Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1898.
“Peter Houseman House is a historic home located at Westerleigh, Staten Island, New York. It consists of two sections, one built about 1730 and the second about 1760.”
Wikipedia article Peter Houseman House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 63 National Register listings published here for Richmond 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 88 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 2,167 fires within 5 miles of Peter Houseman House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,035 acres in total. 222 started naturally. 139 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 | 1558 |
| Natural | 222 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 139 |
| Smoking | 87 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 54 |
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Fireworks | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Other causes | 3 |
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 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Natural | 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 |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Peter Houseman House: 5 past producers, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Kaolin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Kaolin/ Elizabeth, N.J. | Kaolin | Unknown | ||
| Cooper & Hewitt Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Iron Oxide Crppigments/Elizabeth | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| New Dorp Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Seneca Coal/ Elizabeth, N.J. | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Tyson Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Tyson's Mine & 2 Additional Mines | Iron | Past Producer | Residual |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Immanuel Union Church | 0.4 miles | 2018 |
 | Scott-Edwards House | 1.1 miles | 1983 |
 | Temple Emanu-El | 1.1 miles | 2007 |
 | Gardiner-Tyler House | 1.3 miles | 1984 |
| West Brighton Plaza | 1.6 miles | 2024 | |
| Reformed Church on Staten Island | 1.6 miles | 2005 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82001261 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Richmond County | All 63 listed properties in this county. |
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