Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1902.
One of 338 National Register listings published here for Suffolk County · listed in 1988 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 731 fires within 5 miles of Thompson House between 2000 and 2020, burning about 269 acres in total. 52 started naturally. 52 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 | 572 |
| Natural | 52 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 52 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Thompson House: 3 past producers, 1 plant, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Aviation Industries Plant | Titanium | Unknown | ||
| Port Jefferson Station B Plant | Titanium, Metal | Plant | ||
| Smithtown Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Smithtown Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Suffolk Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Suffolk Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Setauket, the town this property stands in, in 15 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 5 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Setauket | $15,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were reported down between Main Street and Bennets Road. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Setauket | $7,500 | A tree was reported down through a home on Settlers Way in Setauket. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Setauket | $3,000 | Large limb and wires down on the intersection of Old Field Road and Conscience Road in Setauket NY. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Setauket | $3,000 | Trees were reported down along Lower Sheep Pasture Road in Stony Brook. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Setauket | $2,000 | Downed wires from thunderstorm gust. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | South Setauket | - | Water rescue on North Country Road at Ridgeway Ave. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | East Setauket | - | Water rescue on Sheep Pasture Road at Locust Manor Court. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | East Setauket | - | Fire department dispatched to stranded motorist to perform a water rescue on N Belle Meade Road. |
| June 2009 | Hail | East Setauket | - | Ping-Pong ball size hail was reported in Setauket-East Setauket. |
| June 2009 | Hail | East Setauket | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Setauket-East Setauket. |
| August 2008 | Hail | East Setauket | - | Penny size hail was reported. |
| August 2008 | Hail | East Setauket | - | Quarter size hail was reported. |
| August 2008 | Hail | East Setauket | - | Half dollar size hail was reported covering the ground at Saint Georges Golf Course in East Setauket. |
| June 2008 | Funnel Cloud | South Setauket | - | A funnel cloud was spotted at the tail end of a thunderstorm over Long Island Sound about 3 miles North of Port Jefferson Harbor. |
| June 1998 | Lightning | Setauket | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bethel Christian Avenue Historic District | 0.6 miles | 2017 |
 | Setauket Presbyterian Church and Burial Ground | 0.9 miles | 1996 |
 | Caroline Church and Cemetery | 1.0 miles | 1991 |
| Old Bethel Cemetery | 1.1 miles | 2017 | |
 | Hawkins Homestead | 1.1 miles | 1988 |
 | Frank Melville Memorial Park | 1.1 miles | 2010 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87002283 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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