Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1912.
One of 144 National Register listings published here for Jefferson County · listed in 1984 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 135 fires within 5 miles of Dr. Abner Benton House between 1998 and 2020, burning about 112 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 15 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 | 99 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 18 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 13 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | CHISUM ROAD FIRE |
| 9 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Dr. Abner Benton House: 17 past producers, 14 occurrences, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sulfur-Pyrite, Sulfur, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmdale Graphite Deposit | Graphite, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Gold Hill Prospect | Iron, Pig Iron, Sulfur-Pyrite | Occurrence | Pyrite | |
| Victoria Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Antwerp Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Marion Construction Material Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1845 | |
| Unnamed Fluorite Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Coal Hill Deposit | Lead | Past Producer | 1835, 1836, 1868 | |
| Coal Hill Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Rossie Deposit | Graphite | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oxbow, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2020 and 2024: 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oxbow | $1,000 | Trees downed in the Town of Oxbow. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Oxbow | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Antwerp Historic District | 6.4 miles | 2001 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84002405 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Jefferson County | All 144 listed properties in this county. |
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