Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1903.
“James Hobart House is a historic home located at Potter in Yates County, New York. It is an Italianate style dwelling built about 1855.”
Wikipedia article James Hobart 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 61 fires within 5 miles of James Hobart House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 101 acres in total. 3 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 | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 26 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 July 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of James Hobart House: 4 producers, 2 past producers. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hays Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Heys Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Heys Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nicolo Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Potter Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Potter Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Potter, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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 2024 | Flash Flood | Potter | $75,000 | Roads and basements were flooded around Potter. |
| May 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Potter | $20,000 | A tornado hit a barn on East Swamp road which collapsed. |The tornado then continued into several fields lifting debris |from the collapsed farm onto the fields. Along the path, |the tornado took down several trees which fell in different directions. |The tornado continued eastward to Voak road where it blew down a |fence and another tree before lifting. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Potter | $2,000 | Numerous trees were blown down just southeast of Potter. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex Center Methodist Church | 3.1 miles | 1994 | |
| John Carr House | 3.3 miles | 1994 | |
| Jemima Wilkinson House | 3.6 miles | 1994 | |
| Yatesville Methodist Church | 4.1 miles | 1994 | |
| Arnold Potter House | 4.2 miles | 1994 | |
| Overackers Corners Schoolhouse | 4.6 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94000941 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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