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New Windsor Cantonment

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1902.

From the record

One of 187 National Register listings published here for Orange County · listed in 1972 · category: Site.

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

The listing

  • Address. Temple Hill Rd., New Windsor, 12553
  • When was it listed? July 1972
  • Category. site
  • Town. New Windsor town
  • National Register reference number. 72000898 - 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.

Then and now

1902 to 1994

The ground this property stands on, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet covering New Windsor Cantonment, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet covering New Windsor Cantonment, surveyed 1902

Fires near this property

735 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 735 fires within 5 miles of New Windsor Cantonment between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,177 acres in total. 37 started naturally. 66 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/undetermined461
Arson/incendiarism66
Smoking46
Natural37
Recreation and ceremony37
Equipment and vehicle use37
Debris and open burning31
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Fireworks5
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Other causes2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
9 September 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2016Recreation and ceremony3.8 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
8 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
7 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2004Arson/incendiarism2.5 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named

Every fire recorded in Orange County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of New Windsor Cantonment: 10 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Iron. 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
Townsend Canterbury MineIronPast ProducerResidual
Granitic Gneiss Rock QuarryStonePast Producer
Granitic Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Hk-021StonePast ProducerGneiss, Granite
Clay Pit No. Hk-020ClayPast ProducerClay
Clay Pit No. Hk-020ClayPast Producer
Clay Pits No. Hk-018ClayPast ProducerClay
Clay Pits No. Hk-018ClayPast Producer
Moodna PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Moodna PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Plum Point PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Orange County

Storms near this property

19 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Windsor, the town this property stands in, in 19 storm reports between 1996 and 2018: 10 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 heavy rain. 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
May 2018Thunderstorm WindNew Windsor$6,000Numerous trees down in New Windsor, specifically near Jackson Avenue and NY Route 94.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindNew Windsor$5,000Numerous trees and wires were reported down across New Windsor.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindNew Windsor$5,000Trees and Wires were reported down throughout New Windsor, including on Route 32 near Ardmore Street, and at 1 Briarcliff Place.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindNew Windsor$5,000Multiple trees and tree limbs were reported down across New Windsor.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindNew Windsor$3,000A few trees and tree limbs were reported down in New Windsor.
May 2012HailNew Windsor-Quarter size hail was reported near New Windsor.
September 2011FloodNew Windsor-Forge Hill Rd. was closed between Rt. 94 and Rt. 9W in New Windsor due to flooding.
May 2010HailNew Windsor-Nickel size hail was reported in New Windsor.
August 2008HailNew Windsor-Penny size hail was reported.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindNew Windsor-Large tree knocked down on house.
July 2004Heavy RainNew Windsor-Thunderstorms produced rainfall rates of 2.50 inches per hour.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindNew Windsor-Several spotters and law enforcement agencies reported downed trees and power lines in New Windsor . There were also reports of widespread power outages throughout the town.
May 2002Flash FloodNew Windsor-Slow moving clusters of heavy showers and thunderstorms produced widespread flash flooding of poor drainage areas and streets in New Windsor.
May 2012HailNew Windsor-no account filed
August 2006Thunderstorm WindNew Windsor-no account filed
September 1999Heavy RainNew Windsor-no account filed
April 1996Thunderstorm WindNew Windsor-no account filed
August 1996Thunderstorm WindNew Windsor-no account filed
July 1996Flash FloodNew Windsor-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Orange County

Maps showing this location

13 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.

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
Edmonston House1.1 miles1979
Haskell House1.2 miles1973
Knox Headquarters1.2 miles1972
Woodruff House1.4 miles1996
Patton, James "Squire," House1.4 miles2008
Firthcliffe Firehouse2.1 miles1996

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 72000898 in Record Group 79.
Orange CountyAll 187 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.