Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1908.
“Gardner Cox House is a historic home located at Hannawa Falls in St. It was built in 1838 and is a two-story, late Federal style stone structure, with a single-story wood-framed ell.”
Wikipedia article Gardner Cox House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 83 National Register listings published here for St. Lawrence County · listed in 1986 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 86 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of Gardner Cox House between 2000 and 2020, burning about 137 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 15 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 | 97 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Gardner Cox House: 7 past producers, 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Iron Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Clarkson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Potsdam Red Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Potsdam Sandstone Co. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Bicknell Brothers S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Frank Randall Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pit No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hannawa Falls, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hannawa Falls | $25,000 | Multiple trees uprooted and snapped with estimated winds by local police of 60 knots. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hannawa Falls | $20,000 | Several trees and utility lines downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hannawa Falls | $10,000 | Several reports of trees, branches down on utility lines in the Hannawa Falls-West Parishville area. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hannawa Falls | $5,000 | Law enforcement reported a downed tree and limbs due to thunderstorm winds on Root road. Power outages as well. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hannawa Falls | $2,000 | Tree down on utility lines caused by thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Parmeter House | 2.2 miles | 2003 | |
| Bayside Cemetery and Gatehouse Complex | 3.1 miles | 2004 | |
| Luke Brown House | 3.7 miles | 2003 | |
 | Trinity Episcopal Church | 3.9 miles | 2003 |
 | Clarkson-Knowles Cottage | 3.9 miles | 1995 |
 | Clarkson Office Building | 3.9 miles | 2004 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 86000484 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| St. Lawrence County | All 83 listed properties in this county. |
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