Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1891.
“The Delavan Terrace Historic District is located along the street of that name in Northwest Yonkers, New York, United States. It consists of 10 buildings, all houses.”
Wikipedia article Delavan Terrace Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 250 National Register listings published here for Westchester County · listed in 1983 · category: District.
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 107 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 822 fires within 5 miles of Delavan Terrace Historic District between 2000 and 2020, burning about 498 acres in total. 52 started naturally. 63 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 | 561 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 63 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 56 |
| Natural | 52 |
| Smoking | 49 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2007 | 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 |
| 8 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Delavan Terrace Historic District: 2 past producers, 1 plant, 1 producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper, Gold, Nickel, Silver, Tellurium, Selenium, Palladium, Platinum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Laurel Hill Refinery | Copper, Gold, Nickel, Silver, Tellurium, Selenium, Palladium, Platinum | Plant | ||
| Dobbs Ferry Plant | Molybdenum, Rhenium, Tungsten, Tantalum | Producer | ||
| Hickory Lane Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1890 | |
| Taverniere & Johnson | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1897, 1908 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Yonkers, the town this property stands in, in 27 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 12 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 4 hail, 2 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1997 | Lightning | Yonkers | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Lightning | Yonkers | 1 hurt | A cluster of thunderstorms over Westchester County produced lightning which struck a woman around 8 am EST in Yonkers, causing her minor injury. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | $7,500 | Multiple trees and power lines were reported down in Yonkers. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | $3,000 | Wires were reported down throughout Yonkers. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | $2,000 | Multiple trees and wires reported down by Skywarn Coordinator across the town of Yonkers. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Yonkers | - | Bronx River Parkway closed at Cross County Parkway due to flooding. All lanes closed. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Yonkers | - | Bronx River Parkway closed at Cross County Parkway due to flooding. All lanes closed. |
| December 2018 | Flash Flood | Yonkers | - | The Bronx River Parkway was closed in both directions between the Sprain Brook Parkway and Exit 21 (Main Street) in White Plains due to flooding. |
| August 2017 | Hail | Yonkers | - | Nickel sized hail was reported in Yonkers by a trained spotter. |
| August 2009 | Funnel Cloud | Yonkers | - | Two funnel clouds were reported over Scarsdale. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | - | Tree down at N. Broadway at Odell Ave. |
| October 2006 | Flash Flood | Yonkers | - | Heavy rain produced flash flooding along portions of the Bronx River Parkway in Yonkers, where the road was closed. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | - | Trees and power lines downed in Yonkers. Penny size hail was also reported in New Rochelle from the same thunderstorm that hit Yonkers. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | - | Numerous trees and power lines downed. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | - | A spotter reported several power lines down from this storm. Local newspapers reported that numerous trees and large tree limbs were knocked down which resulted in the loss of power for 20,000 residents and damage to Bronxville's Village Hall and school. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Yonkers | - | Isolated thunderstorms developed in a moderately unstable airmass during the afternoon hours. Dime-size hail was observed in Yonkers while numerous reports were received of hail in the range between 1/4 and 1/2 inch. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Yonkers | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Flash Flood | Yonkers | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Yonkers | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Flood | Yonkers | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Heavy Rain | Yonkers | - | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Yonkers | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | - | no account filed |
| October 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Halcyon Place Historic District | 0.4 miles | 1991 |
 | John Bond Trevor House | 0.4 miles | 1972 |
| New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Power Station | 0.4 miles | 2021 | |
 | Leffingwell-Batcheller House | 0.5 miles | 2015 |
 | Ethan Flagg House-Blessed Sacrament Monastery | 0.6 miles | 1998 |
 | Public Bath House No. 2 | 0.7 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83001827 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Westchester County | All 250 listed properties in this county. |
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