Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1897.
“The Van Horn Mansion was built by Judge James Van Horn in 1823. It is the site of the Town of Newfane's first town meeting, April 6, 1824.”
Wikipedia article Van Horn Mansion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 99 National Register listings published here for Niagara 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 80 fires within 5 miles of Van Horn Mansion between 2000 and 2020, burning about 60 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 9 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 | 51 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Other causes | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 31 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newfane, the town this property stands in, in 18 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 16 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newfane | $15,000 | Officials reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newfane | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Newfane | $15,000 | no account filed |
| December 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newfane | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newfane | $11,000 | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newfane | $10,000 | The fire service reported trees down on Drake Settlement Road. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newfane | $10,000 | The fire service reported trees down on Coomer and Jacques Roads. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newfane | $10,000 | Trees and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newfane | $10,000 | Law enforecment reported trees down on Ewings Road. |
| October 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newfane | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newfane | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newfane | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newfane | $8,000 | Law enforcement and spotters reported trees and wires down. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newfane | $8,000 | Trees and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newfane | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newfane | $500 | A tree was downed. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newfane | $500 | A tree was reported down. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Newfane | - | Multiple road closures were reported in Newfane due to flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | First Baptist Church | 1.9 miles | 2004 |
 | Morse Cobblestone Farmhouse | 4.8 miles | 2010 |
| Forsyth-Warren Farm | 7.1 miles | 2020 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 91001149 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Niagara County | All 99 listed properties in this county. |
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