Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1902.
“Dixon Estate, is a national historic district located at Nissequogue in Suffolk County, New York. The district encompasses an estate with five contributing buildings and two contributing structures.”
Wikipedia article Beachbend, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 338 National Register listings published here for Suffolk County · listed in 1993 · category: District.
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 478 fires within 5 miles of Beachbend between 2000 and 2020, burning about 194 acres in total. 42 started naturally. 41 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 | 346 |
| Natural | 42 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 41 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Beachbend: 5 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Head Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| North East Mines Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Park Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| R Rchleider Contracting Corp. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Schleider Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Schleider Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Smithtown Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Smithtown Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nissequogue, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 2015: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nissequogue | $3,000 | Several trees were reported down on Frank Street. |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William J. Ryan Estate | 0.2 miles | 1993 | |
| Woodcrest | 0.2 miles | 1993 | |
| James W. and Anne Smith Phyfe Estate | 0.5 miles | 1993 | |
 | Harbor House | 0.5 miles | 1993 |
 | Land of Clover | 0.8 miles | 1993 |
| By-the-Harbor | 0.8 miles | 1993 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93000698 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Suffolk County | All 338 listed properties in this county. |
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