Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1904.
One of 83 National Register listings published here for St. Lawrence County · listed in 2004 · 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 44 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 74 fires within 5 miles of Pickens Hall between 2003 and 2020, burning about 40 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 20 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 | 45 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Other causes | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 13 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Pickens Hall: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Heuvelton, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 1995 and 2021: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1997 | Lightning | Heuvelton | $50,000 | A thunderstorm complex caused a lightning strike which killed about 15 cattle, caused structural damage and destroyed numerous bales of hay. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heuvelton | $10,000 | Numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heuvelton | $10,000 | Several trees downed and Route 184 closed. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heuvelton | $10,000 | Trees and power lines down. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heuvelton | $5,000 | Several trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heuvelton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heuvelton | $4,000 | Slow moving severe thunderstorms with very heavy rain moved across the Capital District, the Saratoga Region, the Mid-Hudson valley and over the Saint Lawrence Valley. Flash flooding occurred in Saratoga County in the vicinity of Lake Nancy as Joby Creek, Cadman Creek and Alder Creek went out of their banks. In addition the lake level at Lake Nancy rose over a foot. Large hail occurred in Saratoga County near Middle Grove. Damaging thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Heuvelton | - | One and one-quarter inch size hail reported. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Heuvelton | - | Dime size hail was reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Post Office | 4.2 miles | 1977 | |
| Halfway House | 4.6 miles | 2023 | |
| Congregational Church | 4.7 miles | 2005 | |
| New York State Armory | 6.5 miles | 1976 | |
| Oswegatchie Pumping Station | 6.5 miles | 1990 | |
| First Baptist Church of Ogdensburg Complex | 6.6 miles | 2018 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04001205 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| St. Lawrence County | All 83 listed properties in this county. |
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