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One of 76 National Register listings published here for Warren County · listed in 2021 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.
One of 76 National Register listings published here for Warren County · listed in 2021 · category: Building.
Sources: 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 215 fires within 5 miles of Mountainside Free Library between 1992 and 2020, burning about 188 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 26 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 | 83 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Smoking | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | PROSPECT MOUNTAIN |
| 24 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | FRENCH MOUNTAIN #1 |
| 24 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 17 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Mountainside Free Library: 8 producers, 6 past producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Sulfur-Pyrite, Iron, Quartz, Sulfur-Pyrite, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hope Mine | Iron, Quartz, Sulfur-Pyrite, Feldspar | Past Producer | 1879, 1881 | |
| Potter Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite, Iron | Past Producer | 1879 | |
| Mount Hope Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Podunk Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1869, 1872 | |
| Podunk Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Potter Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Elms Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Havens Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mallorys Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mclaughlin Pit No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Queensbury, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 1993 and 1994: 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Queensbury | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Queensbury | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorms moved across parts of eastern New York ahead of a low pressure system which was moving into the area during the afternoon hours of July 30th. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines with Washington and Herkimer Counties being hardest hit. In Colonie torrential rains resulted in an urban flood as storm drains backed up. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Queensbury | $5,000 | A low pressure system moved northeast from the Ohio Valley on the morning of June 27th resulting in severe thunderstorms across parts of eastern New York. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines with Vestal in Broome County and Fort Edward in Washington County being the areas hardest hit. In Vestal well over 100 trees were downed by thunderstorm winds and in Fort Edward a tree fell crushing a parked car. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Queensbury | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Queensbury | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Queensbury | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Queensbury | $5,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Owl's Nest | 0.1 miles | 1971 |
| FORWARD shipwreck site (motor launch) | 1.3 miles | 2008 | |
| Royal C. Peabody Estate | 2.0 miles | 1984 | |
![]() | Wiawaka Holiday House | 2.3 miles | 1998 |
![]() | Lake George Battlefield Park Historic District | 3.0 miles | 2011 |
![]() | MOHICAN II (steamboat) | 3.1 miles | 2010 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100007099 in Record Group 79. |
| Warren County | All 76 listed properties in this county. |