Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1905.
One of 283 National Register listings published here for Erie County · listed in 1984 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 55 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 74 fires within 5 miles of Gamel Hexadecagon Barn between 2000 and 2020, burning about 54 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 7 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 | 48 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 20 August 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Gamel Hexadecagon Barn: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawson Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North Collins, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Collins | $20,000 | no account filed |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Collins | $12,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down along US Route 62. |
| September 2011 | Flash Flood | North Collins | $12,000 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | North Collins | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Collins | $1,000 | Trees were reported down on Gowanda State Road. All lanes of travel were closed at Shirley Road. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Collins | $500 | Tree downed on Gowanda State Road. |
| May 2017 | Hail | North Collins | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Thomas Indian School- Infirmary | 4.5 miles | 1973 |
 | US Post Office-Angola | 6.7 miles | 1988 |
 | Pioneer Cemetery | 7.7 miles | 2012 |
| Lustron House Westchester Deluxe Model M02 #01310 | 7.7 miles | 2023 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84002386 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Erie County | All 283 listed properties in this county. |
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