Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1903.
“William Merritt Chase Homestead is a historic home located at Shinnecock Hills in Suffolk County, New York.”
Wikipedia article William Merritt Chase Homestead, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 338 National Register listings published here for Suffolk 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 208 fires within 5 miles of William Merritt Chase Homestead between 1992 and 2019, burning about 100 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 30 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 | 151 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2008 | 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 Southampton, the town this property stands in, in 10 storm reports between 1996 and 2016: 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood. The reports record 4 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southampton | 4 hurt | no account filed |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southampton | $7,500 | Multiple trees and power lines were reported down throughout the Town of Southampton. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southampton | $5,000 | Several trees were reported down across Southampton. |
| September 2006 | Flash Flood | Southampton | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Flash Flood | Southampton | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southampton | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southampton | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southampton | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Flash Flood | Southampton | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Flash Flood | Southampton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Shinnecock Hills Golf Club | 1.7 miles | 2000 |
 | Gravesite, Rev. Paul Cuffee | 2.0 miles | 2010 |
 | Ellis Jr. Squires House | 2.9 miles | 2017 |
| Dr. Wesley Bowers House | 3.0 miles | 1986 | |
 | Beach Road Historic District | 3.3 miles | 1986 |
 | James L. Breese House | 3.8 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83001808 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Suffolk County | All 338 listed properties in this county. |
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