From the record
One of 283 National Register listings published here for Erie County · listed in 2024 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2024. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1905.
One of 283 National Register listings published here for Erie County · listed in 2024 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 55 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 119 fires within 5 miles of Alden State Bank between 2000 and 2020, burning about 80 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 23 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 | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Alden State Bank: 3 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Natural Gas, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Limestone Quarry and Plant | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| B.Feldman No.1 Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Prospect | ||
| F.W.Heist No.1 Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Prospect | ||
| Peters Corners Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Peters Corners Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alden, the town this property stands in, in 14 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 10 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alden | $200,000 | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Flash Flood | Alden | $60,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Alden | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Alden | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alden | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alden | $50,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Hail | Alden | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alden | $20,000 | no account filed |
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alden | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alden | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees down by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alden | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alden | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alden | $100 | Heavy planters were knocked over, and a table was thrown in strong wind. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alden | - | Numerous trees downed in Alden. One fell on a house on Broadway. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Warren Hull House | 7.1 miles | 1992 |
![]() | Lancaster District School No. 6 | 7.4 miles | 2008 |
![]() | Automobile Club of Buffalo | 7.6 miles | 2012 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100010986 in Record Group 79. |
| Erie County | All 283 listed properties in this county. |