Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1901.
“The Sebastian Baker Stone House is a historic house and farm complex located at 10 Dug Road in Rochester, Ulster County, New York.”
Wikipedia article Sebastian Baker Stone House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 209 National Register listings published here for Ulster County · listed in 1996 · 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 232 fires within 5 miles of Sebastian Baker Stone House between 1993 and 2020, burning about 5,318 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 31 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 | 150 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 3 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Sebastian Baker Stone House: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accord Stone and Lime Company | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Krom Road Gravel Bank | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Zachariah Barley Stone House | 0.5 miles | 1995 |
 | Krom Stone House at 45 Upper Whitfield Road | 0.7 miles | 1995 |
 | Krom Stone House at 31 Upper Whitfield Road | 0.9 miles | 1995 |
 | Johannes Rider Stone House | 1.1 miles | 1995 |
 | Lucas Krom Stone House | 1.1 miles | 1995 |
| Middaugh-Stone House and Dutch Barn | 1.2 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 96000136 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Ulster County | All 209 listed properties in this county. |
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