Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
One of 128 National Register listings published here for Rensselaer County · listed in 2005 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,288 fires within 5 miles of Sharpe Homestead and Cemetery between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,000 acres in total. 48 started naturally. 269 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 | 772 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 269 |
| Debris and open burning | 92 |
| Natural | 48 |
| Smoking | 45 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Sharpe Homestead and Cemetery: 10 past producers, 6 producers, 1 plant. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Perlite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Plant | Perlite | Plant | ||
| Troy Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Troy Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Albany Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Albany Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| East Greenbush Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| East Greenbush Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rensselaer Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rensselear Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Albany Gravel Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Defreestville, the town this property stands in, in 17 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 13 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 heavy rain, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Defreestville | $200,000 | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Defreestville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Defreestville | - | A downed tree and powerline was reported at the intersection of Route 4 and Sunset Boulevard. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Defreestville | - | Wires were reported down on Teliska Avenue. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Defreestville | - | A tree was down along North Greenbush Road. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Defreestville | - | Trees were downed onto wires, with one tree downed onto an unoccupied car along South Waldron Lane. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Defreestville | - | A large tree was downed on Wanda Court. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Defreestville | - | Large tree branches were downed. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Defreestville | - | Route 4 north and south bound was closed due to a downed tree. |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Defreestville | - | Road was closed at Chalet Ct and Zermat Drive. Flash flooding was confirmed by photos. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Defreestville | - | About a 1 mile stretch of damage from Stonegate apartments through the Winter Street extension, including many trees snapped and uprooted, wires downed, and plastic roofs blown off greenhouses at Yonder Farms. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Defreestville | - | Trees and wires were downed across Morner Road. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Defreestville | - | Large tree limbs were downed in North Greenbush due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Defreestville | - | Trees and wires were reported down on the corner of Route 4 and Thompson Hill road in North Greenbush due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Defreestville | - | Trees and wires were reported down in North Greenbush due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| December 2008 | Heavy Rain | Defreestville | - | Heavy rain led to widespread ponding of water across western Rensselaer County. This was exacerbated by clogged storm drains, which were blocked by ice.||Areas which suffered from the greatest ponding of water included Troy and East Greenbush. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Defreestville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | John Evert Van Alen House | 0.6 miles | 2004 |
 | Defreest Homestead | 1.1 miles | 1977 |
| Van Rensselaer High School | 1.2 miles | 2012 | |
 | Beverwyck Manor | 1.2 miles | 1979 |
 | William Barnet & Son Shoddy Mill | 1.7 miles | 2020 |
 | Clark-Dearstyne-Miller Inn | 1.8 miles | 2008 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 05000440 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Rensselaer County | All 128 listed properties in this county. |
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