Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. 14 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1901.
“The Eliphas Buffett House is a historic house located at 159 West Rogues Path in Huntington, Suffolk County, New York.”
Wikipedia article Eliphas Buffett 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 354 fires within 5 miles of Eliphas Buffett House between 1993 and 2020, burning about 197 acres in total. 40 started naturally. 67 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 | 186 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 67 |
| Natural | 40 |
| Smoking | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 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 2014 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 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 |
| 3 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | 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 Eliphas Buffett 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 Centerport, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 2004 and 2021: 2 hail, 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerport | $15,000 | Photos shared on social media show deck collapse and several tree branches snapped. Time estimated by radar. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Centerport | - | Penny size hail was reported at the Fire Station on Park Circle in Centerport. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Centerport | - | Penny size hail measured at Vanderbilt Museum. |
| September 2004 | Flash Flood | Centerport | - | Numerous streets closed due to flash flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Joseph Buffett House | under 500 feet | 1985 |
 | Dowden Tannery | 0.3 miles | 1985 |
| Hewlett House | 0.5 miles | 1985 | |
| John Bumpstead House | 0.6 miles | 2021 | |
 | Oheka | 0.7 miles | 2004 |
| Halsey Estate-Tallwood | 1.0 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85002495 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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