Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. 14 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1901.
“Suydam House is a historic home in Centerport in Suffolk County, New York. It was built about 1730 and is a rectangular, five-bay, saltbox type building with a one-story wing.”
Wikipedia article Suydam House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 338 National Register listings published here for Suffolk 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 387 fires within 5 miles of Suydam House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 208 acres in total. 25 started naturally. 66 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 | 235 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 66 |
| Natural | 25 |
| Smoking | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Suydam House: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 East Mine, Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| West Hills Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| West Hills Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Centerport, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 2004 and 2021: 2 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerport | $15,000 | Photos shared on social media show deck collapse and several tree branches snapped. Time estimated by radar. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Centerport | - | Penny size hail was reported at the Fire Station on Park Circle in Centerport. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Centerport | - | Penny size hail measured at Vanderbilt Museum. |
| September 2004 | Flash Flood | Centerport | - | Numerous streets closed due to flash flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Harned House | 0.2 miles | 1985 | |
 | N. Velzer House and Caretaker's Cottage | 0.2 miles | 1985 |
 | Dove, Arthur-Torr, Helen, Cottage | 0.3 miles | 2000 |
| LITTLE JENNIE (Chesapeake Bay bugeye) | 0.7 miles | 1986 | |
| Charles Van Iderstine Mansion | 1.2 miles | 1985 | |
| Brush Farmstead | 1.3 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88002135 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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