Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1903.
“Irwin Brothers Store is a historic commercial building located at Stone Mills in Jefferson County, New York. It was built in phases between 1823 and approximately 1850.”
Wikipedia article Irwin Brothers Store, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 144 National Register listings published here for Jefferson 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 96 fires within 5 miles of Irwin Brothers Store between 2000 and 2020, burning about 75 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 17 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 | 49 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 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 2 workings within 5 miles of Irwin Brothers Store: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dead Creek Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | 1943 | |
| Depaulville Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stone Mills, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 3 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 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stone Mills | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stone Mills | $1,000 | Three trees were downed over a road. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stone Mills | $500 | Tree downed on Dog Hill Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Horr House | under 500 feet | 1996 | |
| Stone Mills Union Church | 0.2 miles | 1976 | |
| Carter Street Schoolhouse No. 21 | 1.2 miles | 1996 | |
| Tracy Farm | 3.0 miles | 1997 | |
| John N. Rottiers Farm | 3.6 miles | 1996 | |
| Buttermilk Flat Schoolhouse No. 22 | 4.4 miles | 1996 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83001681 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Jefferson County | All 144 listed properties in this county. |
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