Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1904.
“James Havens Homestead is a historic home located at Shelter Island in Suffolk County, New York. The house was built in 1743 and expanded in the early- mid-19th century.”
Wikipedia article James Havens Homestead, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 338 National Register listings published here for Suffolk County · listed in 1986 · 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 90 fires within 5 miles of James Havens Homestead between 1995 and 2020, burning about 46 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 6 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 | 39 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Manhanset Chapel | 0.4 miles | 1997 |
 | Shelter Island Windmill | 0.9 miles | 1978 |
 | Smith-Ransome Japanese Bridge | 1.1 miles | 2018 |
 | Sylvester Manor | 1.3 miles | 2015 |
 | Shelter Island Country Club | 1.7 miles | 2009 |
 | Smith-Taylor Cabin | 1.8 miles | 2007 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 86000701 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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