Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.
“Stoops Hotel is a historic tavern and hotel located at Battenville in Washington County, New York. It was built in two phases, with the oldest phase built between about 1790 and 1800.”
Wikipedia article Stoops Hotel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 52 National Register listings published here for Washington County · listed in 2009 · 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 94 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 172 fires within 5 miles of Stoops Hotel between 1992 and 2020, burning about 191 acres in total. 3 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 | 92 |
| Debris and open burning | 42 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 11 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Stoops Hotel: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Dolomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Falls Quarry | Limestone, General, Dolomite | Past Producer | Dolomite, Limestone | |
| Al Jean Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Kenneth Tracey Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Kenneth Tracey Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Battenville, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Battenville | $75,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Battenville | - | A tree, pole, and wires were downed across County Route 61. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Battenville | - | Trees and wires were downed on Ryan Road, and a shed was blown over nearby. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Battenville | - | Trees were downed at the intersection of County Route 62 and Kenyon Hill Road in Cambridge due to thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas McLean House | under 500 feet | 2007 | |
| Susan B. Anthony Childhood House | 0.2 miles | 2007 | |
| Maxwell Farm | 1.4 miles | 2012 | |
| Greenwich District School No. 11 | 1.6 miles | 2020 | |
| Martin-Fitch House & Asa Fitch, Jr. Laboratory | 3.4 miles | 2014 | |
 | Rexleigh Covered Bridge | 3.8 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 09000481 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Washington County | All 52 listed properties in this county. |
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