Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1892.
“The Peekskill Freight Depot, sometimes called the Lincoln Depot, is located at 41 South Water Street in Peekskill, New York. It is a brick building erected in the late 19th century.”
Wikipedia article Peekskill Freight Depot, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 250 National Register listings published here for Westchester 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 408 fires within 5 miles of Peekskill Freight Depot between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,648 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 45 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 | 253 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 45 |
| Natural | 29 |
| Smoking | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 4 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.6 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 230 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Peekskill Freight Depot: 23 past producers, 6 occurrences, 5 prospects, 5 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Emery, Clay, Iron, Graphite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony's Nose Deposit | Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Cotton Rock Stilbite Deposit | Zeolites | Occurrence | ||
| Peekskill Area | Titanium, Metal, Iron, Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Peekskill Area Prospect | Titanium, Aluminum, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Peter Wyant Mica Property Deposit | Mica, Graphite | Prospect | ||
| Phillips Mine | Molybdenum, Uranium | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Phillips Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite, Iron, Uranium | Past Producer | 1865, 1880 | |
| Phillips Mine-Camp Smith Area | Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Nickel, Silver, Uranium | Past Producer | 1866 | |
| Phillips Sulfide, Magnetite Mine | Iron, Uranium, Copper, Gold, Nickel, Silver, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Phillips Sulfide, Magnetite, and Uranium Mine | Iron, Sulfur, Copper, Nickel, Uranium, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1839, 1865 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Peekskill, the town this property stands in, in 17 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Peekskill | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peekskill | $3,000 | ConEd utility reports downed power lines. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peekskill | $3,000 | A large branch down damaging a fence. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peekskill | $2,000 | Numerous trees were reported down in Peekskill. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Peekskill | - | Public reports 1.5 inch hail. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Peekskill | - | Quarter-sized hail observed one mile north of Buchanan. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Peekskill | - | Multiple reports of quarter-sized hail in Peekskill. |
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Peekskill | - | Main St., Park St. and Central Ave. in Peekskill were closed due to flooding. |
| October 2009 | Flood | Peekskill | - | Route 9 was closed at Hudson Ave. due to flooding. The Saw Mill River Pkwy was also closed both northbound and southbound at exit 29 (Pleasantville Rd.). |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peekskill | - | Trees were downed across Route 202. |
| July 2005 | Hail | Peekskill | - | Penny size hail. |
| May 2000 | Lightning | Peekskill | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peekskill | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peekskill | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Flash Flood | Peekskill | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peekskill | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peekskill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Standard House | 0.3 miles | 2000 |
 | Peekskill Presbyterian Church | 0.3 miles | 2002 |
 | US Post Office-Peekskill | 0.3 miles | 1989 |
 | Drum Hill High School | 0.3 miles | 1979 |
 | Peekskill Downtown Historic District | 0.5 miles | 2005 |
 | St. Peter's Episcopal Church | 0.6 miles | 2003 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04001207 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Westchester County | All 250 listed properties in this county. |
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