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One of 83 National Register listings published here for Saratoga County · listed in 2025 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Ballston Spa National Bank
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2025. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1902.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building, 1 object as contributing to the listing.
- Still standing. The Park Service records this property as extant.
- Address. 87 Front Street, Ballston Spa, 12020
- When was it listed? August 2025
- Category. building
- Town. Milton town
- National Register reference number. 100012106 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Then and now
1902 to 1989The ground this property stands on, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Fires near this property
302 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 302 fires within 5 miles of Ballston Spa National Bank between 1993 and 2020, burning about 254 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 44 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 | 135 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Smoking | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
| 8 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 5 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 23 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Ballston Spa National Bank: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqueduct Schenectady Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Round Lake Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Rowland Mills | Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1882, 1887 | |
| Melton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Milton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
35 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ballston Spa, the town this property stands in, in 35 storm reports between 1997 and 2022: 20 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 2 flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ballston Spa | 2 hurt, $250,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Lightning | Ballston Spa | 2 hurt | Two girls were struck by lightning near a main gate at the Saratoga County Fairgrounds in Ballston Spa. One girl, age 15, was rushed to the intensive care unit at Albany Medical Center, while the other female, age 34, was rushed to Saratoga Hospital.||The two girls were standing near a main gate at the Fairgrounds when lightning struck a nearby tree during a thunderstorm. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ballston Spa | $175,000 | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ballston Spa | $12,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ballston Spa | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ballston Spa | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ballston Spa | $6,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ballston Spa | $4,000 | no account filed |
| February 2019 | Flood | Ballston Spa | $1,000 | Emergency management reported flooding along the Kayaderosseras Creek due to an ice jam. Ralph Street Bridge was closed at Kent Street in the village of Ballston Spa due to rising waters. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ballston Spa | $1,000 | no account filed |
| September 2022 | Flood | Ballston Spa | - | Ponding and minor flooding reported on I-87/Northway near Exit 12. |
| August 2022 | Hail | Ballston Spa | - | Quarter size hail was reported on Arnold Street in Ballston Spa. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ballston Spa | - | Multiple trees or wires were downed or snapped in the Village of Ballston Spa, including in the vicinity of Brookline Road, Middleline Road, Ballston Avenue, Route 50, Charlton Road and Route 67. Power was reported out in some areas. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ballston Spa | - | A tree and wires were downed along Malta Avenue in Ballston Spa. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ballston Spa | - | Trees and wires were downed on West High Street in Ballston Spa. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ballston Spa | - | A few trees were downed in the village of Ballston Spa. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ballston Spa | - | Three trees were downed in a backyard of a residence. |
| August 2017 | Hail | Ballston Spa | - | One inch hail was reported. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ballston Spa | - | A tree was snapped off 20 feet above the ground. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ballston Spa | - | A large pine tree was reported down and on a car in the Factory Village portion of Ballston Spa as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ballston Spa | - | Trees were reportedly downed on Middleline Road in Ballston Center due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Ballston Spa | - | Saratoga Avenue at Union Street in Ballston Spa was closed due to flash flooding from heavy rain. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ballston Spa | - | Power lines were reported down on East High Street in Ballston Spa as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ballston Spa | - | A National Weather Service Employee estimated thunderstorm wind gusts to reach 60 mph in Factory Village. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Ballston Spa | - | Half-dollar size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Factory Village. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Ballston Spa | - | Half dollar size hail was reported during a thunderstorm approximately 1 mile north of Ballston Spa with an estimated wind gust of 60 mph. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Ballston Spa | - | Nickel size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Ballston Spa, with some small tree limbs also reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ballston Spa | - | Trees were reported down on East Grove Street in Ballston Spa due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Ballston Spa | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Ballston Spa during a thunderstorm. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Ballston Spa | - | Nickel to quarter size hail fell in North Ballston Spa during a thunderstorm. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ballston Spa | - | Trees were blown down. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Ballston Spa | - | Hail on Middle Line Road. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Ballston Spa | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Ballston Spa | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Ballston Spa | - | no account filed |
Maps showing this location
12 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.
- 1902 USGS Saratoga quadrangle1:62500 - 9 printings
- 1934 USGS Saratoga Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1942 USGS Saratoga quadrangle1:62500 - 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Saratoga quadrangle1:62500 - 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Saratoga quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000 - 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Saratoga Springs quadrangle1:24000 - 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000 - 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | US Post Office-Ballston Spa | 0.1 miles | 1988 |
 | Brookside | 0.2 miles | 1975 |
 | Verbeck House | 0.2 miles | 1983 |
 | Union Mill Complex | 0.5 miles | 1982 |
 | Wiggins-Collamer House | 3.1 miles | 2007 |
 | Ruhle Road Lenticular Metal Truss Bridge | 3.5 miles | 2004 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100012106 in Record Group 79. |
| Saratoga County | All 83 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.