Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1902.
“Uriah Hair House is a historic home located at Dundee in Yates County, New York. It is an Italianate style structure built about 1850.”
Wikipedia article Uriah Hair 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 88 fires within 5 miles of Uriah Hair House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 76 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 6 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 | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 August 2005 | Other causes | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Uriah Hair House: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Halite, Salt. 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 | |
| Seneca Lake Mine | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Claude Pulver Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Holly Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Holly Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Holly Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dundee, the town this property stands in, in 10 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 2003 | Flash Flood | Dundee | $100,000 | Very heavy rainfall from slow-moving thunderstorms caused flash flooding of small streams leading to numerous road closures in southeast Yates County. Rainfall amounts were on the order of 3 to 4 inches in a 3 hour period. Several roads were undermined and damaged by the flood waters. At one point most roads in the village of Dundee, and the towns of Barrington and Starkey were either closed or impassable. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dundee | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree, blocking Walter Road. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dundee | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dundee | $2,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees on Route 14A near the racetrack. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dundee | $2,000 | A tree was blown down on a house. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dundee | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dundee | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few large trees at a residence. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dundee | - | Law enforcement officers reported large limbs and wires down in Dundee. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Dundee | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Dundee | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dundee Methodist Church | 0.3 miles | 2005 |
 | First Presbyterian Church | 0.5 miles | 2004 |
 | Dundee Village Historic District | 0.6 miles | 2007 |
| William Swortz House | 1.2 miles | 1994 | |
| Daniel Supplee Cobblestone Farmhouse | 1.4 miles | 1992 | |
| Starkey United Methodist Church | 2.1 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94000936 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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