Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1902.
“The John Blake House is located on Homestead Avenue in Maybrook, New York, United States. It is a brick building from the late 18th century, one of the oldest houses in the village”
Wikipedia article John Blake House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 187 National Register listings published here for Orange County · listed in 1984 · 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 281 fires within 5 miles of John Blake House between 1993 and 2020, burning about 196 acres in total. 14 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 | 170 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Smoking | 19 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 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 4 workings within 5 miles of John Blake House: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neelytown Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Campbell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Highland Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Otter Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Maybrook, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maybrook | $10,000 | A tree down on a house. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maybrook | $7,500 | Multiple trees and power lines were reported down in between Montgomery and Maybrook. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maybrook | $4,000 | Wires on house in Maybrook. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maybrook | $3,000 | Fire department reports wires down in Maybrook NY. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Maybrook | - | Numerous flooded basements and several closed roads in Maybrook including Broadway. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Maybrook | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Maybrook | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maybrook | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maybrook | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Tweddle Farmstead | 1.4 miles | 1999 |
| Jacob & Caroline Hawkins House | 1.4 miles | 2019 | |
 | Gideon Pelton Farm | 1.7 miles | 1995 |
 | Montgomery Water Works Building | 2.4 miles | 2005 |
 | Peale's Barber Farm Mastodon Exhumation Site | 2.5 miles | 2009 |
 | Patchett House | 2.5 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84000521 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Orange County | All 187 listed properties in this county. |
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