Albert R. Fox House

Built in 1847 (Greek Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. 14 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.

From the record

“Fox House, also known as the Fox Mansion, is a historic home located at Sand Lake in Rensselaer County, New York. It was built about 1847 and is a large Greek Revival style frame dwelling.”
Wikipedia article Albert R. Fox House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 128 National Register listings published here for Rensselaer County · listed in 2001 · category: Building · built in 1847, Greek Revival architecture.

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 3 buildingss, 1 object as contributing to the listing.
Listed as. Fox, Albert R., House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. 2801 NY 66, Sand Lake, 12018
When was it listed? April 2001
Category. building
Town. Sand Lake town
When was it built? 1847
Architectural style. Greek Revival architecture
National Register reference number. 01000430 - 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

262 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 262 fires within 5 miles of Albert R. Fox House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 278 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 45 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	131
Arson/incendiarism	45
Debris and open burning	40
Natural	21
Smoking	11
Equipment and vehicle use	7
Power generation/transmission/distribution	4
Recreation and ceremony	2
Misuse of fire by a minor	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
6 September 2005	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
14 September 2005	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
13 September 2002	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
10 September 2006	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
1 September 2008	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
9 August 2017	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	N/A
6 August 2006	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
30 August 2001	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named

Every fire recorded in Rensselaer County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Albert R. Fox House: 11 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.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Alps Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
C.E. Wicks Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
C.E. Wicks Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Dunns Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Dunns Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Edgewood Drive Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Edgewood Drive Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Morans Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Morans Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Reid Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Rensselaer County

Storms near this property

22 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sand Lake, the town this property stands in, in 22 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 15 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 flash flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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
May 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	West Sand Lake	2 hurt	Trees were reported down from thunderstorm winds in West Sand Lake.\|\|In addition, a police officer and firefighter were both injured in North Greenbush while rescuing 2 people from an auto accident during a thunderstorm, as a large limb from a maple tree fell on them due to strong winds. The police officer was hit on the head, and stayed in the hospital overnight for observation, while the firefighter was hit on the arm and stomach, and was treated and released from the hospital.
July 2021	Flash Flood	West Sand Lake	$500,000	Several inches of moving water was reported flowing over Route 43 in several locations between West Sand Lake and Averill Park. Route 66 was washed out as well north of Averill Park. Several other roads were closed or washed out in the Town of Sand Lake, including Holcomb Road, Burden Lake Road, Old Best Road, and Taborton Road.
July 2021	Flash Flood	Sand Lake	$500,000	Several roads were closed or washed out due to flooding in the eastern portion of Sand Lake, including Holcomb Road, North Nassau Road, and Burden Lake Road. A parking lot was washed out at a restaurant on Crooked Lake.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Sand Lake	$17,000	no account filed
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	West Sand Lake	$10,000	no account filed
July 2001	Hail	West Sand Lake	$7,000	no account filed
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	West Sand Lake	-	Wires were downed on New York Route 43 between Geiser Road and Higgins Road near West Sand Lake.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	West Sand Lake	-	A tree was downed on Springer Road near Route 43.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Sand Lake	-	A tree was downed on Wisner Road at Miller Hill Road.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	West Sand Lake	-	Route 43 was closed between Mammoth Spring Road and Geiser Road due to downed poles and wires.
August 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	West Sand Lake	-	A telephone pole was snapped.
August 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Sand Lake	-	Three trees were downed in addition to wires.
July 2014	Hail	Sand Lake	-	Quarter size hail occurred during a thunderstorm in Averill Park.
July 2014	Hail	Sand Lake	-	Half dollar size hail occurred during a thunderstorm in Averill Park.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Sand Lake	-	A tree was reported down on Route 66 in Averill Park due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	West Sand Lake	-	Several trees were downed due to thunderstorms winds near Mammoth Springs Road in North Greenbush. Some of the trees fells on houses, causing some minor damage.
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Sand Lake	-	Trees and wires were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Sand Lake.
May 2013	Hail	West Sand Lake	-	A member of the public reported penny size hail fell from a thunderstorm in West Sand Lake.
August 2011	Flash Flood	West Sand Lake	-	Portions of Route 43 in West Sand Lake were reported closed due to flooding, including between Geiser Road and Mammouth Spring Road, and between Route 150 and Route 351.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	West Sand Lake	-	Numerous trees and wires were reported down in West Sand Lake along Route 43 due to strong thunderstorm winds.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	West Sand Lake	-	Two or more trees were reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds in West Sand Lake.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	West Sand Lake	-	Trees down on Burden Lake Road and tree down on Route 150.

Every storm recorded in Rensselaer County

Maps showing this location

14 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.

1893 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500
1895 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500
1898 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500 - 8 printings
1925 USGS Troy quadrangle1:48000
1928 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500 - 5 printings
1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
1950 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500
1953 USGS Averill Park quadrangle1:24000 - 4 printings
1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
1986 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
1989 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000 - 2 printings

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Sand Lake Baptist Church	0.6 miles	2004
Newton-Taber-Martin Farm	4.2 miles	2016
Craver Farmstead	5.4 miles	1996
John Jr. Carner House	6.5 miles	2004
Marsh-Link-Pollock Farm	7.2 miles	2014
Garfield School	7.4 miles	1988

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 01000430 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Rensselaer County	All 128 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.