Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1903.
“Walstein Childs House is a historic home located at Wallkill in Ulster County, New York. It is a five-bay rectangular shaped stone dwelling constructed about 1763.”
Wikipedia article Walstein Childs House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 209 National Register listings published here for Ulster County · listed in 2003 · 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 144 fires within 5 miles of Walstein Childs House between 1995 and 2020, burning about 170 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 15 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 | 86 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 August 2007 | 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 2 workings within 5 miles of Walstein Childs House: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geiger Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Geiger Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wallkill, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallkill | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallkill | $17,000 | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallkill | - | A tree was reported down on a house. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallkill | - | Several large trees were downed, some onto cars. An antenna on a house roof was also toppled. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Wallkill | - | Hail ranging in size from dimes to quarters was reported during a thunderstorm in Wallkill. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallkill | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Wallkill | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Reformed Dutch Church of New Hurley | 1.4 miles | 1982 |
 | Crowell, J. B., and Son Brick Mould Mill Complex | 1.9 miles | 1983 |
 | Terwilliger House | 1.9 miles | 1983 |
 | Andries DuBois House | 2.4 miles | 1998 |
 | Reformed Church of Shawangunk Complex | 2.4 miles | 1982 |
 | Gardiner School | 2.7 miles | 2000 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03000602 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Ulster County | All 209 listed properties in this county. |
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