Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
“Ford's Store is a historic general store located in the hamlet of Oak Hill in the town of Durham in Greene County, New York.”
Wikipedia article Ford's Store, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 101 National Register listings published here for Greene County · listed in 2001 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 103 fires within 5 miles of Ford's Store between 1994 and 2020, burning about 79 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 18 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 | 48 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 August 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 8 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 July 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Durham, the town this property stands in, in 12 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 1 hail, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durham | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Lightning | Durham | $1,000 | Lightning struck a home on Allen Teator Road. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durham | - | A local 911 call center operator reported trees and wires down in town of Durham. |
| October 2021 | Flood | Durham | - | Minor flooding was reported along Route 145 in the Town of Durham. |
| October 2021 | Flood | Durham | - | Stone Bridge Road was closed between Brown Road and Shady Glen Road near East Durham due to flooding. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durham | - | Trees and wires were downed in the Town of Durham. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Durham | - | Trees and wires were downed on Route 67 in Durham. |
| June 2011 | Hail | East Durham | - | Penny size hail (measured) was reported during a thunderstorm in East Durham. |
| August 2011 | Flood | Durham | - | Route 145 was closed due to flooding from Route 20 in Schoharie County through southwestern Albany County to Route 23 in Greene County. Much of Route 145 runs along the Catskill Creek. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durham | - | Trees and wires were blown down. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durham | - | Trees down |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durham | - | Trees down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | W.F. DeWitt Hotel | under 500 feet | 2001 |
 | L.E. Cleveland House | under 500 feet | 2001 |
| Oak Hill Historic District | under 500 feet | 2017 | |
 | A. T. House | 0.1 miles | 2006 |
 | Charles Pierce House | 0.1 miles | 2001 |
 | St. Paul's Lutheran Church | 0.1 miles | 2005 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 01001395 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Greene County | All 101 listed properties in this county. |
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