Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1903.
“Solomon Weaver House is a historic home located at Jerusalem in Yates County, New York. It is an Italianate style dwelling built about 1844.”
Wikipedia article Solomon Weaver 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 102 fires within 5 miles of Solomon Weaver House between 1994 and 2020, burning about 81 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 13 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 | 53 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 12 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 6 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 31 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 27 August 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 Solomon Weaver House: 6 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.M.Russell Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Botsford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Botsford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Botsford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Botsford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Champlin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Champlin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jerusalem Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Nicolo Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Branchport, the town this property stands in, in 11 storm reports between 1999 and 2022: 7 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Branchport | $400,000 | Several creeks were flowing out of their banks, and water was flowing over some roads in the area. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Branchport | $125,000 | Several roads had water flowing across them in the Branchport and Guyanoga areas. Some roads were washing out and impassable, forcing closures and detours in the region. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Branchport | $50,000 | There were numerous reports of road flooding and closures in the Town of Jerusalem. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Branchport | $50,000 | Numerous road washouts were reported in the area. |
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Branchport | $35,000 | A small stream was out of it's banks and flooding a building that was damaged by flooding earlier in the week. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Branchport | $15,000 | Numerous roads were flooded to the northwest of Branchport. Some washouts were reported with debris on the road. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Branchport | $8,000 | Flash flooding had caused debris to collect on several roads in the area. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Branchport | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Branchport | $1,000 | Ponded water was reported on West Lake Road. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Branchport | - | Minor damage to a vineyard |
| June 2014 | Hail | Branchport | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Luke's Episcopal Church | 0.2 miles | 1994 | |
| Myron Weaver House | 0.3 miles | 1994 | |
| Thomas Bitley House | 0.4 miles | 1994 | |
| Peter Bitley House | 0.4 miles | 1994 | |
| Dr. James Wrightman House | 0.5 miles | 1994 | |
 | Esperanza | 1.1 miles | 1995 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94000963 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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