Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
“Rushmore Farm is a historic home located at Athens in Greene County, New York. It is a six-bay-wide by two-bay-deep stone dwelling surmounted by a steep gable roof.”
Wikipedia article Rushmore Farm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 101 National Register listings published here for Greene County · listed in 2010 · 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 232 fires within 5 miles of Rushmore Farm between 1992 and 2020, burning about 262 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 19 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 | 122 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Smoking | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 26 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Rushmore Farm: 12 producers, 12 past producers, 2 occurrences. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Clay, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Potic Mountain Blue Ss Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Austin's Glen Deposit | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| Diamond Hill Deposit | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| Fabiano Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kearny Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Plass Hill Carbonate Iron Mine | Iron, Sulfur | Producer | Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite | |
| Plass Hill Carbonate Iron Mine | Iron, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Plass Hill | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Catskill Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Catskill Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Athens, the town this property stands in, in 12 storm reports between 2001 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 2 hail, 1 flash 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 2001 | Lightning | Athens | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Lightning | Athens | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Athens | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Athens | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Athens | $10,000 | no account filed |
| December 2023 | Flood | West Athens | $3,000 | County Route 74 was closed in the Town of Athens due to flooding. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Athens | $3,000 | Trees were downed in the Town of Athens. This occurred along an outflow boundary ahead of thunderstorms. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Athens | - | Route 385 North and Southbound were closed due to downed wires. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Athens | - | Trees and wires were reported down in Athens due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Athens | - | Half dollar size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Athens. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Athens | - | Multiple trees were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Athens. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Athens | - | Penny size hail was reported at Sleepy Hollow Lake near Athens during a thunderstorm. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moore-Howland Estate | 0.6 miles | 2010 | |
 | Haxton-Griffin Farm | 0.9 miles | 2012 |
 | William Brandow House | 1.0 miles | 2009 |
| Captain Joseph Allen House | 1.9 miles | 2022 | |
 | District School No. 11 | 2.0 miles | 1995 |
 | Thomas Cole House | 2.0 miles | 1966 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 10000364 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Greene County | All 101 listed properties in this county. |
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