Church of the Redeemer

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1914.

From the record

“The Church of the Redeemer is an historic Episcopal church and parsonage located at 1 Wombaugh Square in Addison, Steuben County, New York. The complex includes a Carpenter Gothic style board and batten church constructed in 1859.”
Wikipedia article Church of the Redeemer (Addison, New York), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 63 National Register listings published here for Steuben County · listed in 1992 · category: Building.

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

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
Address. Jct. of Park and Wall Sts., Addison, 14801
When was it listed? November 1992
Category. building
Town. Addison town
Architectural style. Carpenter Gothic
National Register reference number. 92001577 - 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

98 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Church of the Redeemer between 1994 and 2020, burning about 311 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 7 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	45
Debris and open burning	19
Natural	9
Equipment and vehicle use	8
Arson/incendiarism	7
Misuse of fire by a minor	3
Power generation/transmission/distribution	3
Smoking	2
Other causes	1
Recreation and ceremony	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
15 September 2008	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
11 September 2002	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
11 September 2002	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
11 September 2002	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
10 September 2002	Arson/incendiarism	1.4 acres	Fire Department of New York	not named
10 September 2002	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.4 acres	Fire Department of New York	not named
10 September 2002	Arson/incendiarism	5.0 acres	New York Forest Rangers	not named
22 August 2020	Equipment and vehicle use	5.0 acres	Fire Department of New York	NA

Every fire recorded in Steuben County

Mines and quarries near this property

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Church of the Redeemer: 2 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.

Site	Commodity	Status
Addison Town Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Baker Bank	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gardiner Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Steuben County

Storms near this property

42 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Addison, the town this property stands in, in 42 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 24 thunderstorm wind, 10 flash flood, 5 hail, 2 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
August 2004	Flash Flood	Addison	$2,000,000	Heavy rain caused flooding of numerous roads in the towns of Addison, Campbell, and Thurston. A trailer park flooded starting at 3:40 PM in Addison. The park was on the corner of the County Route 119 and County Route 2. Rainfall amounts were 2 to 4 inches.
August 2003	Flash Flood	Addison	$750,000	During the early morning hours of the 9th, up to 3 inches of rain fell in a short time in areas that were ravaged by flash flooding that occurred on July 22nd. Numerous roads were flooded and/or washed out by the flooding.
August 2021	Flash Flood	Addison	$200,000	Severe flash, and rapid onset river flooding destroyed many parts of the Town and Village of Addison, including residences, businesses and infrastructure.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Addison	$100,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires across the southeast quarter of the county. Damage was widespread in Corning, South Corning, East Corning, Caton, Campbell, Addison, and Bath. In Corning, wires came down on a car and delivery truck. In Campbell, the wind ripped off the roofing from a house and downed a tree onto a truck, minivan, and camper. In Corning, a tree fell onto a pickup truck crushing it.
August 2005	Lightning	Addison	$50,000	Lightning struck a 2 story ranch home in Addison. An elderly woman evacuated the home quickly after the lightning strike. She was the only occupant and was not injured. The fire took nearly 8 hours to put out and heavily damaged the back of the house.
July 2004	Flash Flood	Addison	$20,000	Thunderstorms dropped heavy rain across southern Steuben County which caused flash flooding. Several roads were impassible. One residence impacted. One possible washout on Tuscarora Creek.
March 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Addison	$15,000	Strong thunderstorm winds partially tore off a roof of a building.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Addison	$15,000	Strong thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage in Addison.
August 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Addison	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and wires.
September 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Addison	$10,000	Multiple trees were blown down.
June 2014	Flash Flood	Addison	$10,000	There was approximately 1 foot of water rushing across County Route 2.
May 2006	Flash Flood	Addison	$10,000	3 roads washed out in the town of Tuscarora. County Route 85 wased out. Water over bridge just south of fire station. County Route 5 washed out. Bunker Hill Road washed out and still closed the next day.
July 2004	Flash Flood	Addison	$10,000	Heavy rain on wet ground caused flash flooding in the town of Addison. Two roads were washed out. The Baptist church at Main and Front Streets was sandbagged to keep the water out. Water got into the first floor before the sandbagging began. 3 to 4 inches of rain fell in 24 hours.
April 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Addison	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds led to multiple reports of trees and wires down in and around Addison.
October 2021	Flash Flood	Addison	$5,000	Water reported to be flowing over Route 417 near Eagle Inn.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Addison	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down multiple trees between County Road 3 and County Road 1.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Addison	$5,000	Numerous trees were blown down onto houses.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Addison	$5,000	Trees and wires were blown down from Addison to Caton.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Addison	$5,000	Several trees down on county Route 5.
June 2006	Flash Flood	Addison	$5,000	no account filed
August 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Addison	$4,000	Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Addison	$3,000	A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over a tree which fell on power lines in the vicinity of 1616 County Route 85.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Addison	$3,000	Numerous trees were blown down on Cleveland Drive.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Addison	$2,500	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Addison	$2,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree and wires.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Addison	$2,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree and wires.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Addison	$2,000	Several trees and wires were blown down.
November 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Addison	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Addison	$1,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree blocking the road.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Addison	$1,000	A tree was blown down, blocking a road.
March 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Addison	-	Strong thunderstorm winds produced a 62 mph gust at the Addison New York State Mesonet Station.
August 2024	Flood	Addison	-	The streamgage on Tuscarora Creek near Addison crested at 12.10 feet which is in the Moderate flood category. The river rose extremely rapidly, reaching flood stage at 1:20 PM EDT, then falling below flood stage at 5:00 PM EDT. Flood impacts were significant and widespread along the course of the river.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Addison	-	A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and produced a wind gust of 57 knots.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Addison	-	Emergency management reported a tree blown down along Route 417 just north of Addison.
May 2000	Hail	Addison	-	Also, 800 people were left without power across the county due to lightning strikes.
June 2000	Flash Flood	Addison	-	Emergency management reported that a beaver dam had broken in the town of Addison. Route 417 was buried under 12 feet of debris and Kent Road was closed for several hours.
July 2000	Lightning	Addison	-	Wires and poles were reported down due to a lightning strike.
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Addison	-	Several trees blown down.
July 1997	Hail	Addison	-	A severe thunderstorm developed over southeastern portions of Steuben county and produced large hail. Dime sized hail was reported in Addison and one inch diameter hail covered roadways in the town of Tuscarora.
June 2007	Hail	Addison	-	no account filed
November 2005	Hail	Addison	-	no account filed
May 2000	Hail	Addison	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Steuben County

Maps showing this location

9 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.

1914 USGS Corning quadrangle1:62500 - 6 printings
1944 USGS Corning quadrangle1:62500
1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
1953 USGS Addison quadrangle1:24000 - 2 printings
1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000 - 4 printings
1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
1969 USGS Addison quadrangle1:24000 - 3 printings
1986 USGS Hornell quadrangle1:100000 - 2 printings

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Main Street Historic Distrct	0.2 miles	1996
Maple Street Historic District	0.2 miles	1996
Addison Village Hall	0.3 miles	1980
William Wombough House	0.9 miles	2003
Town Linke Church and Cemetery	7.4 miles	2000
Northrup Hill School District 10	7.8 miles	1999

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 92001577 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Steuben County	All 63 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.