Built in 1908. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1889.
“Forest-Norman Historic District is a national historic district in Ridgewood, Queens, New York. It includes 37 contributing buildings built between 1908 and 1910.”
Wikipedia article Forest-Norman Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 108 National Register listings published here for Queens County · listed in 1983 · category: District · built in 1908.
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 3,021 fires within 5 miles of Forest-Norman Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,427 acres in total. 179 started naturally. 187 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 | 2172 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 187 |
| Natural | 179 |
| Smoking | 152 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 104 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 97 |
| Debris and open burning | 86 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 29 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | 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 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 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Forest-Norman Historic District: 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Seneca Avenue East Historic District | 0.1 miles | 1983 |
 | 75th Avenue-61st Street Historic District | 0.3 miles | 1983 |
 | Central Ridgewood Historic District | 0.3 miles | 1983 |
 | Seneca-Onderdonk-Woodward Historic District | 0.3 miles | 1983 |
 | St. Matthias Roman Catholic Church Complex | 0.3 miles | 2012 |
 | Cornelia-Putnam Historic District | 0.4 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83001769 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Queens County | All 108 listed properties in this county. |
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