Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. 14 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1902.
“John Ellis Roosevelt Estate, also known as Meadow Croft, is a historic estate located at Sayville in Suffolk County, New York.”
Wikipedia article John Ellis Roosevelt Estate, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 338 National Register listings published here for Suffolk County · listed in 1987 · 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 1,035 fires within 5 miles of John Ellis Roosevelt Estate between 2000 and 2020, burning about 506 acres in total. 33 started naturally. 106 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 | 821 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 106 |
| Natural | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Smoking | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge | NYWHR-FY20-WF-SAYVILLE 6 |
| 8 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge | NYWHR-FY20-WF-SAYVILLE 5 |
| 6 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sayville, the town this property stands in, in 10 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Sayville | $7,500 | A large tree was reported down in West Sayville, bringing down power lines. This pulled lines from a house, causing minor damage. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sayville | $3,000 | Large oak tree snapped at the intersection of Depot Street and Railroad Avenue. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sayville | $2,000 | Power lines down across Main Street in Sayville, NY with time estimated by radar. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sayville | $1,000 | Power lines were reported down on Lincoln Avenue in Sayville. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | West Sayville | - | Car stuck in flood waters on Bartley Lane and Andrea Lane. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | West Sayville | - | Reports of several feet of water at the intersection of Locust Ave and Bourne Blvd. |
| June 2019 | Hail | West Sayville | - | Hail of 0.75 inches reported. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sayville | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sayville | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sayville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Saint Ann's Episcopal Church | 0.3 miles | 2010 |
 | Joseph Wood House | 0.3 miles | 2003 |
 | Sayville Congregational Church | 0.5 miles | 2005 |
 | Edwards House, The | 0.6 miles | 2010 |
 | Rudolph Oyster House | 1.8 miles | 2001 |
 | Priscilla (Long Island Sound Oyster Sloop) | 1.8 miles | 2006 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87001896 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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