Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1903.
“Deodatus Royce House is a historic home located at Berkshire in Tioga County, New York. It is a two-story, five-bay, Federal style house built of brick about 1830.”
Wikipedia article Deodatus Royce House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 57 National Register listings published here for Tioga 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 89 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 51 fires within 5 miles of Deodatus Royce House between 1995 and 2020, burning about 60 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 July 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 30 June 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 June 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 2 workings within 5 miles of Deodatus Royce House: 2 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lee Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Berkshire, the town this property stands in, in 13 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. 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 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkshire | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkshire | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees on Akins Road as well as Ford Hill Road. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkshire | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Berkshire | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkshire | $4,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over trees. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkshire | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds moved a cow shade shelter 50 feet. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkshire | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds snapped a tree and uprooted another. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkshire | - | A 61 mph maximum wind gust was reported at the Berkshire NYS Mesonet. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkshire | - | Large trees were blown down. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Berkshire | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Berkshire | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Berkshire | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Berkshire | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Levi Ball House | 0.2 miles | 1984 |
| J. B. Royce House and Farm Complex | 0.4 miles | 1984 | |
 | Nathaniel Bishop Collins House | 0.9 miles | 1984 |
 | Lebbeus Ford House | 1.0 miles | 1984 |
 | Berkshire Village Historic District | 1.2 miles | 1984 |
 | Calvin A. Buffington House | 1.4 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84003109 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Tioga County | All 57 listed properties in this county. |
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