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Coeymans Landing Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.

From the record

One of 234 National Register listings published here for Albany County · listed in 2018 · category: District.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • Address. Various, Coeymans, 12045
  • When was it listed? March 2018
  • Category. district
  • Town. Coeymans town
  • National Register reference number. 100001767 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

196 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 196 fires within 5 miles of Coeymans Landing Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 164 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 27 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/undetermined102
Arson/incendiarism27
Debris and open burning18
Railroad operations and maintenance16
Equipment and vehicle use12
Natural10
Recreation and ceremony3
Smoking3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2010Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
30 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
29 September 2012Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
27 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
23 September 2014Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Every fire recorded in Albany County

Specimens collected near this property

12 of 4,170 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 4,170 specimens collected within 10 miles of Coeymans Landing Historic District between 1847 and 1974: 3,233 Fungi, 553 Plantae, 247 Animalia, 75 Protozoa, 44 Chromista, 18 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Fitch, A.F. Sherf, Ahles, H.E. and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Image SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
Specimen of Stereum neglectum PeckStereum neglectum Peck1894C. L. ShearAlcove
A photograph of the species Phyllosticta innumerabilis, not of this specimenPhyllosticta innumerabilis Peck1847C.L. Shear
A photograph of the species Phragmidium speciosum, not of this specimenPhragmidium speciosum (Fr.) Bonord.1855SartwellE Novo-Eboraco [= New York]
A photograph of the species Diphyscium foliosum, not of this specimenDiphyscium foliosum (Hedw.) D.Mohr1862Coe F. AustinSand Lake.
A photograph of the species Leucobryum glaucum, not of this specimenLeucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr.1862Coe F. AustinSand Lake.
A photograph of the species Anomodon minor, not of this specimenAnomodon minor (Hedw.) Lindb.1864Coe F. AustinSand Lake.
A photograph of the species Barbula unguiculata, not of this specimenBarbula unguiculata Hedw.1864Coe F. AustinSand Lake.
A photograph of the species Ctenidium malacodes, not of this specimenCtenidium malacodes Mitt.1864Coe F. AustinSand Lake.
A photograph of the species Dicranum undulatum, not of this specimenDicranum undulatum Schrad. ex Brid.1864Coe F. AustinSand Lake.
A photograph of the species Drummondia Hook., not of this specimenDrummondia Hook. ex Drumm.1864Coe F. AustinSand Lake.
A photograph of the species Encalypta ciliata, not of this specimenEncalypta ciliata Hedw.1864C.H. PeckSand Lake.
A photograph of the species Fissidens subbasilaris, not of this specimenFissidens subbasilaris Hedw.1864Coe F. AustinSand Lake.

All 4,170 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 23 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Coeymans Landing Historic District: 13 producers, 10 past producers. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Flagstone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Alcove QuarryFlagstoneProducer
Aquetuck Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
New Baltimore Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Ravena Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Ravena QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
South Bethlehem Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Aquetuck Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
East Nassau Sandstone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducerSedimentary
New Baltimore Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Ravena Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Albany County

Storms near this property

13 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coeymans, the town this property stands in, in 13 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 flood, 1 hail. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2007FloodCoeymans1 killed, 1 hurtHeavy rain led to widespread flooding of small streams and creeks across the county, which began during the morning hours of Monday, April 16th, and persisted into late Monday evening on the 16th.|Widespread flooding led to numerous road closures, including Miller Road off Route 9W in Coeymans, Route 32 in New Scotland between Lagrange Lane and Winne Lane, and Creble Road between Elm Avenue and South Albany Road in Bethlehem Center. In addition, evacuations occurred along Coeymans Creek.|Furthermore, a fatality and injury occurred as a brother and sister, ages 14 and 15, respectively, canoed into the rain swollen Basic Creek in Westerlo when the canoe tipped over around 17:00 EST. The female drowned, being swept away by strong currents within the creek. She was pronounced dead at Albany Medical Center at 21:02 EST on the 16th. The male was able to reach the shore.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindCoeymans$12,000A cold front crossing through eastern New York sparked a line of thunderstorms late on the afternoon of June 29. A thunderstorm cell became locally severe in the town of Coeymans in southeast Albany County . Thunderstorm wind gusts produced damage in a trailer park on Winnie Avenue. Specifically, power lines were knocked down, several trailer homes were damaged and small trees destroyed. In addition, several persons observed a funnel cloud with the storm.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindCoeymans$2,000no account filed
July 2024Thunderstorm WindCoeymans-Tree damage was reported on South Clement Avenue in the Village of Ravena.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindCoeymans-Tree and wire damage was reported on Westerlo Street and New Street in the Town of Coeymans.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindCoeymans-There was a report of a downed tree, pole and power lines between James Drive and the town center in Coeymans.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindCoeymans-Multiple trees were downed on Main Street in Coeymans.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindCoeymans-Trees and wires were downed at Fuller Road and Route 9W.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindCoeymans-A tree was downed onto wires, resulting in a fire.
January 2010Flash FloodCoeymans-Water was reported over Route 143 in numerous places in Ravena and Coeymans. Also, Route 9W was closed at Miller Road due water over the roadway. In addition, other roadways were reported extremely dangerous due to Coeymans Creek, Hannacroix Creek and their tributaries running at full capacity.
June 2009HailCoeymans-Penny size hail was reported in Ravena during a thunderstorm.
September 2004Flash FloodCoeymans-State Route 143, Wells Flats and State Route 144 near Ecks Farms and Miller Road at Route 9W flooded.
September 2004Flash FloodCoeymans-Trailer park flooded by Hannacrois Creek.

Every storm recorded in Albany County

Maps showing this location

11 surveys

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Coeymans School0.2 miles1970
Dr. Wesely Blaisdell House0.2 miles2012
Alexander Willis House0.2 miles2004
Fletcher Blaisdell Farm Complex0.2 miles2001
Brigadier General David McCarty Stone Cottage0.2 miles2015
Abraham Houghtaling House0.3 miles1998

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 100001767 in Record Group 79.
Albany CountyAll 234 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.