Built in 1840 (Greek Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1898.
“5910 Amboy Road is a historic house located at Prince's Bay, Staten Island, New York. It was built about 1840 in the Greek Revival style.”
Wikipedia article 5910 Amboy Road, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 63 National Register listings published here for Richmond County · listed in 1982 · category: Building · built in 1840, Greek Revival architecture.
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 1,229 fires within 5 miles of House at 5910 Amboy Road between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,224 acres in total. 98 started naturally. 121 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 | 900 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 121 |
| Natural | 98 |
| Smoking | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 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 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 145 acres | Gateway National Recreation Area | GREAT KILLS BLOWUP |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of House at 5910 Amboy Road: 3 plants, 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sulfur, Copper, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Asarco Refinery/ Perth Amboy, N.J. | Copper, Silver | Plant | ||
| (Facility) Chevron Refinery/ Perth Amboy, N.J. | Sulfur | Plant | ||
| Engelhard Minerals & Chem/ Carteret | Platinum | Plant | ||
| Mainstreet Clay Mine | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Seguine House | 0.7 miles | 1980 |
 | Woodrow Methodist Church | 1.2 miles | 1982 |
| Messiah Lutheran Church | 1.8 miles | 2025 | |
| Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. Farmhouse | 2.5 miles | 2020 | |
| St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church | 2.6 miles | 2025 | |
 | St. Alban's Episcopal Church | 2.6 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82001263 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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