Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1902.
“John Briggs House is a historic home located at Milo Center in Yates County, New York. It is a Federal style structure built about 1795.”
Wikipedia article John Briggs House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 66 National Register listings published here for Yates County · listed in 1994 · 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 134 fires within 5 miles of John Briggs House between 2002 and 2020, burning about 71 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 5 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 | 90 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 2 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 19 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 12 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of John Briggs House: 5 past producers, 2 plants, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Zirconium, Halite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca Lake Mine | Halite | Past Producer | Halite | |
| Transelco/ Penn Yan, N.Y. | REE, Zirconium | Plant | ||
| Transelco/ Dresden, N.Y. | Zirconium | Plant | ||
| Hansen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Holly Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| J.Sanderson No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| J.T.Andrews No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Milo Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Seneca Lake Mine | Salt | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Milo Center, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 2001 and 2024: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milo Center | $50,000 | First location surveyed was a horse barn with the north side open and it looked like the building was perfectly exposed to the strong winds from the north-northwest to blow the building apart with debris spread to a 155 to 160 degree direction. Looking at post in the ground the mud was soft and waterlogged so it likely did not take as much force to destroy the building so a lower wind estimate was used at 80 mph. ||To the west along City Hill Road there were several medium to large pines that had |either been snapped or uprooted also in a 155 to 160 degree direction. Many of the uprooted trees had a shallow root ball and the hole left by the root ball in the ground was filled with water. To the north along Ridge Road, power poles were either tilting or snapped. The power poles were thinner and older so a lower wind estimate was used resulting in the 85 mph rating. ||Multiple pine trees were also snapped or uprooted at several homes along Ridge Road as well, falling in the 155 to 160 degree direction as well. One home had a chimney that toppled over. Talking to a couple home owners that were home at the time of the |microburst, the stories matched up with strong winds and heavy rain occurring at the same time resulting in white out conditions similar to a blizzard. The stories as well as all the damage and fallen trees leaning in the same direction away from the core of |the storm on radar at the time of the damage means that this was likely a microburst. The Penn Yan Mesonet station from the NYS mesonet system was on the very edge of the microburst and recorded a gust of 62 mph. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milo Center | $3,000 | Trees and wires were blown down. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milo Center | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree and wires. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milo Center | - | Emergency management reported some wires down after a thunderstorm in Milo. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Swarthout Farm | 3.0 miles | 1994 | |
| Young-Leach Cobblestone Farmhouse and Barn Complex | 3.1 miles | 1992 | |
 | Sampson Theatre | 3.3 miles | 2008 |
 | Penn Yan Historic District | 3.3 miles | 1985 |
 | US Post Office-Penn Yan | 3.3 miles | 1989 |
 | Crooked Lake Outlet Historic District | 3.4 miles | 1996 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94000930 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Yates County | All 66 listed properties in this county. |
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