Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1900.
“Luther Clarke House is a historic home located at Dryden in Tompkins County, New York. It is a 2-story, five-by-two-bay, frame Federal-style structure built about 1820.”
Wikipedia article Luther Clarke House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 64 National Register listings published here for Tompkins 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 92 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 48 fires within 5 miles of Luther Clarke House between 1999 and 2020, burning about 32 acres in total. 6 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 | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 18 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 26 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Luther Clarke House: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mott Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Osbecks Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Oskecks Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Talari Co-Talsons Jr. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dryden, the town this property stands in, in 32 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 20 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 3 lightning, 2 tornado. The reports record 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2003 | Lightning | Dryden | 1 hurt, $2,000 | Lightning struck a car causing injuries to the driver and damage to the car. The 25 year old woman had pains in her chest and right arm. The car had the damage to the right passenger window, the side view mirror, alternator wires, and one tire. |
| September 2000 | Lightning | Dryden | 1 hurt | Lightning hit 86 year old man, the house he was in and tree in yard. Man not hurt. Tree down by lightning in yard. |
| August 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Dryden | $500,000 | An isolated thunderstorm produced a weak tornado in the town of Dryden along State Routes 13 and 392. A barn collapsed. Several large trees were downed on homes. A large tree fell on a car and destroyed it. Power and telephone lines were taken down. Several buildings sustained light roof damage. Roof shingles were blown off. Eaves were peeled up. Chimneys were damaged. Windows were blown out. About a hundred trees sustained damage. |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dryden | $50,000 | no account filed |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dryden | $30,000 | A line of thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts which knocked down trees and wires. |
| June 2020 | Lightning | Dryden | $10,000 | A lightning strike from a thunderstorm caused a house to catch on fire. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dryden | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a couple of trees and wires. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dryden | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew numerous trees down. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dryden | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew numerous trees down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dryden | $10,000 | The southern end of a line of severe thunderstorms affected eastern sections of the county. Several trees were uprooted or otherwise toppled in the town of Dryden around 900 am EDT. Power lines were also downed with a couple of streets closed off to traffic until crews were able to clear live wires. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dryden | $10,000 | The same thunderstorm complex that affected portions of Steuben and Schuyler counties produced isolated wind damage in southeastern Tompkins county. A few large trees were blown down in and near the town of Dryden. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dryden | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees. |
| August 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Dryden | $5,000 | A tornado touched down near the intersection of Route 38 and Purvis Road in far eastern Tompkins County and knocked down some trees near the border of Tompkins and Cortland County. It then continued in Cortland County for many miles, finally lifting in a wooded area between West River Road and the Tioughnioga River ||At the time that the tornado touched down in Tompkins County, it was an EF-0, but it became an EF-1 in Cortland County. The majority of damage occurred in Cortland County. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dryden | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree across a road. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dryden | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down wires at Ferguson and South Streets. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dryden | $5,000 | Numerous trees were blown down in and around the town. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dryden | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dryden | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dryden | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dryden | $4,000 | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dryden | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto powerlines. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dryden | $2,000 | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dryden | $2,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dryden | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a large tree across a driveway and into the yard of a residence. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Dryden | - | A 55 mph wind gust was also measured on Simmons Road. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Dryden | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Dryden | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dryden | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Dryden | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Dryden | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Dryden | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Dryden | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Lacy-Van Vleet House | under 500 feet | 1984 |
 | Southworth Library | under 500 feet | 1984 |
 | Rockwell House | 0.1 miles | 1984 |
 | Jennings-Marvin House | 0.1 miles | 1984 |
 | Methodist Episcopal Church | 0.2 miles | 1984 |
 | Southworth House | 0.2 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84003119 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Tompkins County | All 64 listed properties in this county. |
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