Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
“Schoonmaker House is a historic home located at Selkirk in Albany County, New York. It was built about 1860 and is a two-story brick farmhouse in the Italianate style.”
Wikipedia article Schoonmaker House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 234 National Register listings published here for Albany County · listed in 2001 · 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 225 fires within 5 miles of Schoonmaker House between 2000 and 2020, burning about 218 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 37 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 | 116 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 37 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 18 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 7,138 specimens collected within 10 miles of Schoonmaker House between 1760 and 1975: 4,211 Fungi, 1,959 Animalia, 783 Plantae, 85 Protozoa, 55 Chromista, 43 Unrecorded, 2 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A C. Frederick, A C. Frederick, A C. Frederick, A. A. Heller and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Stereum neglectum Peck | 1894 | C. L. Shear | Alcove |
 | Cephalozia media Lindb. | 1898 | Charles H. Peck | near Albany |
 | Puccinia areolata Dietel & Holw. | 1900 | Aven Nelson | Telephone mines |
 | Hemaris thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | 1760 | W.W. Hill | |
 | Monotropa procera Torr. | 1817 | E. James | Near Albany |
 | Utricularia gibba L. | 1828 | J. Hall | Greenbush |
 | Peziza acetabulum L. | 1829 | H.H. Eaton | Albany |
 | Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. | 1830 | J. Torrey | Circa Albany |
 | Bidens tripartita L. | 1830 | Collector unspecified | Albany |
 | Spiranthes lacera (Raf.) Raf. | 1834 | Herb. (Jas.) Macnab | Albany |
 | Poa cuspidata Nutt. | 1837 | A. Clapp | N. Albany. |
 | Stylosanthes Sw. | 1837 | Clapp, A. | New Albany. |
All 7,138 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Schoonmaker House: 12 producers, 7 past producers, 1 occurrence. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Hill Deposit | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| Ravena Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Ravena Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Rupert Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| South Bethlehem Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Starr Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Town of Bethlehem,Rupert Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| East Nassau Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Ravena Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ravenna Quarry & Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Selkirk, the town this property stands in, in 14 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 8 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Selkirk | $45,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Selkirk | $35,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Selkirk | $4,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Selkirk | - | Trees were reported down in Selkirk. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Selkirk | - | Numerous large branches were downed with power outages in the town of Selkirk. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Selkirk | - | Hen egg size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Selkirk. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Selkirk | - | Trees and wires were reported down on Maple Avenue in Selkirk due to thunderstorm winds. One of the trees fell on a home. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Selkirk | - | Trees were downed along River Road in Coeymans due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Selkirk | - | Trees and power lines were reported down on Beaver Dam Road between Trinity Place and Route 144 in Selkirk due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Selkirk | - | Nickel size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Selkirk. |
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Selkirk | - | Flooding occurred along Miller Road in Selkirk along the Coeymans Creek damaging houses. Firefighters evacuated residents and about 20 of them reportedly spent Sunday night at a Red Cross shelter at the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Selkirk | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Selkirk | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Selkirk | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bethlehem Grange No. 137 | 0.8 miles | 2002 |
 | Dr. John Babcock House | 0.9 miles | 2003 |
 | District School No. 1 | 1.5 miles | 1998 |
 | First Reformed Dutch Church of Bethlehem | 1.5 miles | 2002 |
 | Bethlehem House | 1.5 miles | 1973 |
| Rowe Farm | 1.6 miles | 2012 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 01001396 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Albany County | All 234 listed properties in this county. |
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