Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1901.
“Goodsell House is a historic home located at Old Forge in Herkimer County, New York. It was built in 1899 and is a wood-frame vernacular Queen Anne-style house with a gable ell.”
Wikipedia article Goodsell House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 74 National Register listings published here for Herkimer County · listed in 2006 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 88 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Goodsell House between 2006 and 2020, burning about 12 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 22 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 June 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | ADIRONDACK LEAGUE |
| 25 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 25 June 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 4 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 May 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Old Forge, the town this property stands in, in 27 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 23 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Old Forge | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Forge | $8,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Forge | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Forge | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Forge | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Forge | $2,000 | no account filed |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Forge | $1,000 | Trees and wires were downed, resulting in power outages in the town of Old Forge. |
| July 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Old Forge | - | A National Weather Service storm survey concluded a tornado touched down in northern Herkimer County. Hi-resolution satellite data showed widespread tree damage consistent with an EF1 tornado beginning east of Little Moose Lake and continuing northeastward to the southwestern corner of Limekiln Lake. Estimated peak winds were 100 mph. The path length was 4.1 miles with a path width of 150 yards. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Forge | - | Trees and wires were downed along Route 28 between Old Forge and Eagle Bay. |
| February 2022 | Flood | Old Forge | - | All lanes were blocked along Route 28 from Big Moose Road in Eagle Bay to Hollywood Road near Old Forge due to flooding. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Forge | - | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down on power and cable lines on Fletcher Road. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Forge | - | A tree was downed on South Shore Road. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Forge | - | Trees and wires were downed in the Town of Old Forge. All lanes on Route 28 were blocked between Crosby Road and Adams Street. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Forge | - | A tree was downed onto wires on Beechvue Point. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Forge | - | A tree was downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Forge | - | Two trees were reported down in addition to wires. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Forge | - | Trees and wires were down in Old Forge as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Forge | - | A tree was reported down on South Shore Road about 5 miles east of Old Forge as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Forge | - | Trees and wires were reported down in Old Forge due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Forge | - | Trees and wires were reported down near Old Forge due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Forge | - | Trees and power lines were reported down near Old Forge due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Forge | - | An Emergency Manager reported that trees were blown down in Old Forge. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Forge | - | Trees down across Peach tree Road. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Forge | - | Hundreds of trees and power poles were blown down. Roads were impassable. Damage is attributable to both severe thunderstorms and non thunderstorm wind. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Forge | - | Trees and power lines down. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Forge | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Hail | Old Forge | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Thendara Historic District | 3.7 miles | 2010 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06000265 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Herkimer County | All 74 listed properties in this county. |
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