Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1891.
“Public School 17 is a historic school located at City Island in the Bronx, New York City. Snyder (1860-1945) and built in 1897 in the Neo-Georgian style.”
Wikipedia article Public School 17, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 91 National Register listings published here for Bronx County · listed in 1984 · 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 104 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 1,327 fires within 5 miles of Public School 17 between 2000 and 2020, burning about 337 acres in total. 93 started naturally. 70 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 | 926 |
| Natural | 93 |
| Smoking | 83 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 70 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 66 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Other causes | 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 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 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 2010 | 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 |
| 8 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2015 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Grace Episcopal Church | 0.4 miles | 2006 |
 | House at 175 Belden Street | 0.6 miles | 1982 |
 | Bartow-Pell Mansion and Carriage House | 2.0 miles | 1974 |
| Middletown Plaza | 2.3 miles | 2024 | |
 | Fort Schuyler | 2.9 miles | 1976 |
 | Westchester Square Station (Dual System IRT) | 3.1 miles | 2005 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84002065 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Bronx County | All 91 listed properties in this county. |
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