Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1889.
“Public School 7 is a historic school building located in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn, New York City. It was built in 1882 to designs by James W.”
Wikipedia article Public School 7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 207 National Register listings published here for Kings County · listed in 1983 · category: Building.
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 1,461 fires within 5 miles of Public School 7 between 1995 and 2020, burning about 417 acres in total. 97 started naturally. 120 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 | 948 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 120 |
| Natural | 97 |
| Smoking | 85 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 64 |
| Debris and open burning | 59 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 38 |
| Fireworks | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Other causes | 3 |
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 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Public School 7: 6 occurrences, 5 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Lead, Graphite, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49th St & 1st Ave Beryl Deposit | Beryllium | Occurrence | ||
| 64th St & 10th Ave Stilbite Deposit | Zeolites | Occurrence | ||
| 69th/70th Sts & 2nd Ave Deposit | Iron, Garnet, Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Dixon Crucible/ Jersey City, N.J. | Graphite | Unknown | ||
| General Metallic Oxides/Jersey City | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Manhattan Island Occurrence | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| N L Industries/ Brooklyn. N.Y. | Lead | Unknown | ||
| Roosevelt Metal/ Brooklyn, N.Y. | Lead | Unknown | ||
| 2nd St & 4th Ave Siderite Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| 55th/56th Sts & 3rd Ave Deposit | Iron | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUMBO Industrial District | 0.2 miles | 2000 | |
 | Quarters A | 0.3 miles | 1974 |
 | Fulton Ferry District | 0.4 miles | 1974 |
 | Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims | 0.4 miles | 1966 |
 | Manhattan Bridge | 0.5 miles | 1983 |
 | Federal Building and Post Office | 0.5 miles | 1974 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83003986 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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