Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1900.
“John Ives House is a Federal style house in the town of DeWitt, New York, on a hill overlooking the hamlet of Jamesville. The original property included 630 acres (250 ha).”
Wikipedia article Dr. John Ives House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 178 National Register listings published here for Onondaga County · listed in 1985 · 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 282 fires within 5 miles of Dr. John Ives House between 2000 and 2020, burning about 178 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 33 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 | 193 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Smoking | 19 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | MILL RUN FIRE |
| 4 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | 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 20 workings within 5 miles of Dr. John Ives House: 17 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamesville Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Jamesville Quarry | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Jamesville Quarry & Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Jamesville Quarry and Mill | Calcium | Past Producer | Calcite | |
| Rock Cut Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| South Onondaga Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| South Onondaga Pit & Nedrow Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Van Slyke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Van Slyke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Gypsum Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jamesville, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 2001 and 2024: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jamesville | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked wires down. |
| December 2023 | Flash Flood | Jamesville | $1,000 | A video from social media shows fast moving water rushing down roads in the area. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jamesville | $500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a couple of trees in a yard. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Jamesville | - | Large hail was reported from Jamesville through Syracuse. Smaller hail up to half inch diameter was reported in DeWitt and Camillus. Thunderstorm winds also brought a tree down onto the front porch of a house on Peters Street in Syracuse. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Jamesville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Saint Mark's Church | 0.3 miles | 1997 |
 | Southwood Two-Teacher School | 2.1 miles | 2000 |
 | Charles Estabrook Mansion | 3.5 miles | 1996 |
| Lustron House Westchester Deluxe Model 02 | 3.7 miles | 2026 | |
 | John Gridley House | 3.7 miles | 1977 |
 | Genesee Street Hill-Limestone Plaza Historic District | 4.0 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85001938 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Onondaga County | All 178 listed properties in this county. |
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