Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1899.
“Reuben Wright House is a historic home located at Westfield in Chautauqua County, New York. It is a two-story, eight-bay structure built primarily of brick.”
Wikipedia article Reuben Wright House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 50 National Register listings published here for Chautauqua County · listed in 1983 · 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 72 fires within 5 miles of Rueben Wright House between 2002 and 2020, burning about 32 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 19 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 | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 28 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Westfield, the town this property stands in, in 24 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 19 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 tornado. 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 2010 | Tornado (EF2) | Westfield | $5,000,000 | An NWS ground and aerial survey confirmed an EF2 tornado. |
| November 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Westfield | $350,000 | A NWS storm survey confirmed a tornado touched down. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfield | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfield | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfield | $18,000 | Thunderstorms with damaging winds, downpours and lightning moved onshore from Lake Erie resulting in damage over parts of extreme western Chautauqua County. The thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. The downed tree limbs damaged three cars in Westfield. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfield | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported trees down by thunderstorm winds along Route 20 in Westfield. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfield | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported a tree down on a house. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfield | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfield | $15,000 | no account filed |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfield | $12,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfield | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfield | $10,000 | Reports of trees down in Westfield were received from the general public. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfield | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfield | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfield | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfield | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Westfield | $8,000 | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfield | $7,000 | Thunderstorms with damaging winds, downpours and lightning moved onshore from Lake Erie resulting in damage over parts of extreme western Chautauqua County. The thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. The downed tree limbs damaged three cars in Westfield. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Westfield | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfield | $2,000 | Trees fell and took down power lines. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfield | $2,000 | Multiple trees and wires were reported down. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfield | $500 | A tree was downed on Union Street. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfield | $500 | A large tree was downed across Academy Street. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Westfield | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Reuben Gridley Wright Farm Complex | 0.3 miles | 1983 |
 | East Main Street Historic District | 0.6 miles | 1983 |
 | Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Freight Depot | 0.8 miles | 1983 |
 | Fay-Usborne Mill | 0.9 miles | 1983 |
 | York-Skinner House | 0.9 miles | 1983 |
 | Hall, Frank A., House | 1.0 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83001660 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Chautauqua County | All 50 listed properties in this county. |
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