Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1910.
“Hartwick Historic District is a national historic district located at Hartwick in Otsego County, New York. The district encompasses 149 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the hamlet of Hartwick.”
Wikipedia article Hartwick Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 79 National Register listings published here for Otsego County · listed in 2013 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Hartwick Historic District between 1997 and 2020, burning about 54 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 30 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 June 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hartwick, the town this property stands in, in 16 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 hail. 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 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartwick | $15,000 | The severe thunderstorm that prouduced wind damage earlier in Seneca and Chenango counties continued to plow eastward through Otsego county. The cell maintained its severe intensity as it did so. Shortly before and around 200 pm, numerous trees and utility poles were downed in the towns of Hartwick and Hyde Park. The storm then turned towards the southeast and inflicted more damage in South Worcester where large trees were uprooted and a roof was partially torn off. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartwick | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartwick | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew trees and wires down. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartwick | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartwick | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Hartwick | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartwick | $4,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Hartwick | $2,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees on Arnold Lake Road. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | South Hartwick | $2,000 | Water and debris was reported across the road south of the Town of Hartwick. |
| December 2023 | Flash Flood | Hartwick | $2,000 | Roads are reported to be flooding near Piermott Lane. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartwick | $1,000 | Trees were blown down in Hartwick. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Hartwick | - | Parking lots were flooded around the village of Hartwick. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartwick | - | Newspaper reports indicate that several small trees and limbs fell down during a thunderstorm. Some also brought down power lines and caused power outages. |
| May 2000 | Flash Flood | Hartwick | - | Numerous roads closed due to flooding following heavy thunderstorm rains. Dan Miller Road left with a 100 foot deep ravine in it. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Hartwick | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Hartwick | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Hartwick Village Cemetery | 1.0 miles | 2013 | |
| White House, The | 1.9 miles | 2012 | |
| House at 120 Balcom Road | 2.4 miles | 2024 | |
| Mathewson-Bice Farmhouse and Mathewson Family Cemetery | 4.2 miles | 2013 | |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church | 4.6 miles | 2021 | |
 | Chapin Memorial Church | 4.9 miles | 2002 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 13000610 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Otsego County | All 79 listed properties in this county. |
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