Orange County, New York. It was built about 1845 and is a two-story clapboard structure on a brick foundation with Gothic style details.”
Wikipedia article Stonihurst, 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
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 371 fires within 5 miles of Stonihurst between 1998 and 2020, burning about 1,692 acres in total. 31 started naturally. 48 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 | 219 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 48 |
| Natural | 31 |
| Smoking | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 6 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Stonihurst: 17 past producers, 7 occurrences, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Sulfur, Sulfur. 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 | ||
| Canopus Mine | Iron, Titanium | Past Producer | 1912 | |
| Canopus Nelson Magnetite Mine | Iron, Titanium, Metal | Past Producer | 1912 | |
| Constitution Island Occurrence | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Cotton Rock Stilbite Deposit | Zeolites | Occurrence | ||
| Kinnaird Graphite Property Deposit | Graphite | Occurrence | ||
| Phillips Mine | Molybdenum, Uranium | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Phillips Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite, Iron, Uranium | Past Producer | 1865, 1880 | |
| Phillips Mine-Camp Smith Area | Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Nickel, Silver, Uranium | Past Producer | 1866 | |
| Phillips Sulfide, Magnetite Mine | Iron, Uranium, Copper, Gold, Nickel, Silver, Sulfur | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Highland Falls, the town this property stands in, in 18 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 11 flash flood, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2000 | Flash Flood | Highland Falls | $500,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Falls | $6,000 | Large tree fell onto a house on Cedar Lane. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Falls | $5,000 | Numerous reports of trees and wires down around town...including trees down at the intersection of 9W and State Route 293 and 9W and State Route 218. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Falls | $3,000 | Trees were reported down in Highland Falls, including along Route 9W and Route 118. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Falls | $2,000 | Wires down on Walnut Avenue. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Falls | $1,000 | Wires were reported down in the southbound lane of US Route 9W near Highland Falls. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Highland Falls | - | Multiple people trapped in RVs at the Highland Falls RV Park. Flooding is ongoing and Fire Department is responding. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Highland Falls | - | Route 9W is washed out in both directions. Boulders blocking the roadway between Fort Montgomery and Highland Falls. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Highland Falls | - | Significant flooding ongoing on main Street. Multiple cars have flowing water up to the tops of them. Swift water rescues ongoing. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Highland Falls | - | Two people trapped in vehicle submerged in flood waters on Eagle Valley Road. Fire Department Responding. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Highland Falls | - | Spotter video shows Route 9W at 218 Junction flooded and impassible. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Highland Falls | - | Two persons trapped in vehicle in flood waters. Fire Department responding. |
| August 2010 | Heavy Rain | Highland Falls | - | A car traveling on Route 9W in Highland Falls hydroplaned from the heavy rain, spun off the road, hit a rock and then hit the guard rail. A passenger in the back seat, who was pregnant, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at Cornwall Hospital. Two other passengers also sustained minor injuries. A Cocorahs observer in Cold Spring, 4 miles NE of the accident in Putnam County, reported 5.29 inches of total rainfall. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Highland Falls | - | All lanes were closed northbound and southbound on NY 218 between Cornwall-on-Hudson and West Point due to flooding. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Highland Falls | - | Route 218 was closed in both directions between West Point Academy and the Cornwall line due to flooding. A National Weather Service Cooperative Observer reported a storm total rainfall amount of 2.00 inches in West Point. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Highland Falls | - | State Highway 218 was closed in both directions between Cornwall and West Point due to flooding. |
| October 2005 | Flash Flood | Highland Falls | - | no account filed |
| September 2003 | Heavy Rain | Highland Falls | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cragston Dependencies | 0.3 miles | 1982 | |
 | Pine Terrace | 0.6 miles | 1982 |
 | St. Mark's Baptist Church | 0.7 miles | 2004 |
 | Squirrels, The | 0.8 miles | 1982 |
 | Parry House | 0.9 miles | 1982 |
 | House at 37 Center Street | 0.9 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82001228 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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