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Old Courthouse Complex

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1896.

From the record

One of 62 National Register listings published here for Montgomery County · listed in 1982 · category: District.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
  • Still standing. The Park Service records this property as extant.
  • Address. Center of Fonda, Fonda, 12068
  • When was it listed? August 1982
  • Category. district
  • Also known as. Montgomery County Buildings TR
  • Town. Mohawk town
  • National Register reference number. 16000743 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

164 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 164 fires within 5 miles of Old Courthouse Complex between 2000 and 2020, burning about 110 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 21 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/undetermined96
Arson/incendiarism21
Debris and open burning15
Smoking14
Natural7
Equipment and vehicle use5
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
7 September 2007Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
29 September 2017Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
26 September 2009Misuse of fire by a minor2.8 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
22 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
22 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 August 2017Arson/incendiarism2.4 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A

Every fire recorded in Montgomery County

Mines and quarries near this property

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Old Courthouse Complex: 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Platinum, Nickel. 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
FondaPlatinum, NickelOccurrenceUnknown
Mohawk Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Randall PittSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Montgomery County

Storms near this property

41 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fonda, the town this property stands in, in 41 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 25 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 6 flood, 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 1998Thunderstorm WindFonda$200,000no account filed
July 2021Flash FloodFonda$100,000Multiple reports of flash flooding in and around the Village of Fonda. A small creek north of Fonda overflowed its banks causing 6 to 8 inches of water and mud to flow down Broadway (Route 30A) to Main Street (Route 5), causing multiple roads to be closed. Road shoulders were washed out on Old Johnson Road. The Interstate 90 off-ramps were closed at Exit 28 in the village of Fultonville due to flooding.
August 1994Thunderstorm WindFonda$50,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindFonda$40,000no account filed
May 2000Flash FloodFonda$25,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindFonda$15,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindFonda$10,000no account filed
May 1997Thunderstorm WindFonda$6,000no account filed
June 2014LightningFonda$1,000A spotter reported that lightning downed a tree on East Main Street in Fonda.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindFonda$1,000no account filed
June 2024Thunderstorm WindFonda-Two trees were downed blocking Martin Road.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindFonda-A tree was downed on Route 5S in the town of Glen.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindFonda-Wires were downed along New York Route 5 between the Town of Fonda and the Town of Palatine.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindFonda-Trees and wires were downed in the Town of Mohawk including Commons Road between Veeder Road and State Highway 334 and Hickory Hill Road between Gunnerson Lane and Reservoir Road.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindFonda-A tree was reported down on Keller Drive.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindFonda-A tree was down on Lower Prospect Street that hit two houses.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindFonda-A tree was down at Route 334 near Common Road.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindFonda-Wires were down at 2536 Route 30A with lawn on fire.
July 2023FloodFonda-A culvert overflowed with six inches of water over portions of Route 5 and Broadway in the Village of Fonda.
February 2022FloodFonda-Standing water and minor flooding was reported around Hickory Hill Road and Route 5 near the Village of Mohawk.
July 2021FloodFonda-Multiple roads remained closed in the Village of Fonda due to a combination of water and mud on the roads. Many roads reopened early Tuesday morning.
July 2021FloodFonda-Broadway between Route 5 and Wemple Avenue was closed due to flash flooding after an unnamed creek overflowed its banks north of town.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindFonda-Trees and wires were downed on Route 30A between Route 5 in Fonda and Chestnut Street in Johnstown.
January 2019FloodFonda-Flooding was reported in the area of Midway Alley, Broadway, and West Main Street in Fonda.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindFonda-Two trees were downed at Broadway and Park.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindFonda-A large tree was downed at Wemple Avenue and Cayadutta Street.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindFonda-Wires were downed on Putman Avenue.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindFonda-Fifteen to twenty trees were downed on Hickory Hill Road.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindFonda-Wires and trees were reported down due to thunderstorm winds.
February 2016FloodFonda-State Route 5 was closed between Fonda and Palatine Bridge due to flooding from heavy rainfall occurring over a frozen ground.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindFonda-A tree was reported down and on wires on East Main Street in Fonda due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2014Flash FloodFonda-Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused flash flooding on the Van Wie Creek in the town of Root. This caused Argersinger Road, Brumley Road and Anderson Road to be closed. In addition, residents from five homes along Argersinger Road had to be evacuated due to rising flood waters. Debris from flooding washed up on State Route 5S as well.
August 2014Flash FloodFonda-Heavy rainfall from thunderstorms led to flash flooding Fonda. Excessive flooding occurred on both Main Street and Broadway in Fonda. Flooding was also reported at the intersection of Route 5 (Main Street) and Route 334 (Cayadutta Street). A State of Emergency was issued for the town due to extent of the flooding.
July 2012HailFonda-Nickel sized hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Fonda.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindFonda-Trees were reported down due to thunderstorm winds approximately 1 mile north of Fonda.
June 2011HailFonda-Ping-pong ball size hail was reported during a thunderstorm by a Weathernet6 observer approximately 2 north-northwest of Fonda.
June 2011HailFonda-Nickel size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Fonda.
January 2010Flash FloodFonda-Streams were reported out of their banks in Fonda.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindFonda-Trees down in township.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindFonda-A NWS survey team determined a microburst took place on Presse Road. Numerous trees down.
August 2003Flash FloodFonda-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Montgomery County

Maps showing this location

10 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
Fultonville Historic District0.7 miles2019
Walter Butler Homestead1.2 miles1976
Danascara Place3.1 miles2019
Glen Historic District4.4 miles2001
Smith-Voorhees-Covenhoven House5.0 miles2022
Erie Canal5.8 miles1966

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 16000743 in Record Group 79.
Montgomery CountyAll 62 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.