Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1892.
“John Jones Homestead is a historic home located at Van Cortlandtville, Westchester County, New York. It is a large, 18th-century residence with Federal-style detailing.”
Wikipedia article John Jones Homestead, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 250 National Register listings published here for Westchester County · listed in 1989 · 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 434 fires within 5 miles of John Jones Homestead between 1993 and 2020, burning about 454 acres in total. 27 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 | 260 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 52 |
| Smoking | 28 |
| Natural | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of John Jones Homestead: 16 past producers, 5 occurrences, 4 producers, 2 prospects. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Emery, Iron, Iron, Sulfur, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Rock Stilbite Deposit | Zeolites | Occurrence | ||
| Kinnaird Graphite Property Deposit | Graphite | Occurrence | ||
| Leardi Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Peekskill Area | Titanium, Metal, Iron, Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Peekskill Area Prospect | Titanium, Aluminum, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Phillips Mine | Molybdenum, Uranium | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Phillips Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite, Iron, Uranium | Past Producer | 1865, 1880 | |
| Phillips Mine-Camp Smith Area | Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Nickel, Silver, Uranium | Past Producer | 1866 | |
| Phillips Sulfide, Magnetite Mine | Iron, Uranium, Copper, Gold, Nickel, Silver, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Phillips Sulfide, Magnetite, and Uranium Mine | Iron, Sulfur, Copper, Nickel, Uranium, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1839, 1865 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Old St. Peter's Church | 0.2 miles | 1973 |
 | Van Cortlandtville School | 0.3 miles | 1989 |
 | Van Cortlandt Upper Manor House | 0.4 miles | 1981 |
| Beecher-McFadden Estate | 1.3 miles | 1987 | |
 | Thomas Nelson House | 1.5 miles | 2001 |
 | Nelson Avenue-Fort Hill Historic District | 1.7 miles | 2006 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 89000462 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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