Built in 1891. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1920.
“Hotel Delaware is a historic hotel building located at East Branch in Delaware County, New York, United States. It was built in 1891 and enlarged after a fire in 1908.”
Wikipedia article Hotel Delaware, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 78 National Register listings published here for Delaware County · listed in 2004 · category: Building · built in 1891.
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 17 fires within 5 miles of Hotel Delaware between 1997 and 2016, burning about 12 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 12 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 May 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 May 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Hotel Delaware: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompkins Bluestone Quarry. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Thompkins Bluestone Quarry. | Flagstone | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Branch, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2018: 3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Branch | $10,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| January 2018 | Flood | East Branch | - | The county emergency manager reported a large ice jam at the confluence of the Beaver Kill and East Branch Delaware near East Branch. Water was flooding agricultural areas near the river and ice was being pushed upstream on the Beaver Kill. |
| June 2009 | Hail | East Branch | - | Penny size hail lasted for about 5 minutes at the Buckhorn Lodge. |
| July 2009 | Hail | East Branch | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | East Branch | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Rock Valley School | 7.1 miles | 2008 |
 | Lower Shavertown Covered Bridge | 7.7 miles | 1999 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04001342 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Delaware County | All 78 listed properties in this county. |
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