Bellevue Country Club

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.

From the record

One of 178 National Register listings published here for Onondaga County · listed in 2014 · category: Site.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. 1901 Glenwood Ave., Syracuse, 13215
When was it listed? February 2014
Category. site
City. Syracuse city
National Register reference number. 13001154 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

364 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 364 fires within 5 miles of Bellevue Country Club between 2000 and 2020, burning about 238 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 51 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	197
Arson/incendiarism	51
Equipment and vehicle use	29
Natural	27
Smoking	20
Debris and open burning	14
Misuse of fire by a minor	13
Recreation and ceremony	8
Power generation/transmission/distribution	5

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 2016	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	N/A
9 September 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	NA
8 September 2020	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	NA
8 September 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	NA
7 September 2018	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	N/A
7 September 2008	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Fire Department of New York	not named
6 September 2015	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	N/A
6 September 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	NA

Every fire recorded in Onondaga County

Mines and quarries near this property

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Bellevue Country Club: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Rock Cut Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
South Onondaga Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
South Onondaga Pit & Nedrow Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Van Slyke Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Van Slyke Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Onondaga County

Storms near this property

60 of 61 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Syracuse, the town this property stands in, in 61 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 36 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 6 lightning, 4 flash flood. The reports record 1 death and 13 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
August 2004	Lightning	Syracuse	1 killed	A 12-year-old boy was killed by lightning. His mother and a neighbor took shelter from a thunderstorm under a tree in Assumption Cemetery. Both the boy and his mother had bicycles with them. The neighbor was in a wheelchair. The mother and neighbor felt the lightning but were not injured. Lightning also took out power to 1,000 customers in nearby DeWitt.
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Syracuse	11 hurt, $500,000	Numerous tents and booths were damaged or blown down at the county Fairgrounds during the "Taste of Syracuse" festival.
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Syracuse	1 hurt, $5,000	Thunderstorms produces damaging winds which downed trees and power lines. Some of the trees were up to one foot in diameter. One person was struck by lightning in Onondaga County.
July 1999	Lightning	Syracuse	1 hurt	Lightning struck a Rural/Metro driver in North Syracuse who was operating the passenger lift of a van and holding an umbrella. She did not suffer life-threatening injuries but was treated at a nearby hospital.
June 2015	Flash Flood	East Syracuse	$500,000	Numerous vehicles were stranded in deep, ponded water throughout the City of Syracuse.
July 2005	Flash Flood	Syracuse	$500,000	Nearly stationary thunderstorms with heavy rain caused a flash flood in Syracuse, DeWitt, and Mattydale. Rainfall was 2 to 4 inches in less than 2 hours. The Syracuse airport ASOS measured 2.38 inches of rain. The ground was moist from showers and thunderstorms the day before. Flooding closed numerous roads and train tracks including State Route 5. Dozens of cars were under water some up to hood. Dozens of homes and businesses had several feet of water in them. Roads were damaged.
August 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Syracuse	$500,000	Severe thunderstorms produced golfball-size hail and winds which downed trees and power lines. The hardest hit area was East Syracuse.
August 1993	Tornado (F1)	Syracuse	$500,000	no account filed
August 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Syracuse	$50,000	Severe thunderstorms produced golfball-size hail and winds which downed trees and power lines. The hardest hit area was East Syracuse.
May 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Syracuse	$50,000	Thunderstorms developed in a moist, southerly flow ahead of a cold front. The thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires. Three-quarter inch hail fell at Silver Lake.
April 2005	Flash Flood	East Syracuse	$50,000	no account filed
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Syracuse	$50,000	no account filed
August 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Syracuse	$50,000	no account filed
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	East Syracuse	$30,000	Numerous trees were blown down on houses.
August 2021	Flash Flood	East Syracuse	$20,000	Serious urban flooding was reported from East Syracuse across the southern sections of the City of Syracuse and portions of Onondaga county.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	East Syracuse	$20,000	A confirmed microburst produced winds of between 65 and 75 MPH in East Syracuse. Widespread tree damage and a few snapped power poles occurred.
May 2004	Lightning	Syracuse	$20,000	Lightning struck a vacant house at 201 Elliott Street in Syracuse. "The house, under repair from a previous fire, had extensive fire damage."
June 2002	Flood	Syracuse	$20,000	Heavy thunderstorm rains caused street and basement flooding. Some cars were under water. Sump pumps in the Hotel Syracuse were overwhelmed. The fire department came in and pumped out a foot of water in the basement and 6 feet of water in the elevator shaft. The rain fell on wet ground from earlier thunderstorms that day in addition to rain from earlier in the week.
June 2002	Lightning	Syracuse	$20,000	Lightning struck the roof and chimney of a three story apartment building. Bricks flew as far as 100 feet. These flying bricks broke building and car windows across the street at Hiawatha Used Cars, bore holes in the roof of another building, and dented the siding of Tucci Furniture across the street. The lightning knocked out a window and partially collapsed a ceiling on the third floor. The seven families in the building had to find somewhere else to stay until the building was repaired.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	East Syracuse	$15,000	A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and tore the roof off Syracuse Diesel and Electric.
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	North Syracuse	$15,000	Several trees and powerlines blown down.
August 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Syracuse	$15,000	no account filed
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	North Syracuse	$10,000	Large branch was blown down on car and garage.
May 2004	Lightning	Syracuse	$10,000	Lightning struck the police headquarters on 550 South State Street blowing out the department's computer system. The computer system was still down the next afternoon. Time was estimated.
August 2002	Lightning	Syracuse	$10,000	A Beech 1900 aircraft with 20 passengers had to make an emergency landing at Syracuse Hancock International Airport after lightning knocked out its right engine. The Air Midwest commuter plane, working for US Airways, was on its way from Watertown to Pittsburgh.
May 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Syracuse	$8,000	no account filed
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	East Syracuse	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down power lines at Smith Street and near Thompson Road.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	North Syracuse	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees.
August 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	North Syracuse	$5,000	A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over trees and wires.
August 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	North Syracuse	$5,000	A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over trees and wires.
August 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	North Syracuse	$5,000	A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over trees and wires.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Syracuse	$5,000	no account filed
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Syracuse	$5,000	no account filed
June 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Syracuse	$3,000	Severe thunderstorms moved across portions of the Genesee Valley and the Finger Lakes Region. There were numerous reports of downed trees and power lines.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Syracuse	$2,000	A dozen trees were blown down near Crawford Avenue.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Syracuse	$2,000	Numerous trees were knocked down on the Syracuse University campus.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Syracuse	$2,000	Numerous trees and wires down. 8000 customers were without power in the Syracuse area.
November 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Syracuse	$2,000	A 74 mph wind gust was measured on the roof of the Carrier Dome in Syracuse.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	North Syracuse	$1,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on Bear Road near Harris Circle.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	East Syracuse	$1,000	Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down tree onto wires.
September 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	North Syracuse	$1,000	A tree fell against a house at Hamilton Road and Kennedy Lane.
September 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	North Syracuse	$1,000	A tree and power lines were blown down near the intersection of Hopkins and Buckley Roads.
September 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	East Syracuse	$1,000	Power lines were blown down across Caleb Avenue.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	East Syracuse	$1,000	Large tree limbs and power lines were blown down.
March 2007	Flood	Syracuse	-	Minor flooding occurred on the Onondaga Creek at Syracuse from the evening hours of March 14th to the morning of the 15th. The creek at Syracuse crested at 5.1 feet which is .1 feet over the flood stage of 5 feet. Over an inch of rain combining with snowmelt caused the minor flooding.
November 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Syracuse	-	69 mph measured wind gust by ASOS at Syracuse Hancock Field.
May 2004	Hail	North Syracuse	-	0.75 inch hail.
May 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	East Syracuse	-	Pea-sized hail and wind gusts to 50 MPH were reported by a television meteorologist.
November 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Syracuse	-	Telephone pole with transformer fell on State Fair Boulevard next to the the Interstate 690 West on ramp. Utility pole also fell in Central Square. A total of 5,000 customers were without power.
June 2000	Flood	Syracuse	-	Heavy thunderstorm rains caused significant ponding of water on Park Street, McBride Street, and Burt Street. Route 174 as well as the northbound lanes of Interstate 81 were closed for a short time.
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	North Syracuse	-	Storm spotters reported a tree down on a house on Fly Road. Thunderstorm winds also ripped a roof top air conditioning unit off of a factory in DeWitt. 1 inch diameter hail was reported in Mattydale. Wires down across the region left 6000 people in the Syracuse area without power. A lightning strike at a Wal-Mart shopping center on the east side of Syracuse caused damage to merchandise outside of the store.
August 2011	Hail	East Syracuse	-	no account filed
August 2011	Hail	East Syracuse	-	no account filed
April 2011	Hail	East Syracuse	-	no account filed
August 2011	Hail	East Syracuse	-	no account filed
April 2011	Hail	North Syracuse	-	no account filed
June 2008	Hail	North Syracuse	-	no account filed
June 2008	Hail	North Syracuse	-	no account filed
June 2008	Hail	East Syracuse	-	no account filed
May 2000	Hail	North Syracuse	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Onondaga County

Maps showing this location

11 surveys

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.

1895 USGS Syracuse quadrangle1:62500
1898 USGS Syracuse quadrangle1:62500 - 10 printings
1939 USGS Syracuse West quadrangle1:24000 - 2 printings
1939 USGS Syracuse West quadrangle1:31680
1947 USGS Syracuse West quadrangle1:31680 - 2 printings
1958 USGS Syracuse West quadrangle1:24000 - 2 printings
1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
1961 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000 - 3 printings
1965 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000
1973 USGS Syracuse West quadrangle1:24000 - 2 printings
1985 USGS Syracuse quadrangle1:100000 - 3 printings

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
White House	0.9 miles	1997
Stowell House	0.9 miles	1997
Strathmore "By the Park" Subdivision	0.9 miles	2006
Hunziker House	1.0 miles	1997
Clark House	1.0 miles	1997
Huntley Apartments	1.0 miles	2011

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 13001154 in Record Group 79.
Onondaga County	All 178 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.