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One of 234 National Register listings published here for Albany County · listed in 2026 · category: District.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Roulier Heights Historic District
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2026. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 11 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
- Still standing. The Park Service records this property as extant.
- Address. 51 Roulier Heights, Cohoes, 12047
- When was it listed? January 2026
- Category. district
- City. Cohoes city
- National Register reference number. 100012613 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
1,210 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,210 fires within 5 miles of Roulier Heights Historic District between 1999 and 2020, burning about 938 acres in total. 63 started naturally. 226 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 | 715 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 226 |
| Debris and open burning | 83 |
| Smoking | 64 |
| Natural | 63 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Specimens collected near this property
12 of 3,763 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 3,763 specimens collected within 10 miles of Roulier Heights Historic District between 1760 and 1975: 1,993 Animalia, 1,213 Fungi, 504 Plantae, 33 Unrecorded, 14 Chromista, 4 Protozoa, 2 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A C. Frederick, A C. Frederick, A C. Frederick, A. Clapp and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Diplodia crataegi Fuckel | 1895 | Charles E. Fairman | |
 | Phyllosticta limitata Peck | 1899 | P.L. Huested | |
 | Podosphaera oxyacanthae (DC.) de Bary | 1899 | P.L. Huested | |
 | Hemaris thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | 1760 | W.W. Hill | |
 | Monotropa procera Torr. | 1817 | E. James | Near Albany |
| Fontinalis duriaei Schimp. | 1825 | H. H. Eaton | ||
| Geastrum hygrometricum Pers. | 1827 | H. H. Eaton | Troy | |
 | Acalypha rhomboidea Raf. | 1828 | J. Hall | Troy |
 | Alnus serrulata (Aiton) Willd. | 1828 | J. Hall | Troy |
 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. | 1828 | J. Hall | Troy |
 | Apocynum cannabinum L. | 1828 | J. Hall | Troy |
 | Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm. | 1828 | J. Hall | Troy |
All 3,763 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Roulier Heights Historic District: 12 producers, 10 past producers, 1 plant. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Bloating Material. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohoes | Bloating Material | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Troy Plant | Perlite | Plant | ||
| Cohoes Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cohoes Mine and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Troy Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Troy Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cohoes Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Cohoes Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Cohoes Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Crescent Clay Pit | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this property
32 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cohoes, the town this property stands in, in 32 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 16 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 4 flash flood, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2009 | Flash Flood | Cohoes | $50,000 | Intense rainfall from slow moving and training thunderstorms produced flash flooding in Cohoes.||Numerous roadways, including Meadowlark Drive, were reportedly impassable due to several feet of ponding water. Several vehicles were also reportedly stuck in the flood waters, with at least one person rescued from a submerged car by being pulled out of the back seat of the vehicle through the trunk of the car.||In addition, a roof of a home collapsed on Idlewild Park in Watervliet due to the intense rainfall, with no injuries reported. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohoes | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohoes | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohoes | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohoes | $500 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Flood | Cohoes | - | Route 32 NB and SB in Cohoes between Tibbits Avenue and Bridge Avenue was closed due to flooding. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohoes | - | A large tree limb was downed on Howard Street in the City of Cohoes. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohoes | - | A power pole was snapped on Broadway in the City of Cohoes. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohoes | - | A tree was downed onto vehicles at Younglove and Broadway. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohoes | - | A tree was downed. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohoes | - | Trees and wires were downed in Cohoes. |
| August 2019 | Flood | Cohoes | - | There was urban flooding in the city of Cohoes. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohoes | - | A large tree limb was downed. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohoes | - | Trees were downed on the Mohawk Hudson Bikeway. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohoes | - | A tree was downed onto a house on Mohawk Street. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohoes | - | Multiple trees and wires were downed in Cohoes as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Cohoes | - | Penny size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Cohoes. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohoes | - | Large tree limbs were reported down in Cohoes as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Cohoes | - | Heavy rainfall led to flash flooding at the intersection of Canvass and Oneida Streets in Cohoes. Two to three feet of standing water was ponded in the intersection of the road. |
| December 2010 | Flash Flood | Cohoes | - | Route 32, north and southbound, on the Cohoes-Waterford bridge in Cohoes was closed due to flooding. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Cohoes | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Cohoes during a thunderstorm. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohoes | - | A measured wind gust of 58 mph was reported in Cohoes. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Cohoes | - | Penny size hail fell in Cohoes during a thunderstorm. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Cohoes | - | Ping pong ball size hail was reported in Cohoes during a thunderstorm. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Cohoes | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Cohoes. |
| March 2007 | Flood | Cohoes | - | An ice jam moving along the Mohawk River near the Northway Bridge resulted in flooding near Forts Ferry, Island View Road, River Road, part of Rosendale Road, and Niska Isles during Friday morning on March 16th. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Cohoes | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Cohoes. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohoes | - | A utility company reported that trees were blown down in Cohoes. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Cohoes | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Cohoes | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Flash Flood | Cohoes | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Cohoes | - | no account filed |
Maps showing this location
15 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 Cohoes quadrangle1:62500
- 1895 USGS Cohoes quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Cohoes quadrangle1:62500 - 8 printings
- 1929 USGS Cohoes quadrangle1:62500 - 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Cohoes quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Cohoes quadrangle1:62500 - 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Troy North quadrangle1:24000 - 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Troy North quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Albany 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Olmstead Street Historic District | 0.1 miles | 1973 |
 | Music Hall | 0.2 miles | 1971 |
 | William J. Dickey House | 0.2 miles | 1998 |
| Dr. Jay McDonald Towers | 0.2 miles | 2026 | |
 | J. Leonard Lackman House | 0.3 miles | 1998 |
| Silliman Memorial Presbyterian Church | 0.3 miles | 1979 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100012613 in Record Group 79. |
| Albany County | All 234 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.
- Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
- 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.