Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1901.
“Modern Times School, also known as District 12 School and Brentwood School, is a historic school building located at Brentwood in Suffolk County, New York.”
Wikipedia article Modern Times School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 338 National Register listings published here for Suffolk 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 1,494 fires within 5 miles of Modern Times School between 1992 and 2020, burning about 949 acres in total. 131 started naturally. 414 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 | 758 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 414 |
| Natural | 131 |
| Smoking | 82 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 26 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2013 | 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 6 workings within 5 miles of Modern Times School: 3 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Nassau Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Bay Shore Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Express Way Aggregates, Nc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kings Park Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Split Rock Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brentwood, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 2012 and 2022: 3 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brentwood | $10,000 | Large tree down into a home on Alkier Street. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brentwood | $3,000 | Trees down blocking the Long Island Expressway Service Road near Route 111. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brentwood | - | Large tree limbs and branches down on Oakland Street. |
| August 2012 | Flash Flood | Brentwood | - | Several roads were closed due to flooding in the towns of Lake Grove, Hauppauge, Lake Ronkonkoma and Kings Park. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sisters of St. Joseph Motherhouse, Brentwood | 0.7 miles | 2018 | |
 | Coltrane House | 1.7 miles | 2007 |
 | First Congregational Church of Bay Shore | 3.5 miles | 2002 |
 | Bay Shore Hose Company No. 1 Firehouse | 3.6 miles | 2001 |
 | Bay Shore Methodist Episcopal Church | 3.7 miles | 2001 |
 | US Post Office-Bay Shore | 3.7 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94001478 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Suffolk County | All 338 listed properties in this county. |
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