Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1920.
One of 79 National Register listings published here for Sullivan County · listed in 2003 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 72 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of German Presbyterian Church and Hortonville Cemetery between 1999 and 2020, burning about 94 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 7 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 | 71 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of German Presbyterian Church and Hortonville Cemetery: 1 producer. All of them 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Delaware Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hortonville, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 2014 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hortonville | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees in Hortonville and nearby North Branch. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hortonville | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and wires. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hortonville | $10,000 | A few trees were blown down in the Town of Delaware. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hortonville | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees down onto the roadway. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Hortonville | $5,000 | Numerous roads reported flooded in the area. Water rescues were underway. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hortonville | $500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a propane tank. Unknown if tank was damaged. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | St. James Church and Rectory | 1.3 miles | 1993 |
 | Callicoon Methodist Church and Parsonage | 1.4 miles | 1993 |
 | St. Joseph's Seminary | 1.5 miles | 1993 |
| Callicoon Downtown Historic District | 1.5 miles | 2016 | |
 | Callicoon National Bank | 1.6 miles | 1994 |
 | Cochecton Railroad Station | 3.8 miles | 2005 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 02001712 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Sullivan County | All 79 listed properties in this county. |
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