Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. 14 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
“LaGrange Farmstead is a historic home located at Slingerlands in Albany County, New York. It is a frame dwelling that encompasses five phases of construction.”
Wikipedia article LeGrange Farmstead, 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
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 655 fires within 5 miles of LeGrange Farmstead between 2000 and 2020, burning about 632 acres in total. 34 started naturally. 74 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 | 427 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 74 |
| Smoking | 39 |
| Natural | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 32 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2000 | 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 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 4,750 specimens collected within 10 miles of LeGrange Farmstead between 1760 and 1975: 2,537 Animalia, 1,459 Fungi, 691 Plantae, 28 Unrecorded, 19 Chromista, 14 Protozoa, 2 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A C. Frederick, A C. Frederick, A C. Frederick, A. A. Heller 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 | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Diplodia crataegi Fuckel | 1895 | Charles E. Fairman | |
 | Cephalozia media Lindb. | 1898 | Charles H. Peck | near Albany |
 | Coniothyrium Corda, 1840 | 1899 | not recorded | |
 | Hemaris thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | 1760 | W.W. Hill | |
 | Monotropa procera Torr. | 1817 | E. James | Near Albany |
 | Utricularia gibba L. | 1828 | J. Hall | Greenbush |
 | Peziza acetabulum L. | 1829 | H.H. Eaton | Albany |
 | Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. | 1830 | J. Torrey | Circa Albany |
 | Bidens tripartita L. | 1830 | Collector unspecified | Albany |
 | Spiranthes lacera (Raf.) Raf. | 1834 | Herb. (Jas.) Macnab | Albany |
 | Poa cuspidata Nutt. | 1837 | A. Clapp | N. Albany. |
 | Stylosanthes Sw. | 1837 | Clapp, A. | New Albany. |
All 4,750 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of LeGrange Farmstead: 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Albany Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| James H. Malloy, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| James H. Maloy Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Rupert Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Rupert Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Slingerlands, the town this property stands in, in 10 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 3 flash flood, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | Lightning | Slingerlands | $30,000 | A house was damaged when it was struck by lightning and caught fire. The home's roof collapsed and the third floor was damaged by fire. The first and second floors had extensive water damage. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Slingerlands | $5,000 | Rainfall of up to two and a half inches in less than an hour, and nearly five inches in less than two hours, brought flash flooding to the central portion of the city of Albany. The heavy rain resulted in numerous cars becoming stranded in the flood waters, several reports of basement flooding, and several inches of flood water entering a beverage store. The flooding impacted the neighborhoods of Buckingham Pond, New Scotland, and Melrose, and resulted in the closures of Western Avenue, Manning Boulevard, Central Avenue, and a portion of the Harriman State Office Campus Loop. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slingerlands | - | Tree damage was reported on Upper Font Grove Road near the Town of Bethlehem. |
| October 2022 | Flood | Slingerlands | - | A small section of Route 85 in the Town of Bethlehem was closed between Mullens Road and Kenwood Avenue at the Albany County Rail Trail underpass. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Slingerlands | - | Route 85 was closed between Kenwood Avenue and Bridge Street in the Town of Bethlehem due to flooding. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slingerlands | - | Wires were downed with part of a tree leaning on a home. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Slingerlands | - | Nickel size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Slingerlands. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slingerlands | - | A tree was downed on a house on McCormick Road in Slingerlands as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Slingerlands | - | Route 85 in Slingerlands was closed due to flooding from Maple Avenue to Bridge Street. The road did not reopen until 11:00 am EST August 30th. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Slingerlands | - | Penny size hail was reported on Trumpeter Place in Slingerlands during a thunderstorm. |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Slingerlands Historic District | 1.7 miles | 2012 |
 | House at 698 Kenwood Avenue | 1.9 miles | 2012 |
 | Presbyterian Church in New Scotland and the New Scotland Cemetery | 1.9 miles | 2010 |
 | Albert Slingerlands House | 2.1 miles | 1997 |
| Norman Vale | 2.9 miles | 2009 | |
| McKownville-Country Club Highlands Historic District | 3.1 miles | 2022 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 05001384 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Albany County | All 234 listed properties in this county. |
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