Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
“Wiggins-Collamer House is a historic home located at Malta in Saratoga County, New York. It was built about 1835 and is five-by-two-bay, timber framed residence.”
Wikipedia article Wiggins-Collamer House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 83 National Register listings published here for Saratoga County · listed in 2007 · 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 236 fires within 5 miles of Wiggins-Collamer House between 1999 and 2020, burning about 200 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 29 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 | 101 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Smoking | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 August 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Wiggins-Collamer House: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Lake Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Melton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Milton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Malta, the town this property stands in, in 37 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 22 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 1 lightning, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | $21,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | $19,000 | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | $17,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | $9,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | $6,000 | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | $4,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | $2,000 | A tree and wires were downed on East High Street near Malta. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Hail | Malta | - | A trained spotter reported 0.75 inch hail at the corner of Stonebreak Road and Hermes Road. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Malta | - | A member of the public posted a video to social media that showed ping pong ball sized hail falling in the town of Malta. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Malta | - | A media partner sent in a report of an estimated hail size of 1.75 inch, or golf ball size, in the town of Malta. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | - | A local emergency manager reported a tree down on a house in the town of Malta. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Malta | - | A trained spotter reported 1 inch hail near Route 9 in the town of Malta. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Malta | - | Nickel to quarter size hail was reported near the Malta Community Center. |
| July 2023 | Flood | Malta | - | Interstate 87 (Northway) in both directions before Exit 12 was reported flooded. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | - | Tree branches of four to six inches in diameter were downed in Luther Forest. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | - | A tree was reported down on Partridge Drum Road. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | - | A few trees were downed. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | - | Trees downed onto a car. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | - | Around a dozen trees were downed on Woodfield Blvd and Copper Ridge Road. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | - | Trees were downed. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | - | Multiple trees were reported down. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | - | Multiple trees were reported down in Malta due to thunderstorm winds. Some of the downed trees fell on cars as well. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Malta | - | A spotter reported penny size hail occurred during a thunderstorm in Malta. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | - | A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team found evidence of damaging straight line winds from a thunderstorm, extending from Malta, across Route 9P on the southeast and east side of Saratoga Lake, into Schuylerville. Numerous downed trees and snapped power lines were found, with estimated peak winds of 85 to 100 mph.||In addition, golf ball size hail was also observed in Schuylerville.||Numerous downed trees resulted in the closure of Route 9P, from Route 76 to the City of Saratoga Springs. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Malta | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Malta during a thunderstorm. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | - | A National Weather Service employee reported a measured wind gust of 60 miles an hour in a thunderstorm at Malta. |
| May 2004 | Lightning | Malta | - | Lightning struck house, no damage to structure. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Malta | - | Hail at Rt 67 & Exit 12 of Northway. |
| November 2004 | Hail | Malta | - | Dime sized hail reported. |
| September 1998 | Hail | Malta | - | Very cold air aloft spawned widely scattered thunderstorms during the evening hours across eastern New York. One cell produced nickel size hail in Malta, Saratoga County. |
| August 1994 | Hail | Malta | - | A severe thunderstorm struck southern Saratoga and eastern Schenectady Counties during the afternoon of August 20th resulting in downed trees and powerlines and large hail. The severe thunderstorm left thousands of customers in the area without power. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Malta | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Malta | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dunning Street Cemetery | 1.7 miles | 2015 |
 | Ruhle Road Lenticular Metal Truss Bridge | 3.0 miles | 2004 |
 | Verbeck House | 3.0 miles | 1983 |
 | US Post Office-Ballston Spa | 3.0 miles | 1988 |
| Ballston Spa National Bank | 3.1 miles | 2025 | |
| Ballston Spa National Bank | 3.1 miles | 2025 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 07001127 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Saratoga County | All 83 listed properties in this county. |
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