Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1900.
“The Hiram Griggs House is a historic house located at 111 Prospect Terrace in the vicinity of Altamont, Albany County, New York.”
Wikipedia article Hiram Griggs House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 234 National Register listings published here for Albany 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 103 fires within 5 miles of Hiram Griggs House between 2001 and 2020, burning about 58 acres in total. 7 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 | 61 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 27 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 14 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 1,736 specimens collected within 10 miles of Hiram Griggs House between 1855 and 1975: 1,092 Animalia, 329 Plantae, 297 Fungi, 11 Protozoa, 6 Chromista, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A C. Frederick, A. A. Heller, Alexander, Charles Paul 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 | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Cephalozia media Lindb. | 1898 | Charles H. Peck | near Albany |
 | Coniothyrium Corda, 1840 | 1899 | not recorded | |
 | Corticium evolvens (Fr.) Fr. | 1900 | unknown | Altamont |
 | Phragmidium speciosum (Fr.) Bonord. | 1855 | Sartwell | E Novo-Eboraco [= New York] |
 | Culaea inconstans (Kirtland, 1840) | 1860 | W. Swartz | Krumkill, 1 mi. NE of Voorheesville |
 | Abietinella abietina (Hedw.) M.Fleisch. | 1863 | C. F. Austin | Helderberg Mt. |
 | Anomodon viticulosus (Hedw.) Hook. & Taylor | 1863 | C. F. Austin | Helderberg Mts. |
 | Barbilophozia barbata (Schmidel ex Schreb.) Loeske | 1863 | C. F. Austin | In Mountain localities |
 | Barbula unguiculata Hedw. | 1863 | C. F. Austin | Helderberg Mts. |
 | Brachythecium rutabulum (Hedw.) Schimp. | 1863 | C. H. Peck | Helderberg Mountains |
 | Crossocalyx hellerianus (Nees ex Lindenb.) Meyl. | 1863 | C. F. Austin | Helderberg Mts. |
| Eurhynchium pumilum (Wilson) Schimp. | 1863 | C. F. Austin | Helderberg Mts. |
All 1,736 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Hiram Griggs House: 3 producers, 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Flagstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heldeberg Bluestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| New Salem Deposit | Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| Grippee Quarry | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Heldeberg Bluestone Quarry & Mill | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Knox Quarry | Flagstone | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Altamont, the town this property stands in, in 13 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 lightning, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2009 | Lightning | Altamont | $25,000 | Lightning struck a house at 126 Main Street in Altamont late Tuesday afternoon afternoon starting a fire. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altamont | $11,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altamont | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altamont | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altamont | $500 | Severe thunderstorms moved across eastern New York ahead of a warm front during the afternoon and evening hours of the 13th of June. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines and large hail was also reported with some thunderstorms. The hardest hit area was Lisle in Broome County where a 40-foot section of roof was blown off a mobile home. In addition golfball size hail was reported in Apalachin in Tioga County and Ross Corners in Broome County. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Altamont | - | A member of the public reported rapid flowing water near the intersection of Severson and Helderberg Avenue. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altamont | - | A home was damaged and a barn collapsed as a result of thunderstorm wind damage near Altamont. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altamont | - | Windows were blown out of a house near Altamont as a result of thunderstorm wind damage. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Altamont | - | Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in the town of Knox on Bozenkill Road. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Altamont | - | Golf ball size hail was reported in Altamont during a thunderstorm. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Altamont | - | A member of the general public estimated that penny-sized hail occurred at Altamont. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Altamont | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Altamont | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knox District School No. 5 | 1.4 miles | 2005 | |
| John and Henry Crouse Farm Complex | 2.5 miles | 1982 | |
| Gardner House | 2.7 miles | 1982 | |
| Frederick Crouse House | 2.8 miles | 1982 | |
| Aumic House | 3.2 miles | 1982 | |
| Coppola House | 3.4 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 10000483 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Albany County | All 234 listed properties in this county. |
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