Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1892.
“Bush-Lyon Homestead is a historic home located at Port Chester, Westchester County, New York. It is a five-by-two-bay, frame residence faced in shingles and clapboards.”
Wikipedia article Bush-Lyon Homestead, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 250 National Register listings published here for Westchester 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 292 fires within 5 miles of Bush-Lyon Homestead between 2000 and 2020, burning about 219 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 22 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 | 165 |
| Smoking | 37 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| 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 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Bush-Lyon Homestead: 9 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Dimension, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christiano Oak Ridge Diorite Gneiss Rock Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | 1833 | |
| Christiano Hamilton Avenue Diorite Gneiss Rock Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | 1873 | |
| Ritch Diorite Gneiss Rock Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Unknown | |
| Voorhis Diorite Gneiss Rock Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Christiano Hamilton Avenue Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Chritiano Oak Ridge Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Lake Street Granite Mine | Granite | Producer | ||
| Lake Street Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| Ritch Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Voorhis Quarry | Granite | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Port Chester, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 1997 and 2011: 1 lightning, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Chester | $3,000 | A few trees were reported down in Port Chester. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Port Chester | - | Approximately 20 inches of standing water was reported on Fox Island Rd. in Port Chester. Basements of residences on Midland Ave. in Rye were also flooded with water. The ASOS at Westchester County Airport in White Plains recorded 1.39 inches of rain. |
| June 1997 | Lightning | Port Chester | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Life Savers Building | 0.6 miles | 1985 |
 | St. Peter's Episcopal Church | 0.7 miles | 2006 |
 | US Post Office-Port Chester | 0.7 miles | 1989 |
 | Capitol Theater | 0.8 miles | 1984 |
 | William E. Ward House | 0.9 miles | 1976 |
 | Putnam and Mellor Engine and Hose Company Firehouse | 1.0 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82003412 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Westchester County | All 250 listed properties in this county. |
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