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One of 209 National Register listings published here for Ulster County · listed in 2016 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1898.
One of 209 National Register listings published here for Ulster County · listed in 2016 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 95 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 258 fires within 5 miles of Alton B. Parker Estate between 1997 and 2020, burning about 206 acres in total. 9 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 | 151 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 51 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 | N/A |
| 6 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Alton B. Parker Estate: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyde Park Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Morris Bank | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Esopus, the town this property stands in, in 20 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 17 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2000 | Tornado (F2) | Esopus | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esopus | $10,000 | no account filed |
| December 2023 | Flood | Esopus | $3,000 | Numerous town and county roads were closed in the Town of Esopus. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esopus | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esopus | $500 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esopus | - | Trees were downed on Route 9W in the town of Esopus. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esopus | - | Multiple trees were downed near Route 9W and Black Creek Road in the Town of Esopus. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esopus | - | A tree and wires were downed near Old Post Road and Swartekill Road in the Town of Esopus. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esopus | - | A tree was downed near Esopus. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esopus | - | A tree was downed at Soper Road and Old Post Road in Rifton resulting in a road closure. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esopus | - | Trees were downed at Old Post Road and Swartekill Road. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esopus | - | Powerlines were downed. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esopus | - | Large tree limbs were downed. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esopus | - | A tree was reported down on Old Post Road at Swarterkill Road. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esopus | - | One lane of the southern portion of River Road was closed due to a downed tree. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esopus | - | Trees were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Esopus. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esopus | - | Trees and wires were reported down in Esopus due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Esopus | - | Golf ball size hail was reported in Esopus during a thunderstorm.||The large hail led to the destruction of tree fruits, berries, and vegetables near Esopus, and across several other locations across Ulster County. Preliminary total damage estimates due to hail in Ulster County was near 16.6 million. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esopus | - | Trees down |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esopus | - | Trees down |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumming-Parker House | 0.3 miles | 2010 | |
![]() | Poppletown Farmhouse | 1.0 miles | 1991 |
![]() | Col. Oliver Hazard Payne Estate | 1.4 miles | 2002 |
![]() | Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Klyne Esopus | 1.8 miles | 2002 |
![]() | Holy Cross Monastery | 1.9 miles | 1995 |
| John Burroughs Riverby Study | 2.0 miles | 1968 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 16000558 in Record Group 79. |
| Ulster County | All 209 listed properties in this county. |