Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1907.
“Roseboom Historic District is a national historic district located at Roseboom in Otsego County, New York. It encompasses 73 contributing buildings and two contributing structures.”
Wikipedia article Roseboom Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 79 National Register listings published here for Otsego County · listed in 1998 · category: District.
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 23 fires within 5 miles of Roseboom Historic District between 2006 and 2016, burning about 33 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 28 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 June 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 20 May 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 10 May 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 29 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 April 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 28 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.4 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Roseboom, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 2011: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roseboom | $2,000 | Numerous trees were blown down on Ziefle Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Community Club of South Valley | 3.8 miles | 1999 | |
| Benjamin D. North House | 4.1 miles | 1985 | |
 | Cherry Valley Village Historic District | 4.1 miles | 1988 |
| Middlefield District No. 1 School | 4.5 miles | 1987 | |
 | Middlefield Hamlet Historic District | 5.0 miles | 1985 |
 | Hyde Hall Covered Bridge | 5.9 miles | 1998 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98001394 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Otsego County | All 79 listed properties in this county. |
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