Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1897.
“The Sands-Willets Homestead is a historic house and museum located within the Incorporated Village of Flower Hill in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States.”
Wikipedia article Sands-Willets Homestead, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 156 National Register listings published here for Nassau 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 495 fires within 5 miles of Sands-Willets Homestead between 2000 and 2020, burning about 187 acres in total. 31 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 | 277 |
| Smoking | 59 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Natural | 31 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 31 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Smoking | 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 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2004 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Sands-Willets Homestead: 3 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L I Tungsten Corp/ Glen Cove, N.Y. | Tungsten | Unknown | ||
| Mccormack Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Port Washington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Port Washington Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Port Washington Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Port Washington, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 1994 and 2003: 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2003 | Hail | Port Washington | - | A trained spotter reported penny size hail in Port Washington at 727 pm. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Washington | - | A hot, moist and unstable airmass covering the area contributed to the formation of thunderstorms. Some of these produced winds strong enough to down several trees and power lines. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Port Washington | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Monfort Cemetery | 1.1 miles | 1988 |
 | Almeron and Olive Smith House | 1.3 miles | 2006 |
 | Main Street School | 1.3 miles | 1983 |
 | William Landsberg House | 1.4 miles | 2014 |
 | George W. Denton House | 1.5 miles | 1985 |
 | Manhasset Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends | 1.6 miles | 2009 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85002425 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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