Built in 1842. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1903.
“Ambrose Parsons House is a historic home located at Springs in Suffolk County, New York. It was built in 1842 and 1851, and is a frame Greek Revival style residence.”
Wikipedia article Ambrose Parsons House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 338 National Register listings published here for Suffolk County · listed in 1995 · category: Building · built in 1842.
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 135 fires within 5 miles of Ambrose Parsons House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 74 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 4 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 | 86 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 22 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 1 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Ambrose Parsons House: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bistrain Gravel Corporation Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bistrian Gravel Corp Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Springs, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2010: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springs | $25,000 | Dozens of trees, including several large ones, and wires were reported down in the Hamlets of Springs and Northwest Harbor in the town of East Hampton. The hardest hit areas were from Woodbine Drive to Glade Road in Springs and Lafarge's Landing in Northwest Harbor. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springs | - | Trees downed in Springs. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Jackson Pollock House and Studio | 0.3 miles | 1994 |
| de Kooning, Elaine, House and Studio | 3.2 miles | 2022 | |
 | Pleasants House | 3.2 miles | 1984 |
 | Miss Amelia's Cottage | 3.3 miles | 1994 |
 | Saint Thomas' Chapel | 3.3 miles | 1997 |
 | Stephen Sherrill House | 3.5 miles | 1996 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95001276 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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