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Photograph of Webb Horton House
Photograph by Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Webb Horton House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1906.

From the record

“The Webb Horton House is a 40-room, 13,650 sq ft (1,268 m2) mansion in Middletown, New York, United States, designed by local architect Frank Lindsey. Built from 1902 to 1906 as a private residence, since the late 1940s it has been part of the campus of SUNY Orange.”

Wikipedia article Webb Horton House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 187 National Register listings published here for Orange County · listed in 1990 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 5 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
  • Listed as. Horton, Webb, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. 115 South St., Middletown, 10940
  • When was it listed? April 1990
  • Category. building
  • City. Middletown city
  • National Register reference number. 90000690 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

691 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 691 fires within 5 miles of Webb Horton House between 1995 and 2020, burning about 496 acres in total. 36 started naturally. 79 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/undetermined478
Arson/incendiarism79
Debris and open burning46
Natural36
Equipment and vehicle use21
Smoking16
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Recreation and ceremony2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
8 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
7 September 2016Arson/incendiarism1.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
7 September 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2016Debris and open burning1.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A

Every fire recorded in Orange County

Mines and quarries near this property

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Webb Horton House: 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Crystal Run PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Crystal Run Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Goshen PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Goshen Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Merion Blue-Grass Sod Farm PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pellets Island PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pellets Island Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Orange County

Storms near this property

23 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Middletown, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 14 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2010Thunderstorm WindMiddletown1 hurt, $60,000Many trees and wires were reported down throughout Middletown, causing multiple accidents. One tree landed on a garage, causing it to collapse, resulting in one injury. In addition, a piece of the roof of Middletown High School was blown off, protective tiles covering the football field were damaged, windows were blown out at some commercial buildings near the High School, and at least one tree fell on the roof of a car.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindMiddletown$12,000There were numerous reports of trees and wires down throughout Middletown, including some which fell on cars and houses.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindMiddletown$10,000Tree and wires down on house.
May 2010LightningMiddletown$10,000A lightning strike caused a house fire on Jared Court Road in Middletown.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindMiddletown$7,500A tree was reported down on a house on California Avenue.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindMiddletown$3,000Six trees were reported snapped in the backyard at 113 Curbytown Road in Middletown.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindMiddletown$2,000Tree and wires down on North Street in Middletown 2 miles NW of Unionville.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindMiddletown$1,000A tree was reported blocking Lake Avenue near Fancher Davidge Park.
July 2023Flash FloodMiddletown-Several roads closed in Middletown due to flooding including Sterling St., Wilson St., and Scranton Ave.
June 2017Flash FloodMiddletown-The intersection of Wickham Avenue and Wisner Avenue was closed due to flooding in Middletown.
August 2013Flash FloodMiddletown-A lake on Carmelite Dr. in Middletown overflowed resulting in six inches of water flowing across the roadway.
August 2013Flash FloodMiddletown-In New Hampton, I-84 was closed at Dolson Ave. due to flooding. Additionally, a portion of Dolson Ave. was closed due to flooding, including the intersection of Dolsontown Rd. and Dolson Avenue. Basement flooding was also reported in Middletown.
August 2009Funnel CloudMiddletown-A funnel cloud was reported near Linden Avenue in Middletown.
March 2008Flash FloodMiddletown-Numerous basements had to be pumped in residental areas of Middletown and Washingtonville due to flooding. Route 78 near Aspin Rd and Wisner Avenue were also closed due to flooding. The ASOS at Montgomery Airport, KMGJ, recorded a total rainfall amount of 2.55 inches.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindMiddletown-Trees and power lines.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindMiddletown-no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindMiddletown-no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindMiddletown-no account filed
May 1997Thunderstorm WindMiddletown-no account filed
May 1997Thunderstorm WindMiddletown-no account filed
April 1996Tornado (F0)Middletown-no account filed
June 1995HailMiddletown-no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindMiddletown-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Orange County

Maps showing this location

12 surveys

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Hillside Cemetery0.3 miles1994
Paramount Theatre0.5 miles2002
First Congregational Church of Middletown0.6 miles2005
Christ Church0.8 miles2008
Grace Episcopal Church0.8 miles2010
John G. Beakes House0.8 miles2010

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 90000690 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Orange CountyAll 187 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.