Built in 1831. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1892.
“Amawalk Friends Meeting House is located on Quaker Church Road in Yorktown Heights, New York, United States. It is a timber frame structure built in the 1830s.”
Wikipedia article Amawalk Friends Meeting House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 250 National Register listings published here for Westchester County · listed in 1989 · category: Building · built in 1831.
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 311 fires within 5 miles of Amawalk Friends Meeting House between 2000 and 2020, burning about 219 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 31 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 | 174 |
| Natural | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Other causes | 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 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 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 5 workings within 5 miles of Amawalk Friends Meeting House: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leardi Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Magnetite Mine No. Gk-012 | Iron | Past Producer | Magnetite | |
| Magnetite Mine No. Gk-012 | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Somers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Somers Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Amawalk, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2012 and 2021: 2 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Yorktown Heights Railroad Station | 1.5 miles | 1981 |
 | West Somers Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery | 3.0 miles | 2011 |
 | Mt. Zion Methodist Church | 3.0 miles | 1990 |
 | Richard H. Mandel House | 4.1 miles | 1996 |
 | Old Croton Dam, Site of | 4.3 miles | 1973 |
 | Bridge L-158 | 4.6 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 89002004 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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