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Van derzee, Cornelius and Agnietje House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.

From the record

“Cornelius and Agnietje Van Derzee House is a historic home and farm complex located at Coeymans in Albany County, New York. It was built about 1765 and is a rectangular two-story rubblestone dwelling with brick gables.”

Wikipedia article Cornelius and Agnietje Van Derzee House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 234 National Register listings published here for Albany County · listed in 2005 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • Address. Van Derzee Rd., Coeymans, 12143
  • When was it listed? April 2005
  • Category. building
  • Town. Coeymans town
  • Architectural style. Greek Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 05000259 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

183 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 183 fires within 5 miles of Van derzee, Cornelius and Agnietje House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 150 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 27 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/undetermined86
Arson/incendiarism27
Debris and open burning20
Railroad operations and maintenance14
Natural13
Equipment and vehicle use9
Smoking6
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Recreation and ceremony2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2007Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
29 September 2012Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
27 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
23 September 2014Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
23 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
21 September 2011Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Every fire recorded in Albany County

Specimens collected near this property

12 of 4,522 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 4,522 specimens collected within 10 miles of Van derzee, Cornelius and Agnietje House between 1847 and 1975: 3,232 Fungi, 585 Plantae, 567 Animalia, 75 Protozoa, 44 Chromista, 19 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A C. Frederick, A.F. Sherf, Alexander and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Image SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
Specimen of Stereum neglectum PeckStereum neglectum Peck1894C. L. ShearAlcove
A photograph of the species Phyllosticta innumerabilis, not of this specimenPhyllosticta innumerabilis Peck1847C.L. Shear
A photograph of the species Phragmidium speciosum, not of this specimenPhragmidium speciosum (Fr.) Bonord.1855SartwellE Novo-Eboraco [= New York]
A photograph of the species Diphyscium foliosum, not of this specimenDiphyscium foliosum (Hedw.) D.Mohr1862Coe F. AustinSand Lake.
A photograph of the species Leucobryum glaucum, not of this specimenLeucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ã…ngstr.1862Coe F. AustinSand Lake.
A photograph of the species Abietinella abietina, not of this specimenAbietinella abietina (Hedw.) M.Fleisch.1863C. F. AustinHelderberg Mt.
A photograph of the species Anomodon viticulosus, not of this specimenAnomodon viticulosus (Hedw.) Hook. & Taylor1863C. F. AustinHelderberg Mts.
A photograph of the species Barbula unguiculata, not of this specimenBarbula unguiculata Hedw.1863C. F. AustinHelderberg Mts.
A photograph of the species Brachythecium rutabulum, not of this specimenBrachythecium rutabulum (Hedw.) Schimp.1863C. H. PeckHelderberg Mountains
A photograph of the species Crossocalyx hellerianus, not of this specimenCrossocalyx hellerianus (Nees ex Lindenb.) Meyl.1863C. F. AustinHelderberg Mts.
Eurhynchium pumilum (Wilson) Schimp.1863C. F. AustinHelderberg Mts.
A photograph of the species Fissidens dubius, not of this specimenFissidens dubius P.Beauv.1863C. F. AustinHelderberg Mountains

All 4,522 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 20 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Van derzee, Cornelius and Agnietje House: 11 producers, 9 past producers. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Alcove QuarryFlagstoneProducer
Aquetuck Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
New Baltimore Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Ravena Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Ravena QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
South Bethlehem Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Aquetuck Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
East Nassau Sandstone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducerSedimentary
New Baltimore Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Ravena Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Albany County

Storms near this property

13 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coeymans, the town this property stands in, in 13 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 flood, 1 hail. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2007FloodCoeymans1 killed, 1 hurtHeavy rain led to widespread flooding of small streams and creeks across the county, which began during the morning hours of Monday, April 16th, and persisted into late Monday evening on the 16th.|Widespread flooding led to numerous road closures, including Miller Road off Route 9W in Coeymans, Route 32 in New Scotland between Lagrange Lane and Winne Lane, and Creble Road between Elm Avenue and South Albany Road in Bethlehem Center. In addition, evacuations occurred along Coeymans Creek.|Furthermore, a fatality and injury occurred as a brother and sister, ages 14 and 15, respectively, canoed into the rain swollen Basic Creek in Westerlo when the canoe tipped over around 17:00 EST. The female drowned, being swept away by strong currents within the creek. She was pronounced dead at Albany Medical Center at 21:02 EST on the 16th. The male was able to reach the shore.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindCoeymans$12,000A cold front crossing through eastern New York sparked a line of thunderstorms late on the afternoon of June 29. A thunderstorm cell became locally severe in the town of Coeymans in southeast Albany County . Thunderstorm wind gusts produced damage in a trailer park on Winnie Avenue. Specifically, power lines were knocked down, several trailer homes were damaged and small trees destroyed. In addition, several persons observed a funnel cloud with the storm.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindCoeymans$2,000no account filed
July 2024Thunderstorm WindCoeymans-Tree damage was reported on South Clement Avenue in the Village of Ravena.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindCoeymans-Tree and wire damage was reported on Westerlo Street and New Street in the Town of Coeymans.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindCoeymans-There was a report of a downed tree, pole and power lines between James Drive and the town center in Coeymans.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindCoeymans-Multiple trees were downed on Main Street in Coeymans.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindCoeymans-Trees and wires were downed at Fuller Road and Route 9W.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindCoeymans-A tree was downed onto wires, resulting in a fire.
January 2010Flash FloodCoeymans-Water was reported over Route 143 in numerous places in Ravena and Coeymans. Also, Route 9W was closed at Miller Road due water over the roadway. In addition, other roadways were reported extremely dangerous due to Coeymans Creek, Hannacroix Creek and their tributaries running at full capacity.
June 2009HailCoeymans-Penny size hail was reported in Ravena during a thunderstorm.
September 2004Flash FloodCoeymans-State Route 143, Wells Flats and State Route 144 near Ecks Farms and Miller Road at Route 9W flooded.
September 2004Flash FloodCoeymans-Trailer park flooded by Hannacrois Creek.

Every storm recorded in Albany County

Maps showing this location

11 surveys

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
C. Van Der Zee House1.4 miles2002
Israel Shear House2.2 miles1996
District School No. 72.3 miles1996
Valley Paper Mill Chimney and Site3.4 miles2004
Alcove Historic District3.4 miles1980
Fletcher Blaisdell Farm Complex3.4 miles2001

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 05000259 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Albany CountyAll 234 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.