Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1897.
“The East Williston Village Historic District is a national historic district located in the Incorporated Village of East Williston, in Nassau County, New York.”
Wikipedia article East Williston Village Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 156 National Register listings published here for Nassau County · listed in 1985 · category: District.
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 1,125 fires within 5 miles of East Williston Village Historic District between 2000 and 2020, burning about 456 acres in total. 67 started naturally. 89 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 | 693 |
| Smoking | 122 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 89 |
| Natural | 67 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 49 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 East Williston Village Historic District: 1 past producer, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mccormack Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Port Washington Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Williston, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 2011 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Hail | East Williston | $100,000 | A spotter measured hail 3 inches in diameter, along with other reports of tennis ball size hail. This hail damaged around 150 cars in New Hyde Park, including the shattering of multiple windshields. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Williston | $10,000 | Numerous trees reported down around town. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Williston | $7,500 | A tree was reported down on a house at 1st Street and Marcellus Road in Mineola. |
| June 2017 | Lightning | East Williston | $2,500 | A lightning strike split two trees in Mineola at 356 Mineola Boulevard. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Williston | $2,000 | Numerous large tree limbs and power lines were reported down near East Williston, which led to numerous power outages. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | East Williston | - | Shelter Rock Road at Searingtown Road is closedu in both directions due to flooding. |
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | East Williston | - | The westbound Long Island Expressway was closed near Willis Ave. in Roslyn Heights due to flooding. Additionally, the basement of a house in Hillside Manor at the intersection of Brussel Dr. and Herbert Dr. was flooded. |
| August 2012 | Hail | East Williston | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | House at 240 Sea Cliff Avenue | 0.8 miles | 1988 |
 | House at 18 Seventeenth Avenue | 0.9 miles | 1988 |
 | US Post Office-Mineola | 1.0 miles | 1989 |
| Nassau County Courthouse | 1.3 miles | 2021 | |
 | Old Nassau County Courthouse | 1.4 miles | 1978 |
 | Saint Mary's Chapel | 1.6 miles | 2005 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85001603 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Nassau County | All 156 listed properties in this county. |
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