Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1901.
“Seaman Farm was a historic home and farm complex located at Dix Hills in Suffolk County, New York. The main dwelling was built about 1805 and is a shingled dwelling with a saltbox profile.”
Wikipedia article Seaman Farm, 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 1,134 fires within 5 miles of Seaman Farm between 2000 and 2020, burning about 546 acres in total. 87 started naturally. 262 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 | 628 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 262 |
| Natural | 87 |
| Smoking | 57 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 29 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Seaman Farm: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Express Way Aggregates, Nc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dix Hills, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2002 and 2009: 2 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 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dix Hills | $1,000 | Law Enforcement reported that trees and wires were downed by strong winds. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dix Hills | - | A spotter reported several trees were knocked down by this storm. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carll House | 1.1 miles | 1985 | |
 | Marion Carll Farm | 1.7 miles | 1979 |
 | John Rogers House | 2.1 miles | 1985 |
 | Commack Methodist Church and Cemetery | 2.8 miles | 1985 |
 | Coltrane House | 2.8 miles | 2007 |
| Carll Burr Jr. House | 3.0 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85002575 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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