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One of 101 National Register listings published here for Greene County · listed in 2022 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Captain Joseph Allen House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss, 1 object as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Allen, Captain Joseph, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. 210 Jefferson Hts., Catskill, 12414
- When was it listed? July 2022
- Category. building
- Town. Catskill town
- National Register reference number. 100007952 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
273 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 273 fires within 5 miles of Captain Joseph Allen House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 367 acres in total. 19 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/undetermined | 113 |
| Debris and open burning | 75 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 21 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 20 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Captain Joseph Allen House: 14 producers, 13 past producers, 2 occurrences. 14 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sulfur, Limestone, General. 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 | ||
| Alsen Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Catskill Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Catskill Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Colarusso Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Hudson Clay Pit | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this property
58 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Catskill, the town this property stands in, in 58 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 26 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 9 flash flood, 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2001 | Lightning | Catskill | $50,000 | Lightning from a thunderstorm struck a house in Catskill, Green County on the evening of August 31. The lightning resulted in a fire on the porch and also damaged electronic equiment. |
| May 1999 | Lightning | Catskill | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catskill | $30,000 | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Catskill | $25,000 | no account filed |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catskill | $10,000 | A tree was downed onto a house with partial structural collapse. This occurred in the Village of Catskill. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Catskill | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catskill | $8,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Catskill | $8,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Catskill | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catskill | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Catskill | $4,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catskill | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Catskill | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catskill | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Catskill | $1,000 | Reports of street flooding, and flooding with damage to an assisted living facility. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catskill | $500 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catskill | - | A local 911 Call Center relayed a report to NWS Albany of a downed tree on Route 23A in the town of Catskill. |
| April 2023 | Flood | Catskill | - | Minor poor drainage flooding and standing water on roadways was reported near the Village of Catskill. |
| May 2023 | Flood | Catskill | - | Minor poor drainage flooding and standing water on roadways was reported near the Village of Catskill. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catskill | - | Route 9W at Division Street was closed due to downed trees. |
| December 2020 | Flood | Catskill | - | Water was over a roadway at Dutchmen's Landing. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catskill | - | Tree was downed on Route 9W, south of Catskill. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catskill | - | A tree was downed on Route 9W. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catskill | - | Multiple trees and limbs were downed in the village, some onto houses. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catskill | - | Trees were reported down. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catskill | - | Trees and power lines were downed due to thunderstorm winds at 5 Pleasant Drive in Catskill. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catskill | - | Trees and wires were reported down in Catskill due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catskill | - | A tree was downed due to thunderstorm winds on Grandview Avenue in Catskill. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catskill | - | A tree was reported down in Catskill as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Catskill | - | Route 9W (West Bridge Street) in Catskill was closed due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall. One foot of water was flowing across the roadway. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catskill | - | Trees and wires were reported down on Hamburg Road in Catskill as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catskill | - | Trees and wires were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Catskill. |
| September 2011 | Flash Flood | Catskill | - | Numerous roads were reported closed county-wide due to flooding as small streams overflowed their banks. This included but was not limited to the following: Route 42 in Lexington from County Route 13A to the Ulster County line with two bridges over the West Kill damaged, Route 32 over the Kaaterskill Creek in Catskill and Route 23A over the Kaaterskill Creek in the Town of Hunter. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Catskill | - | Nickel size hail (measured) was reported during a thunderstorm in Catskill. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Catskill | - | Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm by a WeatherNet6 observer in Catskill. |
| August 2011 | Flood | Catskill | - | Route 9W was closed due to flooding from Route 23A in Catskilll to the Ulster County border. |
| January 2010 | Flash Flood | Catskill | - | Many small creeks were reported overflowing onto nearby roadways in Catskill. In addition, the Catskill Creek was reported at bankfull in the Village of Catskill. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catskill | - | Trees and wires were reported down on Grandview Avenue in Catskill due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2009 | Flash Flood | Catskill | - | West Main Street in the Village of Catskill along the Catskill Creek was closed due to flash flooding. |
| July 2009 | Flood | Catskill | - | Route 23, Hamburg Road, Allen Street, and West Main Street in Catskill were reported partially closed due to flooding from to heavy rainfall. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Catskill | - | Nickel size hail was reported near Catskill during a thunderstorm. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catskill | - | Power lines, along with a large tree limb, were reported down in Catskill due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Catskill | - | Nickel size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Catskill. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catskill | - | Trees were reported down along Route 23A in Catskill due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catskill | - | Trees were reported down on Route 23 in Catskill due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catskill | - | A trained spotter indicated many large tree limbs that were down due to strong thunderstorm winds in Catskill. The spotter also observed nickel size hail. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Catskill | - | A trained spotter measured nickel size hail in Catskill, and also reported many large tree limbs down due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2006 | Flood | Catskill | - | Law enforcement personnel reported that several roads in Greene County were closed in, and near the towns of Catskill, Cairo and Haines Falls due to flooding. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Catskill | - | Interstate 87 north and south bound lanes closed between mile marker106 and 107 due to flooding. Washout at Embought and Route 9W. Pavementwashed out and poles and wires down on Old Kings Road, south of Route 23Ato the Ulster County line . |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catskill | - | Trees were blown down throughout the county. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catskill | - | Trees blown down. |
| September 2004 | Flash Flood | Catskill | - | Catskill Creek flooded Cauterskill Road. Person trapped in car, Fire and Rescue on scene. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Catskill | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Catskill | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Catskill | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Catskill | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Catskill | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Catskill | - | no account filed |
Maps showing this location
11 surveysUnited 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.
- 1895 USGS Catskill quadrangle1:62500 - 10 printings
- 1934 USGS Catskill quadrangle1:62500 - 2 printings
- 1938 USGS Catskill quadrangle1:62500 - 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Catskill quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Cementon quadrangle1:24000 - 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:100000 - 2 printings
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | District School No. 11 | 0.2 miles | 1995 |
 | Benjamin DuBois Stone House-Captain Martin Stone House | 1.1 miles | 1995 |
 | David Van Gelder Octagon House | 1.1 miles | 1998 |
 | DuBois Stone House | 1.1 miles | 1995 |
 | Thomas Cole House | 1.2 miles | 1966 |
 | Commercial Building at 32 West Bridge Street | 1.3 miles | 1995 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100007952 in Record Group 79. |
| Greene County | All 101 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.
- 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.