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Photograph of W.H. Dorrance House
Photograph by Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.

W.H. Dorrance House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1905.

From the record

“Dorrance House is a historic home located at Camden in Oneida County, New York. According to town records, it was built about 1880 and is an irregularly massed, wood-frame structure in the Queen Anne style.”

Wikipedia article W. H. Dorrance House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 90 National Register listings published here for Oneida County · listed in 1999 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Listed as. Dorrance, W.H., House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. 32 Church St., Camden, 13316
  • When was it listed? April 1999
  • Category. building
  • Town. Camden town
  • Architectural style. Queen Anne style architecture in the United States
  • National Register reference number. 99000506 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

63 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of W.H. Dorrance House between 1997 and 2018, burning about 82 acres in total. 4 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/undetermined34
Smoking9
Debris and open burning9
Natural4
Arson/incendiarism4
Recreation and ceremony2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
25 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
2 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
13 September 2011Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
11 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
29 July 1997Smoking3.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
17 July 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
16 July 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
13 July 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Every fire recorded in Oneida County

Mines and quarries near this property

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of W.H. Dorrance House: 3 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
George W. Bryant PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
George W. Bryant PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mcconnellsville PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mcconnellsville PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Morse PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Oneida County

Storms near this property

52 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Camden, the town this property stands in, in 52 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 36 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 2 lightning, 2 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2001LightningCamden1 hurtA man was injured when lightning struck a car he was leaning on.
May 1993Thunderstorm WindCamden$500,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindCamden$65,000A fast moving line of severe thunderstorms inflicted widespread wind damage across much of the county, especially in northern and central portions. From roughly Camden eastward across the Rome area to Forestport, numerous trees and wires were downed.
September 1998Thunderstorm WindCamden$25,000A line of severe thunderstorms plowed across northern sections of the county late in the evening. Several trees and power lines were downed in a corridor from Camden eastward to Ava around and just after 1000 pm EDT.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindCamden$20,000Large oak tree fell on house, along with power lines down.
September 2002Thunderstorm WindCamden$15,000Trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. The towns of Camden, Lee, Boonville, and Forestport had trees and wires down.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindCamden$15,000Trees and wires down countywide. Towns affected included Camden, Verona, Blossvale, Lee, Taberg, Rome, Ava, Trenton, Vienna, Whitesboro, Whitesfield, and Deerfield. Lee was hit particularly hard. On Davidson Road in Lee, a tree took down wires before landing on a house. 10,000 customers were without power. Television station WKTV got knocked off the air for several minutes after lightning struck the transmitter located in Deerfield on Smith Hill Road.
March 2020Thunderstorm WindCamden$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees on wires.
April 2004Thunderstorm WindCamden$10,000Thunderstorm winds brought down isolated trees and wires. Some of the affected towns were Camden, Verona, Westmoreland, Whitestown, and New Hartford. A farm wagon was flipped over in Camden. Between 500 and 1,000 customers lost power.
September 1997Thunderstorm WindCamden$10,000A thunderstorm briefly intensified to severe levels while crossing northern portions of the county. This late evening event contained strong winds which toppled a few trees in the town of Camden. Also, several power lines were blown down and vivid cloud to ground lightning struck a major transformer. These factors combined to cause several major power outages in the area.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindCamden$10,000no account filed
August 1995Thunderstorm WindCamden$6,000no account filed
August 2023Thunderstorm WindCamden$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees on the road.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindCamden$5,000A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over several trees.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindCamden$5,000Fifteen trees were blown down in one location.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindCamden$5,000Trees and wires were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
May 2008Tornado (EF0)Camden$5,000An EF0 tornado touched down near the west branch of Fish Creek. A barn collapsed, and siding was riped off a portion of the house. Several large branches over one foot in diameter were broken off trees, and a snowmobile trailer was blown approximately 20-25 feet. Debris from the yard was found 1/2 mile away.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindCamden$5,000There were numerous reports of trees and wires blown down.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindCamden$5,000Trees were blown down by strong thunderstorm winds.
July 2006Flash FloodCamden$5,000Heavy rain from thunderstorms flooded many roads across the Northwest part of Oneida county.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindCamden$5,000An isolated severe thunderstorm downed trees and power lines in the Camden area in Onieda County.
August 1993Thunderstorm WindCamden$5,000A squall line moved across eastern New York on the afternoon and evening of August 2nd resulting in severe thunderstorms across parts of the region. There were numerous reports of large tree limbs, trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds. The areas hardest hit were Herkimer, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego and Washington Counties. In all over 15,000 customers were left without power.
May 2013HailCamden$5,000no account filed
May 2013HailCamden$5,000no account filed
July 1996Thunderstorm WindCamden$5,000no account filed
September 1993Thunderstorm WindCamden$5,000no account filed
June 2025Thunderstorm WindCamden$3,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires over Wolcott Hill Road.
December 2006Thunderstorm WindCamden$3,000Several power poles were snapped.
August 2024Flash FloodCamden$2,000River Road was flooded between Quarry Road and Hart Road.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindCamden$2,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindCamden$2,000Trees and wires down.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindCamden$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted a tree.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindCamden$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree in Camden.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindCamden$1,000Wires were knocked down.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindCamden$1,000A few trees were knocked down.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindCamden$1,000no account filed
August 1993Thunderstorm WindCamden$500no account filed
January 2018FloodCamden-Flooding along the West Branch Fish Creek was crossing Route 69 and blocking traffic throughout downtown Camden.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindCamden-Trees were blown down on Railroad Street by thunderstorm winds.
May 2011HailCamden-Penny size hail covered the ground. Some lawn furniture was blown around, with estimated winds of 30 to 40 mph.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindCamden-Several trees were knocked down.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindCamden-Trees were blown down with power outages.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindCamden-Small hail was reported by a NWS cooperative weather observer.
May 2000LightningCamden-Lightning struck a trailer and started a fire on Dingle Street.
May 2013HailCamden-no account filed
July 2012HailCamden-no account filed
May 2011HailCamden-no account filed
May 2011HailCamden-no account filed
June 2010HailCamden-no account filed
December 2006Thunderstorm WindCamden-no account filed
May 2004HailCamden-no account filed
May 2000HailCamden-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Oneida County

Maps showing this location

9 surveys

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.

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 99000506 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Oneida CountyAll 90 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.