From the record
One of 92 National Register listings published here for Livingston County · listed in 2007 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1904.
One of 92 National Register listings published here for Livingston County · listed in 2007 · category: Building.
Sources: 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 98 fires within 5 miles of Caledonia Library between 2000 and 2020, burning about 79 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 16 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 | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2020 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 17 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 15 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Caledonia Library: 19 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Leroy Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| North Leroy Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Salt Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Abandoned Gypsum Workings | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Abandoned Gysum Workings | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Consolidated Wheatland Plaster Shft | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Empire Gypsum Co. Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Garbutt Gypsum Co Shaft #1 | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Lycoming Calcining Co Mine #1 | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| M. Rogers Farm Gypsum Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Caledonia, the town this property stands in, in 22 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 15 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1998 | Flash Flood | Caledonia | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Caledonia | $20,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $18,000 | no account filed |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $15,000 | Law enforcement report that a metal shed had been blown over by thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Caledonia | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Flash Flood | Caledonia | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $10,000 | Trees and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $5,000 | no account filed |
| January 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $2,000 | Trees and powerlines downed in Caledonia. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $2,000 | Trees and wires were reported down. |
| January 1998 | Flash Flood | Caledonia | $1,000 | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Flash Flood | Caledonia | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $500 | A large tree was down across Maxwell Station Road. |
| September 2013 | Hail | Caledonia | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Caledonia House Hotel | under 500 feet | 2001 |
![]() | Clark-Keith House | 0.3 miles | 1998 |
![]() | Caledonia Fish Hatchery | 0.8 miles | 2015 |
![]() | Avon Five Arch Bridge | 6.9 miles | 2012 |
![]() | Hall's Opera Block | 6.9 miles | 2006 |
![]() | Aaron Barber Memorial Building | 6.9 miles | 2008 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 07001256 in Record Group 79. |
| Livingston County | All 92 listed properties in this county. |