Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1897.
“The Mackay Estate Gate Lodge is a historic gatehouse located in the Incorporated Village of East Hills in Nassau County, New York, United States.”
Wikipedia article Mackay Estate Gate Lodge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 156 National Register listings published here for Nassau County · listed in 1991 · 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 899 fires within 5 miles of Mackay Estate Gate Lodge between 2000 and 2020, burning about 367 acres in total. 55 started naturally. 59 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 | 523 |
| Smoking | 121 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 59 |
| Natural | 55 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 42 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Mackay Estate Gate Lodge: 3 past producers, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mccormack Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Port Washington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Port Washington Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Port Washington Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Hills, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2010 and 2020: 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Hills | $10,000 | Numerous trees reported down around town. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Hills | $1,000 | A tree was reported down that covered 2 lanes of the westbound Long Island Expressway (I-495) Service Road (Store Hill Road) in the vicinity of Powells Lane. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Roslyn House | under 500 feet | 1990 |
 | Samuel Adams Warner House | 0.1 miles | 1986 |
 | Mackay Estate Water Tower | 0.3 miles | 1991 |
 | Roslyn Village Historic District | 0.5 miles | 1987 |
 | Main Street Historic District | 0.5 miles | 1974 |
 | Roslyn National Bank and Trust Company Building | 0.6 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 91000240 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Nassau County | All 156 listed properties in this county. |
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