Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. 17 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1891.
“The Edward Salyer House is located on South Middletown Road in Pearl River, New York, United States. It is a wood frame house built in the 1760s.”
Wikipedia article Edward Salyer House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 93 National Register listings published here for Rockland 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 104 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 1,522 fires within 5 miles of Edward Salyer House between 1995 and 2020, burning about 1,480 acres in total. 98 started naturally. 101 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 | 879 |
| Smoking | 287 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 101 |
| Natural | 98 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 56 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 52 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2010 | Smoking | 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 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | 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 2013 | 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 3 workings within 5 miles of Edward Salyer House: 1 past producer, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Jersey Iron Ore Co. Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| West Nyack Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| West Nyack Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pearl River, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 lightning, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pearl River | $10,000 | Large tree fell on top of a car crushing it with nobody inside. |
| July 2010 | Lightning | Pearl River | $10,000 | Lightning struck a detached garage along West Crooked Hill Road, causing a fire. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pearl River | $750 | Wires were reported down on South Pearl Street near West Madison Avenue. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Pearl River | - | Penny sized hail reported on Paul Court in Pearl River. |
| April 2022 | Flood | Pearl River | - | Flooding conditions reported at Pearl River High School. |
| April 2022 | Flood | Pearl River | - | Water Rescue of occupant in vehicle stuck in flood waters on Grotke Rd. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pearl River | - | A spotter reported that severe thunderstorm winds ripped roofing shingles off several houses in Chestnut Ridge. A TV Meteorologist reported large trees downed in Nyack and boats overturned on the Hudson River from severe thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pearl River | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | US Post Office-Pearl River | 0.6 miles | 1988 |
 | Jacob P. Perry House | 1.2 miles | 2003 |
 | Michael Salyer Stone House | 1.4 miles | 2002 |
 | Terneur-Hutton House | 3.1 miles | 1973 |
 | Maj. John Andre Monument | 3.7 miles | 2006 |
 | Tappan Historic District | 3.9 miles | 1990 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 86002178 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Rockland County | All 93 listed properties in this county. |
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