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One of 155 National Register listings published here for Columbia County · listed in 2023 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Harder Knitting Mill
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2023. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 549 Washington St., Hudson, 12534
- When was it listed? January 2023
- Category. building
- Also known as. Hudson MRA
- City. Hudson city
- National Register reference number. 100008575 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
280 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 280 fires within 5 miles of Harder Knitting Mill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 351 acres in total. 30 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 | 119 |
| Debris and open burning | 48 |
| Natural | 30 |
| Smoking | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
| 8 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 28 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
| 22 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Harder Knitting Mill: 9 producers, 9 past producers, 1 occurrence. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Hudson Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Plass Hill | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| West Athens Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| West Athens Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Brick Tavern-Mount Ida Limestone Qu | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
36 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hudson, the town this property stands in, in 36 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 19 thunderstorm wind, 6 flood, 5 flash flood, 3 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2023 | Flood | Hudson | $20,000 | Flooding of basements and businesses were reported in Hudson. |
| August 2003 | Lightning | Hudson | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Lightning | Hudson | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | $4,000 | no account filed |
| December 2008 | Flood | Hudson | $2,000 | Heavy rain resulted in flooding, leading to the closing of Route 9G near Hudson. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | $2,000 | no account filed |
| December 2023 | Flood | Hudson | $1,000 | Route 9G between Power Avenue and Mt Merino Road was closed due to flooding. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Lightning | Hudson | $1,000 | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees and wires were reported down in a few locations in the Town of Greenport and City of Hudson. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees and wires were downed near the intersection of North Third Street and Warrant Street in Hudson. |
| April 2022 | Flood | Hudson | - | Route 9G was cut off when water cascading off Mount Merino collided with flooding from the swollen Hudson River at high tide. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | A pole was snapped and wires downed. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | A tree was downed onto wires. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | A pole was broken with wires downed. |
| December 2020 | Flood | Hudson | - | Flooding was reported on Route 9G in Greenport near Hudson. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Two trees were downed. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees and wires were downed and burning. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees downed onto vehicles along Robinson Street. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees were downed across State Route 9G near Mt. Merino Road in the town of Greenport due to thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2015 | Flood | Hudson | - | New York State Route 23B was closed in the town of Greenport between Middle Road the Hudson City Line due to flooding. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Hudson | - | Thunderstorm heavy rain led to flash flooding in the city of Hudson. Many streets between Warren Street and Fairview Avenue (Route 9) were inundated with water and became impassable. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Hudson | - | Thunderstorm heavy rainfall led to flash flooding in the town of Greenport. A portion of State Route 9G at Mount Merino Road was impassable due to high water. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees and wires were reported down in Hudson due to thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Multiple trees were reported down in the city of Hudson as a result of thunderstorm winds. In addition, the steeple of a church built in 1869 also collapsed as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Numerous trees, utility poles and wires were downed due to thunderstorm wind gusts in Hudson. This resulted in a state of emergency to be issued for the City of Hudson and many area businesses closed early for the day. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Hudson | - | Ping-pong ball to golf ball size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Hudson. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Hudson | - | Water was reported over Route 9G in Hudson due to heavy rainfall. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Hudson | - | An observer in Greenport reported nickel size hail. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees were reported down in Hudson, Austerlitz and Stuyvesant due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees and wires were blown down. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees blown down. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees blown down. |
| August 2004 | Flash Flood | Hudson | - | In Greenport Center, Spook Rock Road (County Route 29) closed from County Route 23 to Route 9H due to flooding. In Hudson, South Third Street closed near Mount Merino. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Hudson | - | 3/4" hail observed in Greenport Center. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Hudson | - | 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.
- 1893 USGS Coxsackie quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Coxsackie quadrangle1:62500 - 8 printings
- 1929 USGS Coxsackie quadrangle1:62500 - 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Hudson North quadrangle1:24000 - 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Hudson North quadrangle1:24000
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Houses at 37-47 North Fifth St. | 0.2 miles | 2003 |
 | Cornelius H. Evans House | 0.3 miles | 1974 |
 | US Post Office-Hudson | 0.4 miles | 1988 |
 | Hudson Almshouse | 0.4 miles | 2008 |
 | Rossman-Prospect Avenue Historic District | 0.4 miles | 1985 |
 | Elisha Williams House | 0.5 miles | 1999 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100008575 in Record Group 79. |
| Columbia County | All 155 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.