Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1904.
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 1,600 fires within 5 miles of Homan-Gerard House and Mills between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,350 acres in total. 61 started naturally. 445 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 | 960 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 445 |
| Natural | 61 |
| Smoking | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 September 2014 | 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 2 workings within 5 miles of Homan-Gerard House and Mills: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke Mabro Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Roanoke Marboro Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Yaphank, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 2006 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yaphank | $7,500 | Multiple trees were reported down along William Floyd Parkway, south of the entrance to Brookhaven National Lab, and north of the Long Island Expressway. |
| October 2018 | Lightning | Yaphank | $6,000 | Lightning strike reported by Broadcast Media. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yaphank | $4,000 | Trees down on Yaphank Middle Island Road near Main Street and on East Main Street near River Road. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yaphank | $3,000 | Trees and wires reported down on Raimond Street. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yaphank | $2,000 | Large tree limbs blocking westbound lane of Moriches Middle Island Road just east of the William Floyd Parkway. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yaphank | $1,000 | Wires were reported down on Yaphank Avenue in Yaphank. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Yaphank | - | NWS Employee measured nickel sized hail in Yaphank. |
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | Yaphank | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Mary Louise Booth Girlhood House | under 500 feet | 2015 |
 | St. Andrew's Episcopal Church | under 500 feet | 1988 |
 | Suffolk County Almshouse Barn | 0.6 miles | 1986 |
 | Robert Hawkins Homestead | 1.3 miles | 1986 |
 | Smith Estate | 2.3 miles | 1981 |
 | Middle Island Presbyterian Church | 4.0 miles | 2005 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88002761 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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