Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1901.
One of 156 National Register listings published here for Nassau County · listed in 1991 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 93 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,402 fires within 5 miles of Long Island Rail Road Station at Farmingdale between 2000 and 2020, burning about 590 acres in total. 78 started naturally. 126 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 | 973 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 126 |
| Smoking | 90 |
| Natural | 78 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 28 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 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 |
| 9 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 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 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Long Island Rail Road Station at Farmingdale: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Thorium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atomergic Chemetals/Plainview, N.Y. | Thorium | Unknown | ||
| Controlled Castings/Plainview, N.Y. | Thorium | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Farmingdale, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 1998 and 2019: 3 hail, 2 flash flood, 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 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmingdale | $500 | Numerous tree limbs, including a large branch, were downed. A large limb fell on a house on Merrits Road. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Farmingdale | - | Penny sized hail reported. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Farmingdale | - | Hail with size larger than a quarter reported with time estimated by radar. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Farmingdale | - | An elderly couple was rescued from a vehicle trapped in flood waters on Merrits Road near Fulton Street in Farmingdale. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Farmingdale | - | Water rescues were performed at the intersection of Merritts Rd. and Hempstead Turpike in Farmingdale. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmingdale | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Hail | Farmingdale | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Jerusalem District No. 5 Schoolhouse | 4.1 miles | 1996 |
 | Building at 390 Ocean Avenue | 4.5 miles | 2017 |
 | Heitz Place Courthouse | 4.7 miles | 1974 |
 | Grace Church Complex | 4.8 miles | 1983 |
| John II Jackson House | 4.8 miles | 2022 | |
 | Samuel and Elbert Jackson House | 5.0 miles | 2006 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 91001677 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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