Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1900.
“Granger Cottage is a historic home located at Canandaigua in Ontario County, New York. It is a two-story, three-bay Gothic Revival style dwelling on a slightly raised cobblestone foundation.”
Wikipedia article Granger Cottage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 78 National Register listings published here for Ontario 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 54 fires within 5 miles of Granger Cottage between 1993 and 2020, burning about 126 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 27 August 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 July 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 8 June 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.4 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 14 June 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 May 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Granger Cottage: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botsford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Botsford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Central Development Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Champlin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Champlin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jerusalem Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Canandaigua, the town this property stands in, in 60 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 34 thunderstorm wind, 17 flash flood, 5 hail, 2 lightning. The reports record 3 injuries. 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 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | 3 hurt, $90,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | $50,000 | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | $50,000 | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $40,000 | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Lightning | Canandaigua | $35,000 | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $25,000 | Law enforcement reported power poles snapped and lines downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2011 | Lightning | Canandaigua | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down on Honeoye Road. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. Dime-size hail fell. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $15,000 | no account filed |
| October 1999 | Hail | Canandaigua | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $12,000 | Law enforcement reported trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $12,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $12,000 | no account filed |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $8,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Canandaigua | $8,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $8,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $8,000 | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $5,000 | A large tree feels onto a parked car on Sandy Beach Drive. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $5,000 | Several trees and power lines were reported down in Canandaigua. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Canandaigua | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $3,000 | Multiple trees downed on wires in Canandaigua. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $2,000 | Three inch tree limbs broken, power poles broken. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $2,000 | Powerlines downed in Canandaigua. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $2,000 | Trees were downed in the south Canandaigua area. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $2,000 | A large tree and power pole were reported down. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $1,000 | Two trees were reported down in Canandaigua. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $500 | Tree downed in Canandaigua. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | $500 | Tree down in yard, partially blocking road. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | - | Several reports of flooded roads in Canandaigua. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | - | NY332/RT21 closed due to flooding in Canandaigua. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | - | RT5/RT20 closed due to flooding in downtown Canandaigua. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | - | Tree downed on motorhome trailer. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | - | Windows in house blown in and multiple trees downed. |
| July 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Canandaigua | - | A weak, short-tracked EF-0 was documented ahead of an incoming gust front. The track length was 0.7 miles. Maximum width was 75 yards. Maximum wind was 75 mph. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | - | Tree downed on wires and garage on Fallbrook Park. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canandaigua | - | Tree blown down onto trailer. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | - | Multiple roads closed or with water flowing across due to flash flooding in Canandaigua. |
| June 2023 | Flood | Canandaigua | - | Water was reported across the road. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | - | Building collapsed on Parrish Street extension as foundation eroded away due to flooding. Nobody was inside. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | - | Numerous road closures reported in Canandaigua, including roads near the shoreline of Canandaigua Lake. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | - | Buffalo street and surrounding streets are impassable due to flooding. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | - | Residents are kayaking on Arlington Park and Dorset Drive in flooded roadways. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Canandaigua | - | Ontario St. and Wood St. closed in Canandaigua due to flooding. Numerous other roads have been flooded in Canandaigua. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Canandaigua | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Canandaigua | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Naples Memorial Town Hall | 7.1 miles | 1996 |
 | Ephraim Cleveland House | 7.2 miles | 1994 |
| Central Naples Historic District | 7.2 miles | 2024 | |
| Naples South Main Street Historic District | 7.2 miles | 2022 | |
 | Morgan Hook and Ladder Company | 7.2 miles | 1995 |
| Naples Viniculture Historic District | 7.2 miles | 2022 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84002865 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Ontario County | All 78 listed properties in this county. |
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