Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1902.
“Milton Wilson House is a historic home located at Rushville in Yates County, New York. It is a Queen Anne style structure built about 1906.”
Wikipedia article Milton Wilson 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 57 fires within 5 miles of Milton Wilson House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 80 acres in total. None 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 | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | 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 |
| 20 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 July 2016 | 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 5 workings within 5 miles of Milton Wilson House: 3 producers, 2 past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hays Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Heys Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Heys 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 Rushville, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 2009 and 2014: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Rushville | $100,000 | Flooding occurred across several State highways with considerable damage to the road shoulders and culverts. Numerous basements were pumped out in the Village of Rushville. |
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Rushville | $5,000 | Water was reported to be rushing into a house and threatening the utility panels. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rushville | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds took down trees and power lines in the Rushville area. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rushville | - | One tree was blown down. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Rushville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bates Cobblestone Farmhouse | 2.2 miles | 1992 |
| Overackers Corners Schoolhouse | 3.0 miles | 1994 | |
| Middlesex Center Methodist Church | 4.2 miles | 1994 | |
| Asahel Green Farm | 4.2 miles | 1994 | |
| James Hobart House | 4.7 miles | 1994 | |
| John Carr House | 5.1 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94000968 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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