Built in 1858. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1915.
“Schoolhouse No. 5 is a historic building in Hamden, New York. This one-room schoolhouse was built in the winter of 1857-1858, and was then known as Upper Dunk Hill School.”
Wikipedia article Schoolhouse No. 5, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 78 National Register listings published here for Delaware County · listed in 2011 · category: Building · built in 1858.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Schoolhouse No. 5 between 1999 and 2018, burning about 58 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 2 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 | 17 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 August 1999 | Natural | 40 acres | New York Forest Rangers | IRISH TOWN |
| 19 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 June 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 June 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hamden, the town this property stands in, in 11 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamden | $20,000 | A line of thunderstorms produced a macroburst that extended from the Town of Hamden New York east to a few miles southeast of Delhi. The damage first appeared on Munn Road in Hamden and continued east for about nine miles close to Route 28 south of Delhi where it ended on Glen Burnie Road. The damage was confined to trees where in a few locations there were numerous trees uprooted and/or snapped. Most of the tree damage was to softwoods like pines, spruce, cherry and red maple. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamden | $16,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a large maple tree onto a powerline and broke the pole. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamden | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamden | $5,000 | Multiple trees were blown down, utility poles were snapped, and a boat was flipped over on State Highway 10. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamden | $1,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Hamden | - | Hail fell in Delancey. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Hamden | - | Hail covered the ground and cars. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Hamden | - | Numerous roads were closed due to flooding. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Hamden | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Hamden | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Hamden | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | West Delhi Presbyterian Church, Manse, and Cemetery | 4.6 miles | 2008 |
 | West Meredith Cemetery | 6.1 miles | 2003 |
 | New Stone Hall | 6.4 miles | 1980 |
 | Franklin Village Historic District | 6.4 miles | 1984 |
| Amos Bristol Tavern | 6.5 miles | 2000 | |
 | Hamden Covered Bridge | 7.1 miles | 1999 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 11000326 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Delaware County | All 78 listed properties in this county. |
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