Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1897.
“The Breese-Reynolds House is a historic house located at 601 South Street in Hoosick, Rensselaer County, New York.”
Wikipedia article Breese-Reynolds House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 128 National Register listings published here for Rensselaer County · listed in 2007 · 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 98 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 89 fires within 5 miles of Breese-Reynolds House between 1995 and 2020, burning about 235 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 18 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 | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Breese-Reynolds House: 5 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bissonnette Gravel Bank | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Burden Iron Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1865, 1885 | |
| Hoosick Falls Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Hoosick Falls Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed | Stone | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Burden Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Hoosick Falls Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Hoosick Falls Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hoosick, the town this property stands in, in 30 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 27 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 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 2000 | Lightning | Hoosick | $70,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Hoosick | $65,000 | no account filed |
| January 2023 | Flood | Hoosick | $50,000 | Route 7 closed between Route 22 and South St. in the town of Hoosick due to a culvert overflowing and collapsing. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | $45,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | $19,000 | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | $1,000 | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | - | There were reports of multiple trees and power lines down in Hoosick resulting in numerous power outages. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | - | A tree was reported down on road. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Hoosick | - | Trees and wires were downed in the Hamlet of North Hoosick. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | - | Route 22 at Hoosick Falls High School was closed due to downed trees and wires. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | - | Wires were downed. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | - | Tree limbs were downed. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Hoosick | - | Trees and wires were downed. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Hoosick | - | Trees were downed. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | - | Trees were reported down. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | - | Trees were reported down along Route 22 in the town of Hoosick due to thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Hoosick | - | Multiple reports of trees and wires down in the area. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Hoosick | - | Trees and wires were downed on Route 67 in North Hoosick at a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Hoosick | - | Trees were reported down on Factory Hill Road in North Hoosick due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | - | Large trees limbs were reported down in Hoosick as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | - | A tree was reported down due to thunderstorm winds on Route 7 in Hoosick Falls. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Hoosick | - | Trees were reported down along Route 67 in North Hoosick due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | - | A tree was reported down on a house on Pine Valley Road in Hoosick due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | - | Trees were reported down in Hoosick due to strong thunderstorm winds and were reportedly blocking a road. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | - | Trees and wires were reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds in Hoosick. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | - | An emergency manager reported that trees were blown down along Babcock Lake and Johnson Hill Roads, in Hoosick. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Hoosick | - | Two roads flooded. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tibbits House | 0.9 miles | 1978 | |
 | Estabrook Octagon House | 3.0 miles | 1980 |
 | St. Mark's Episcopal Church | 3.2 miles | 2000 |
 | Hoosick Falls Armory | 3.2 miles | 1995 |
 | US Post Office-Hoosick Falls | 3.2 miles | 1988 |
 | Hoosick Falls Historic District | 3.3 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 07000096 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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