Consolidated Car Heating Company Complex

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021. 15 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 2021 · category: Building.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
Address. 413 North Pearl St., 928-940 Broadway, Albany, 12207
When was it listed? November 2021
Category. building
City. Albany city
National Register reference number. 100007080 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

1,350 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,350 fires within 5 miles of Consolidated Car Heating Company Complex between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,062 acres in total. 59 started naturally. 256 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	814
Arson/incendiarism	256
Debris and open burning	74
Natural	59
Smoking	58
Equipment and vehicle use	36
Railroad operations and maintenance	20
Misuse of fire by a minor	14
Power generation/transmission/distribution	12
Recreation and ceremony	7

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 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.2 acres	Fire Department of New York	NA
9 September 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	NA
9 September 2006	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
9 September 2002	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
9 September 2002	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
8 September 2016	Arson/incendiarism	6.3 acres	Fire Department of New York	N/A
8 September 2007	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
8 September 2005	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named

Every fire recorded in Albany County

Specimens collected near this property

12 of 4,733 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 4,733 specimens collected within 10 miles of Consolidated Car Heating Company Complex between 1760 and 1975: 2,717 Animalia, 1,322 Fungi, 639 Plantae, 33 Unrecorded, 16 Chromista, 4 Protozoa, 2 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A C. Frederick, A C. Frederick, A C. Frederick, A. Clapp 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.

Species	Year	Collected by	Where, as recorded
Diplodia crataegi Fuckel	1895	Charles E. Fairman
Coniothyrium Corda, 1840	1899	not recorded
Phyllosticta limitata Peck	1899	P.L. Huested
Hemaris thysbe Fabricius, 1775	1760	W.W. Hill
Monotropa procera Torr.	1817	E. James	Near Albany
Fontinalis duriaei Schimp.	1825	H. H. Eaton
Geastrum hygrometricum Pers.	1827	H. H. Eaton	Troy
Acalypha rhomboidea Raf.	1828	J. Hall	Troy
Alnus serrulata (Aiton) Willd.	1828	J. Hall	Troy
Apocynum androsaemifolium L.	1828	J. Hall	Troy
Apocynum cannabinum L.	1828	J. Hall	Troy
Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.	1828	J. Hall	Troy

All 4,733 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this property

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Consolidated Car Heating Company Complex: 3 producers, 3 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Quartz, Perlite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Crystal Hill Deposit	Quartz	Occurrence
Troy Plant	Perlite	Plant
Albany Gravel Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Valente Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Albany Clay Pit	Clay	Producer
Albany Clay Pit	Clay	Past Producer
Rensselaer Clay Pit	Clay	Past Producer
Rensselear Clay Pit	Clay	Producer

Every working recorded in Albany County

Storms near this property

60 of 114 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Albany, the town this property stands in, in 114 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 60 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 17 flash flood, 10 flood. The reports record 14 injuries. 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
August 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	9 hurt, $10,000	no account filed
August 2000	Lightning	Albany	5 hurt	no account filed
August 2008	Flash Flood	Albany	$250,000	Heavy rainfall led to significant urban flooding in downtown Albany late Thursday afternoon. One to four inches of rainfall occurred within two hours across a small portion of downtown. This overwhelmed the storm drainage system within the city, flooding several streets. Hackett Boulevard and Northern Boulevard had water deep enough to submerge vehicles, with several cars swept away outside of the Hackett Dale apartments. In addition, water burst through a manhole on South Pearl Street near Arch Street, shooting water at least two stories high. Flooding also closed Holland Avenue, and water at least 8 inches deep was pouring over the curb on Broadway, near the State Department of Environmental Conservation building.\|\|Numerous basements were also flooded within the city of Albany, as well as in portions of Guilderland, Delmar and Bethlehem.
July 2007	Lightning	Albany	$200,000	A house fire on Cuyler Avenue in Albany was initiated by a lightning strike, which is believed to have hit an electrical panel on the outside of the house. Once hit, an electrical surge and subsequent fire spread from the basement through the rest of the house. The house sustained severe damage, and partially collapsed.\|\|Two firefighters suffered minor injuries while trying to extinguish the blaze.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	$172,000	A National Weather Service storm survey concluded straight line wind damage occurred in the city of Albany on June 20, 2024. The majority of the damage occurred in the Washington Park area where numerous branches fell along with some uprooted, hardwood trees. All of the trees and branches fell in an easterly direction which is consistent with straight line winds. Isolated structural damage was also noted in the Ten Broeck Triangle neighborhood and near the intersection of Broadway and Thatcher Street. Maximum wind speeds were estimated to be around 75 mph. The path of damage was 1.55 miles long and 590 yards wide.
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	$100,000	no account filed
August 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	$50,000	no account filed
July 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	$40,000	no account filed
June 2008	Lightning	West Albany	$25,000	Lightning is believed to have struck a pole, following the wires into a house on Russell Road in West Albany, igniting a fire within a wall. The fire was extinguished within 15 minutes, but caused damage to a wall.
July 2007	Flash Flood	Albany	$25,000	Heavy rain from repeated clusters of thunderstorms produced localized flash flooding in the city of Albany, and in portions of Colonie, Guilderland, and Delmar. Rapid rises in water led to several stranded vehicles and water rescues, along with subsequent road closures.\|\|Some of the roads that were closed included Sand Creek Road in Colonie between Everett and Osborne Roads, Lincoln Avenue and North Allen Street in Albany, Colonial Avenue near Western Avenue in Albany, Kenwood Avenue in Delmar, and Western Avenue near Stuyvesant Plaza in Albany.
August 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	$20,000	no account filed
June 2021	Flood	Albany	$10,000	Basement flooding was reported in some buildings along Grand Street in Albany.
July 2007	Lightning	Albany	$10,000	The Park Playhouse at Albany's Washington Park sustained significant damage from a lightning strike, which occurred around 18:30 EST. Estimated damages were around $10,000.
April 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	$8,000	no account filed
June 1996	Lightning	Albany	$6,000	no account filed
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	$5,000	An isolated severe thunderstorm over the City of Albany downed power lines across parts of the city, leaving 300 customers without power.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	$2,000	no account filed
August 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	$2,000	no account filed
June 2025	Flash Flood	Albany	$1,000	A 911 call center operator reported the closure of Academy Road due to flooding.
December 2023	Flood	Albany	$1,000	South Pearl Street at Old South Pearl Street was closed due to flooding.
December 2023	Flood	Albany	$1,000	Hackett Boulevard at St. James Place was closed due to flooding.
December 2023	Flood	Albany	$1,000	Erie Boulevard at North Ferry Street was closed due to flooding.
August 2020	Flash Flood	Albany	$1,000	There were multiple reports of stranded vehicles and flooded roadways.
August 2018	Flash Flood	Albany	$1,000	Photo of a car submerged in flooding.
August 2018	Flash Flood	Albany	$1,000	A trained spotter reported flooding in a field and building due to heavy rainfall.
July 2004	Lightning	Albany	$1,000	House struck by lightning on South Pine Avenue. Fire department and police called to scene.
April 1996	Hail	Albany	$1,000	no account filed
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	A large tree fell onto utility lines across Bertha Street between Delaware Avenue and Second Avenue in the City of Albany.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	Large tree limbs were downed on South Main Avenue between Myrtle Avenue and Park Avenue.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	Multiple trees and wires were downed across the City of Albany including on North Lake Avenue and 3rd Avenue. A few small trees and tree limbs were also reported down near Washington Park and the intersection of Madison Avenue and New Scotland Avenue.
May 2022	Flash Flood	Albany	-	Street flooding and possible road closures were reported within the vicinity of Daytona Ave, Western Ave, and South Manning Blvd in the City of Albany.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	A tree was reported down on Park Place Ave.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	Law enforcement reported large tree limbs and wires down.
June 2021	Flood	Albany	-	An estimated 6 to 12 inches of standing water covered the road at the corner of Sheridan Avenue and Chapel Street, including the 110 North Pearl Street parking lot, in Downtown Albany.
June 2021	Flood	Albany	-	Standing water was reported along portions of Henry Johnson Boulevard.
June 2021	Flood	Albany	-	Flooding was reported at Quackenbush Square in Albany.
September 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	West Albany	-	A large tree limb was reported down.
May 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	West Albany	-	Wind ripped siding off a garage on Osborne Road.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	A large tree branch was snapped, leaning on a building on Ver Planck Street.
October 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	Trees and wires were downed.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	A tree was downed on Water Street near Columbia Street in downtown Albany.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	Large tree branches downed on Myrtle Ave.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	A power transformer blew which knocked power lines down. The power lines caught on fire on the ground and burned the WTEN studio sign.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	A very large tree branch was broken off and hanging from a tree. Time estimated by radar.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed microbursts along the path of an intense thunderstorm that cross from Albany, NY to North Greenbush, NY. The team identified three areas in New York where microbursts occurred; the Pine Hills neighborhood of Albany, Menands and North Greenbush. The team observed several trees and large limbs down in the microburst areas. Some of these trees fell on homes and cars. \|\|The microburst areas define the location of intense damage. For the most part, the microburst locations were within 1 mile by 0.5 mile rectangle. The wind speeds were derived from the degree of damage seen.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	Multiple trees and wires down. Some trees fell onto cars and homes.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	Large tree was uprooted and crushed a car.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	Trees were snapped with damage to multiple houses and cars.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	Trees were downed on Fairview Avenue.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	Several large trees uprooted in the Melrose neighborhood. One tree fell on a house and resulted in significant roof damage.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	Several large limbs were down and trees were uprooted in the Buckingham Pond neighborhood.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	Several large limbs were downed and trees were uprooted in the Pine Hills neighborhood.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	Two large trees were downed in Washington Park.
May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	Eleven reports of trees and wires down in the city of Albany.
August 2018	Flash Flood	Albany	-	Flooding occurred at the intersection of Cortland St and Colonial Ave with water entering vehicles.
August 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	A tree was knocked down onto a house.
August 2018	Flash Flood	Albany	-	Medical Transport vehicle is stuck in water on Hackett Blvd. The road is closed.
August 2018	Heavy Rain	Albany	-	Heavy rain of 2.13 inches fell in a short period of time.
August 2018	Heavy Rain	Albany	-	Strong storm resulted in 2.37 inches of rainfall.
March 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	West Albany	-	A tree was reported down at the intersection of Lorna Lane and Nicolla Avenue in Colonie due to thunderstorm winds.

Every storm recorded in Albany County

Maps showing this location

15 surveys

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.

1893 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500
1895 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500
1898 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500 - 8 printings
1925 USGS Troy quadrangle1:48000
1928 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500 - 5 printings
1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
1950 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500
1953 USGS Troy South quadrangle1:24000 - 5 printings
1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
1978 USGS Troy South quadrangle1:24000
1986 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
1989 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000 - 2 printings

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Lil's Diner	under 500 feet	2000
Boardman and Gray Piano Company	0.1 miles	2022
Church of the Holy Innocents	0.3 miles	1978
Albany Perforated Wrapping Paper Co.	0.3 miles	2022
National Biscuit Company Complex	0.3 miles	2020
Broadway-Livingston Avenue Historic District	0.4 miles	1988

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 100007080 in Record Group 79.
Albany County	All 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.