Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1904.
“Jamestown Armory is a historic National Guard armory building located at Jamestown in Chautauqua County, New York. It was built in 1932 for Company E, 174th Infantry Brigade.”
Wikipedia article Jamestown Armory, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 50 National Register listings published here for Chautauqua County · listed in 1995 · 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 317 fires within 5 miles of Jamestown Armory between 1992 and 2020, burning about 245 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 47 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 | 148 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 47 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 33 |
| Natural | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 29 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Jamestown Armory: 5 producers, 3 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Zirconium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.Donelson No.1 Well | Salt | Prospect | ||
| Carborundum Co/ Falconer, N.Y. | Zirconium | Unknown | ||
| Cassadaga Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Marsh Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Marsh Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Oak Hill Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Oak Hill Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| W. Lee Bull Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| W. Lee Bull Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Woodlawn Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Erie Railroad Station | 0.5 miles | 2003 |
 | Wellman Building, The | 0.7 miles | 2009 |
 | Gov. Reuben Fenton Mansion | 0.8 miles | 1972 |
| Forest Heights Historic District | 0.8 miles | 2020 | |
 | Jamestown Downtown Historic District | 0.9 miles | 2014 |
| First Presbyterian Church, Jamestown, New York | 0.9 miles | 2025 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94001542 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Chautauqua County | All 50 listed properties in this county. |
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