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Photograph of Second Walton Armory
Photograph by Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Second Walton Armory (Thrity-third Separate Company)

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1923.

From the record

One of 78 National Register listings published here for Delaware County · listed in 2016 · category: Building.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 139 Stockton Ave., Walton, 13856
  • When was it listed? September 2016
  • Category. building
  • Town. Walton town
  • Architect. Isaac G. Perry
  • National Register reference number. 16000591 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

51 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Second Walton Armory (Thrity-third Separate Company) between 2003 and 2019, burning about 47 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 6 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/undetermined29
Debris and open burning9
Arson/incendiarism6
Smoking3
Natural3
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
27 September 2015Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
14 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 August 2005Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
24 August 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
14 August 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
20 July 2007Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named

Every fire recorded in Delaware County

Mines and quarries near this property

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Second Walton Armory (Thrity-third Separate Company): 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Tompkins BankSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Delaware County

Storms near this property

43 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Walton, the town this property stands in, in 43 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 24 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 4 flood, 4 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2006FloodWalton$10,000,000no account filed
September 2011FloodWalton$2,000,000Moderate flooding occurred along the West Branch Delaware River near Walton, NY. The river gauge located near Walton recorded at crest of 14.40 feet at 6:00 AM on September 8, 2011.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindWalton$500,000Very intense winds from a thunderstorm caused significant straight-line wind damage along the Route 10 corridor from Walton to Delhi. Most of the damage in this corridor resulted from estimated winds of 60 to 70 mph. The hardest hit area was near Delhi on Back River Road near a 4H camp where hundreds of trees were snapped off or uprooted in a half mile wide long path and one quarter mile wide width. At the 4-H camp Shankitunk, four cabins were crushed by falling trees. Fortunately, nobody was injured as camp officials heeded warnings and moved everyone to safe shelter. Winds in this area were estimated between 80 and 90 mph. There was also significant straight-line wind damage up to 70 mph close to Walton a East River Road where numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off. In Walton, a roof was torn off a building. The metal roof pieces fell onto wires and Route 10. The Village of Delhi also had many large trees uprooted or snapped off, some of which landed on homes, buildings, and cars. On Route 10 in Delhi, a greenhouse was lifted and tossed onto the roof a barn. 10,000 electric customers lost power, many for more than 24 hours. In Hancock a state of emergency was declared due to fallen trees and wires. 14 houses were damaged.
June 2017Flash FloodWalton$25,000Flood water was rapidly rising over several locations along County Route 21 near Plymouth Church.
May 2011Flash FloodWalton$25,000Several roads were affected by flooding. Water covered the southbound lanes of Route 10 just south of Walton. In Sidney Center, Route 35 was closed, and route 27 between Trout Creek and Sidney Center was closed. Depot Street was completely underwater. In Youngs, people were evacuated near Carrs Creek.
December 2020FloodWalton$20,000The West Branch Delaware River at Walton exceeded Moderate flood stage and crested at 14.14 feet on December 25th at 4:30 PM.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindWalton$20,000no account filed
July 2024Thunderstorm WindWalton$15,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees and poles throughout Walton. A few trees landed on houses. The local fire department was blocked by downed poles.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindWalton$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees across a street.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindWalton$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires in the Walton area.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindWalton$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires on East River Road and on Holiday Street.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindWalton$10,000A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm resulted in numerous trees being uprooted and snapped.
November 2006Flash FloodWalton$10,000Route 206 flooded and closed south of Walton.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindWalton$10,000Thunderstorm winds blew trees and wires down in Walton and Delhi. In Walton, a roof came off a building landing on Highway 10. Trees fell down on Arbor Hill Road south of Delhi and on County Highway 10 north of Delancey.
May 2025Flash FloodWalton$5,000Flooding from East Brook was affecting county road CR-22.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindWalton$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees and wires in Walton.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindWalton$5,000Trees were blown down in Walton.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindWalton$5,000no account filed
April 2010Thunderstorm WindWalton$3,000Trees were blown down in several locations across Delaware county.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindWalton$2,500Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindWalton$2,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree and wires on a road.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindWalton$2,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a couple of trees.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindWalton$2,000Trees were blown down in Walton and Delhi.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindWalton$2,000no account filed
March 2022Thunderstorm WindWalton$1,500Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a house.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindWalton$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree, blocking a road.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindWalton$1,000Trees down.
June 2002LightningWalton$1,000Lightning hit a house doing some damage.
March 2008FloodWalton-Bridge Street in the Town of Colchester was closed due to water over the roadway.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindWalton-Numerous trees were blown down in and around the city of Walton.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindWalton-Numerous trees were blown down in and around the city of Walton.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindWalton-Several trees were blown down.
April 2004HailWalton-Half dollar sized hail.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindWalton-Tree down from thunderstorm winds.
March 2026HailWalton-no account filed
May 2012HailWalton-no account filed
August 2011HailWalton-no account filed
May 2009HailWalton-no account filed
June 2009HailWalton-no account filed
June 2009HailWalton-no account filed
May 2006HailWalton-no account filed
September 2006HailWalton-no account filed
May 2000HailWalton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Delaware County

Maps showing this location

9 surveys

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.

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.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Walton Grange #1454-Former Armoryunder 500 feet1998
Gardiner Place Historic District0.3 miles1984
US Post Office-Walton0.3 miles1989
Christ Episcopal Church0.3 miles1999
First Congregational Church of Walton0.4 miles2015
Hamden District No.1 School5.5 miles2018

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 16000591 in Record Group 79.
Delaware CountyAll 78 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.