Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1901.
“Bowes House is a historic home located at Huntington Bay in Suffolk County, New York. It was built in 1899 and is a four-bay shingled gable roofed residence in the Shingle Style.”
Wikipedia article Bowes 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 218 fires within 5 miles of Bowes House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 112 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 49 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 | 114 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 49 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
| 5 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 2 September 2005 | 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 2 workings within 5 miles of Bowes House: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hills Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| West Hills Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. A. O'Donohue House | under 500 feet | 1985 | |
| Charles Geoghegan House | 0.1 miles | 1985 | |
| John Green House | 0.2 miles | 1985 | |
| House at 200 Bay Avenue | 0.2 miles | 1985 | |
 | John P. Kane Mansion | 0.2 miles | 1985 |
 | Bay Crest Historic District | 0.3 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85002492 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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