Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1892.
“The Richard Austin House is located on Croton Avenue in the village of Ossining, New York, United States. It is a wood frame structure dating to the 1870s.”
Wikipedia article Richard Austin House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 250 National Register listings published here for Westchester County · listed in 1988 · 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 465 fires within 5 miles of Richard Austin House between 2000 and 2020, burning about 348 acres in total. 59 started naturally. 28 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 | 236 |
| Natural | 59 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 39 |
| Smoking | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | 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 |
| 4 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Richard Austin House: 2 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Vanadium, Lead, Copper, Silver, Iron, Chromium, Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Property Deposit | Corundum | Prospect | ||
| Ossining Area | Vanadium, Lead | Occurrence | Vanadinite | |
| Sing Sing Ag Mine | Lead, Silver, Iron, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Sing Sing Silver Mine | Lead, Copper, Silver, Iron, Chromium, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Silver | |
| Sparta Copper Deposit | Copper, Lead | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ossining, the town this property stands in, in 15 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 11 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 hail. The reports record 1 death. 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 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ossining | 1 killed | no account filed |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Ossining | $92,600,000 | Flash flooding resulted in an estimated $92.6 million in damages across Westchester County. This estimate includes $78 million in FEMA individual assistance to property owners, renters, and businesses and an additional $14.6 million in damages to Westchester County government infrastructure. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ossining | $3,000 | Multiple tree limbs downed power poles. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ossining | $2,000 | Multiple downed trees and power lines were reported along Lower Spring Street. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ossining | $1,000 | Tree down and road closure on NY 9A southbound south of Croton Dam Road in Ossining. All lanes closed. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ossining | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on New York State Route 9A near Ryder Road. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Ossining | - | DOT reports flooding and road closure on NY 9A southbound at Ryder road. All lanes blocked. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Ossining | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Ossining. |
| December 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ossining | - | A television camera man reported large diameter trees snapped off. The Journal News showed a tree that fell onto a crushed a truck on Ferris Place in Ossining. Power lines and a transformer were also damaged. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ossining | - | As a line of severe thunderstorms moved southeast, it produced high winds that downed numerous trees and power lines from Ossining northeast to Croton Falls. Local police and newspapers reported numerous trees and power lines downed in Ossining. Several newspapers reported that a large tree toppled over onto a moving car on Route 22 in Croton Falls. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ossining | - | A cold front sweeping across the region generated a line of heavy showers and thunderstorms. Some trees and power lines were downed as strong winds aloft were brought to the surface in the thunderstorms downdraft. Winds gusted between 50 and 60 knots for only a couple of minutes as the outflow generated by the parent storm passed through. Some residents reported that the sky never blackened and there was no thunder or lightning when the actual winds struck. |
| June 2001 | Flash Flood | Ossining | - | no account filed |
| February 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ossining | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ossining | - | no account filed |
| October 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ossining | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Washington School | 0.6 miles | 1987 |
 | Downtown Ossining Historic District (Boundary Increase) | 0.7 miles | 2013 |
 | Dale Cemetery | 0.7 miles | 2013 |
 | First Baptist Church of Ossining | 0.9 miles | 1973 |
 | Bank for Savings | 0.9 miles | 1989 |
 | Highland Cottage | 0.9 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88001527 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Westchester County | All 250 listed properties in this county. |
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