Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.
“The Elmira Heights Village Hall, located in Elmira Heights, New York, was built in 1896. It was designed by local architects Pierce & Bickford.”
Wikipedia article Elmira Heights Village Hall, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 47 National Register listings published here for Chemung 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 97 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 496 fires within 5 miles of Elmira Heights Village Hall between 1993 and 2020, burning about 463 acres in total. 33 started naturally. 78 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 | 78 |
| Smoking | 73 |
| Debris and open burning | 47 |
| Natural | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
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 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 Elmira Heights Village Hall: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.Murphy No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Horseheads Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Horsheads Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlawn Cemtery and Woodlawn National Cemetery | 1.4 miles | 2004 | |
 | John W. Jones House | 1.5 miles | 2003 |
 | Pentacostal Holy Temple Church of Jesus Christ | 1.7 miles | 1998 |
 | Fire Station No. 4 | 1.9 miles | 1988 |
 | Near Westside Historic District | 2.2 miles | 1983 |
 | Elmira College Old Campus | 2.2 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82003349 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Chemung County | All 47 listed properties in this county. |
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