Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. 14 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1901.
“Baylis House is a historic house located at 530 Sweet Hollow Road in Melville, Suffolk County, New York.”
Wikipedia article M. Baylis House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 338 National Register listings published here for Suffolk 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 613 fires within 5 miles of M. Baylis House between 2000 and 2020, burning about 290 acres in total. 70 started naturally. 64 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 | 347 |
| Natural | 70 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 64 |
| Smoking | 45 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| 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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of M. Baylis House: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Thorium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atomergic Chemetals/Plainview, N.Y. | Thorium | Unknown | ||
| Controlled Castings/Plainview, N.Y. | Thorium | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Melville, the town this property stands in, in 12 storm reports between 1996 and 2013: 6 flash flood, 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Melville | $3,000 | Large trees were downed, blocking roadways. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Melville | - | The three westbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway were closed at Rt. 110 in Melville due to flooding. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Melville | - | Estimated wind gust of 60 mph. |
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Melville | - | The Northern State Pkwy. was closed at exit 40, Rt. 110, in Melville, due to flooding. In North Amityville, Rt. 110 was closed at the Southern State Pkwy. also due to flooding. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Melville | - | The Northern State Pkwy. was closed at exit 40 (Rte. 110) due to flooding. |
| October 2007 | Flash Flood | Melville | - | Significant street flooding was reported. |
| June 2002 | Lightning | Melville | - | Lightning struck an electrical transformer along Route 110 in Melville. It also struck houses in Melville and Deer Park. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Melville | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Melville | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Melville | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Melville | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Flash Flood | Melville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Hollow Presbyterian Church Parsonage | 0.2 miles | 1985 | |
 | John Everit House | 0.3 miles | 1985 |
| Wallace K. Harrison Estate | 1.7 miles | 1985 | |
 | Walt Whitman House | 1.9 miles | 1985 |
 | Jacob Smith House | 1.9 miles | 1985 |
| Whitman-Place House | 2.1 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85002487 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Suffolk County | All 338 listed properties in this county. |
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