Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1905.
“Gates House is a historic home located at Warsaw in Wyoming County, New York. It is a two-story, wood-frame dwelling built in 1824 and expanded in about 1843.”
Wikipedia article Seth M. Gates House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 26 National Register listings published here for Wyoming County · listed in 1992 · 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 67 fires within 5 miles of Seth M. Gates House between 2003 and 2019, burning about 48 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 13 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 | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 July 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 July 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 10 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 June 2014 | Smoking | 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 Seth M. Gates House: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Salt, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geyers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| A.Kerr Bros.& Co.Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Bradley Salt Co.Salt Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Miller Salt Co.Salt Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Salt Vale No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Warsaw, the town this property stands in, in 34 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 22 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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 1998 | Flash Flood | Warsaw | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Warsaw | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Lightning | Warsaw | $75,000 | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $50,000 | A cold front pushed a line of thunderstorms across extreme Western New York during the early morning hours. Winds gusted to 64 mph at Kenmore and 60 mph at the Buffalo Airport. The thunderstorm winds downed power, telephone, and cable television lines. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Flash Flood | Warsaw | $35,000 | no account filed |
| December 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $20,000 | Emergency Managment reported power poles down. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $15,000 | Law Enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $11,000 | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Flood | Warsaw | $10,000 | Flooding was reported on Wyoming Street, Liberty Street, and Route 20A in Warsaw. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $9,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Warsaw | $8,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Warsaw | $8,000 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Warsaw | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $2,000 | Multiple trees were downed. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $2,000 | Five trees were downed onto Route 20A between Route 19 and Route 238. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $2,000 | Trees and wires were reported down. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $1,000 | Trees downed on wires. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $1,000 | Trees and wires downed due to thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $1,000 | Trees and wires downed by thunderstorm wind gust. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $1,000 | Trees were reported down. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $1,000 | Multiple trees were reported downed. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Warsaw | - | Golf ball sized hail reported in Warsaw. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Warsaw | - | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Hail | Warsaw | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Warsaw | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Trinity Church | under 500 feet | 1980 |
 | US Post Office-Warsaw | 0.1 miles | 1989 |
 | Warsaw Academy | 0.2 miles | 1980 |
 | Monument Circle Historic District | 0.3 miles | 1992 |
 | Middlebury Academy | 6.4 miles | 1973 |
 | Silver Lake Institute Historic District | 6.4 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 92000031 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Wyoming County | All 26 listed properties in this county. |
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