Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. 14 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1901.
One of 338 National Register listings published here for Suffolk County · listed in 1985 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 330 fires within 5 miles of Harbor Road Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 186 acres in total. 46 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 | 159 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 64 |
| Natural | 46 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| 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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Harbor Road Historic District: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Cold Spring Harbor Fire District Hook and Ladder Company Building | 0.7 miles | 2003 |
 | Cold Spring Harbor Library | 0.9 miles | 1985 |
 | Main Street Historic District | 0.9 miles | 1985 |
 | Shore Road Historic District | 0.9 miles | 1985 |
| John Bumpstead House | 1.1 miles | 2021 | |
 | Titus-Bunce House | 1.2 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85002529 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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