Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1906.
“Paschal Miller House is a historic home located at Morristown in St. It is a rectangular frame structure with a hipped roof, built in 1838-1843 in the Greek Revival style.”
Wikipedia article Paschal Miller House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 83 National Register listings published here for St. Lawrence 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 42 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 68 fires within 5 miles of Paschal Miller House between 2000 and 2020, burning about 31 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 21 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 | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 August 2019 | 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 8 workings within 5 miles of Paschal Miller House: 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Flagstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Stout Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stouts Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Stouts Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Morristown, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 1994 and 2021: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Morristown | $100,000 | Widespread flooding with culverts damaged, basements flooded, and roads closed across Saint Lawrence County. |
| June 2005 | Lightning | Morristown | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morristown | $5,000 | Several trees and power lines down in Morristown. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morristown | $5,000 | A cold front moved southeast from Canada into northern New York during the late afternoon and evening hours of August 4th resulting in severe thunderstorms across parts of St. Lawrence County. Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees in Morristown with scattered reports of trees and powerlines down elsewhere in the county. Nickel-size hail was reported along the west shore of Tupper Lake. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morristown | $2,000 | Tree, branches and utility lines downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morristown | $2,000 | Tree down on utility lines caused by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morristown | - | Tree down on utility lines caused by thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Stocking House | under 500 feet | 1982 | |
 | Land Office | under 500 feet | 1982 |
 | Wright's Stone Store | 0.1 miles | 1982 |
 | Stone Windmill | 0.2 miles | 1982 |
 | United Methodist Church | 0.2 miles | 1982 |
 | Jacob Ford House | 0.2 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82004686 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| St. Lawrence County | All 83 listed properties in this county. |
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