Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1898.
“The House at 31 West Cayuga Street in the village of Moravia in Cayuga County, New York is a historic home. It is a 2-story, frame, Greek Revival-style dwelling with a rear wing.”
Wikipedia article House at 31 West Cayuga Street, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 71 National Register listings published here for Cayuga 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 37 fires within 5 miles of House at 31 West Cayuga Street between 2002 and 2020, burning about 34 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 | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 13 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 15 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of House at 31 West Cayuga Street: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scipio-O'Toole Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Town of Locke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Town of Locke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Venice-O'Toole Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moravia, the town this property stands in, in 30 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 21 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | Flash Flood | Moravia | $500,000 | Water rapidly rushed through Moravia, NY along Mill Creek and into the Owasco Lake Inlet. A dozen structures in the heart of the village experienced minor to moderate flood damage. One structure was heavily damaged by flooding. The Owasco Inlet crested at 9.44 feet which was near record flooding. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Moravia | $150,000 | Flash flooding along Mill Creek inundated several roads and homes. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds did extensive damage in a small area on Oak Hill Road in Moravia. The damage was thought to be due to a microburst. The winds took the roof off a large barn extension, collapsed a 70 foot tall grain elevator, and downed trees. Other trees were downed on Rockefeller Road. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Moravia | $50,000 | Significant flooding along Owasco Inlet and in the Village of Moravia occurred. Water was deep across West Cayuga Street. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Moravia | $20,000 | Numerous roads were flooded throughout Moravia. |
| August 2004 | Flash Flood | Moravia | $20,000 | Heavy rain caused flash flooding. The rain caused road washouts. Owasco inlet went over its banks and flooded roadways. Other creeks out of their banks and flooding roadways. Rainfall amounts were 2 to 4 inches. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | $15,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | $5,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced severe winds as it moved across the area. The thunderstorm resulted in trees being knocked over at Fillmore Glen State Park. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | $5,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced severe winds as it moved across the area. The thunderstorm resulted in a trees being knocked over and wires being knocked down in the area. Around two thousand customers were without power due to this storm. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | $5,000 | Power poles were blown down across Glen Cove Road. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | $4,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over a large tree, several large branches and power lines on the ground. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | $3,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over trees and power lines. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | $3,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over a tree that fell onto a road. This tree being knocked over directly caused windows to be blown out of a residential structure. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | $3,000 | Trees and wires were blown down. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | $2,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | $2,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked down wires which landed in the roadway. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | $2,000 | Trees and wires were blown down. |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Moravia | $2,000 | Heavy rain from slow moving thunderstorms caused several small streams and creaks to overflow their banks. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees blocking the road. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Moravia | $1,000 | A thunderstorm developed over the area and produced quarter sized hail. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | $1,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over a tree which blocked the road in the vicinity of Fillmore Glenn State Park. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | $1,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm resulted in two trees being knocked over in the town of Moravia. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | - | Thunderstorm wind gust measured by a SKYWARN spotter. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | - | Half inch diameter hail was reported by a SKYWARN spotter. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | - | Newspaper reports indicate that small hail occurred during a thunderstorm in Moravia. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Moravia | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Moravia | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | House at 37 West Cayuga Street | under 500 feet | 1995 |
 | House at 21 West Cayuga Street | under 500 feet | 1995 |
 | Sager House | 0.1 miles | 1995 |
| North Main Street Historic District | 0.2 miles | 1993 | |
 | Henry Allen House | 0.2 miles | 1995 |
 | House at 20 Aurora Street | 0.2 miles | 1995 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95000062 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cayuga County | All 71 listed properties in this county. |
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