Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1904.
“Hilton House is a historic home located at Beekman Corners in Schoharie County, New York. It was built about 1799 is a five-bay, gable-roofed brick residence in the Federal style.”
Wikipedia article Peter A. Hilton House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 52 National Register listings published here for Schoharie County · listed in 2004 · 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 84 fires within 5 miles of Peter A. Hilton House between 1992 and 2017, burning about 153 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 13 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 | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 15 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 July 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Lutheran Church | 0.3 miles | 2008 | |
 | American Hotel | 3.8 miles | 1975 |
| John Lehman House | 3.9 miles | 2012 | |
 | Sharon Springs Historic District | 3.9 miles | 1994 |
 | Cobleskill Historic District | 6.5 miles | 1978 |
 | Richmondville United Methodist Church | 7.5 miles | 2006 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04001063 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Schoharie County | All 52 listed properties in this county. |
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