Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1889.
“Ocean Parkway is a boulevard in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, it was built between 1874 and 1876.”
Wikipedia article Ocean Parkway (Brooklyn), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 207 National Register listings published here for Kings County · listed in 1983 · category: Structure.
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 106 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 1,933 fires within 5 miles of Ocean Parkway between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,053 acres in total. 112 started naturally. 175 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 | 1375 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 175 |
| Natural | 112 |
| Smoking | 96 |
| Debris and open burning | 63 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 46 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Fireworks | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Gateway National Recreation Area | PLUMB2 |
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2014 | Smoking | 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 Ocean Parkway: 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Smith Steel/ Brooklyn, N.Y. | Iron | Unknown | ||
| N L Industries/ Brooklyn. N.Y. | Lead | Unknown | ||
| Roosevelt Metal/ Brooklyn, N.Y. | Lead | Unknown |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Jewish Center of Kings Highway | 0.5 miles | 2010 |
 | Hubbard House | 0.8 miles | 2000 |
 | Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush | 0.8 miles | 2009 |
 | Magen David Synagogue | 0.9 miles | 2004 |
 | Wyckoff-Bennett Homestead | 1.0 miles | 1974 |
 | US Post Office-Parkville Station | 1.0 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83001697 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Kings County | All 207 listed properties in this county. |
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