Built in 1820. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.
“Burroughs-Foland Farm is a historic home and farm located at Livingston, Columbia County, New York. The main farmhouse was built in 1908, and is a Mission Revival style, stuccoed hollow tile dwelling.”
Wikipedia article Burroughs-Foland Farm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 155 National Register listings published here for Columbia County · listed in 2014 · category: Building · built in 1820.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 100 fires within 5 miles of Burroughs-Foland Farm between 1992 and 2020, burning about 129 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 12 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 | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 August 2006 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 June 2004 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Burroughs-Foland Farm: 7 producers, 7 past producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sulfur, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizaville Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| F.H. Stickles & Son S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| F.H. Stickles & Son S & G Pit & Mil | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Burden No. 2 Carbonate Iron Mine | Iron, Sulfur | Producer | Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite | |
| Burden No. 2 Carbonate Iron Mine | Iron, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Burden No. 3 Iron Carbonate Mine | Iron, Sulfur | Producer | Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite | |
| Burden No. 3 Iron Carbonate Mine | Iron, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Cedar Hill Iron Carbonate Mine | Iron, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Cedar Hill Iron Carbonate Openings | Iron, Sulfur | Producer | Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite | |
| Livington's Iron Carbonate Mine | Iron, Sulfur | Producer | Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Livingston, the town this property stands in, in 25 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 20 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | $300,000 | Severe thunderstorms moved across central and eastern New York during the late morning and early afternoon of the 4th ahead of a powerful cold front. At Norrie State Park in Staatsburg 75 to 100 trees were blown down. Central Hudson Electric and Gas Company reported over 16,000 customers without power during the height of the storms. Other areas hit hard by the storms were Livingston and Germantown in Columbia County where numerous trees were toppled some of which fell on homes. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | $175,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | $24,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Livingston | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | Trees and wires were reported down in a few locations in the Town of Livingston. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | A tree was reported down on wires in the town of Livingston. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | Trees and wires were reported down on County Route 10. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | A tree and wires were downed on County Route 10. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | Trees and wires were blown down on Orchard Road. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Livingston | - | Nickel size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Livingston. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | One tree was reported down and across a road in Livingston due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | A tree was reported down in Livingston as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | The tops of small trees were sheared off a result of thunderstorm winds in Livingston. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | Numerous trees were reported down in Livingston due to thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | A tree was reported down and blocking Route 9 in Livingston due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | Multiple trees and wires were reported down in Columbia due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | Wires and tree limbs were reported down in Livingston due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | Trees and wires were reported down on Route 9 in Livingston due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | Trees blown down in the vicinity of Mills Road and Bingham Hill Road. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | Large tree limbs down. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | Large tree limbs down. |
| May 2004 | Lightning | Livingston | - | Numerous power outages due to lightning strikes. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Livingston | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Richmond Hill | 0.8 miles | 1988 |
| Hickory Hill | 1.7 miles | 1983 | |
| Old Parsonage | 1.8 miles | 1983 | |
 | St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church | 1.9 miles | 2002 |
| Forth House | 1.9 miles | 2010 | |
| Bouwerie | 1.9 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 14000205 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Columbia County | All 155 listed properties in this county. |
Block
