Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. 14 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
One of 128 National Register listings published here for Rensselaer County · listed in 1972 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 264 fires within 5 miles of Knickerbocker Mansion between 1994 and 2020, burning about 351 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 38 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 | 144 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 28 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 23 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 12 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2010 | 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 Knickerbocker Mansion: 7 producers, 7 past producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melrose Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Melrose Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| North of Melrose Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Hemstreet Park Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Hemstreet Park Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Mechcanicville Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Burrello Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Collins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Collins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Schaghticoke, the town this property stands in, in 30 storm reports between 1994 and 2021: 19 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 flood, 2 flash flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2001 | Lightning | Schaghticoke | 1 hurt, $25,000 | no account filed |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schaghticoke | 1 hurt | Trees and wires were reported down in Schaghticoke due to strong thunderstorm winds and the fairground was shut down. A person was injuried. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schaghticoke | $55,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Flash Flood | Schaghticoke | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schaghticoke | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schaghticoke | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Lightning | Schaghticoke | $5,000 | A house was struck by lightning approximately 5 miles east of Mechanicville. |
| August 2002 | Flash Flood | Schaghticoke | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schaghticoke | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schaghticoke | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Wildfire | Schaghticoke | $2,000 | Very dry and breezy conditions allowed a small fire to erupt briefly out of control on the afternoon of April 19 in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County. The fire scorched a 3-acre section of the Swallow Farm cornfield, located on Route 67. The blaze was extinquished in about an hour and luckily, resulted in neither injuries nor building damage. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schaghticoke | $2,000 | no account filed |
| September 2021 | Hail | Schaghticoke | - | There was a report of 0.75 inch hail on social media. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schaghticoke | - | Trees were down in Schaghticoke. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schaghticoke | - | Trees were downed. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schaghticoke | - | Trees were reported down along Route 40 in Schaghticoke due to thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schaghticoke | - | Wires were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Schaghticoke. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schaghticoke | - | Trees and wires were reported down in Schaghticoke due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schaghticoke | - | A tree was reported down on wires approximately 5 miles east of Mechanicville due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schaghticoke | - | Trees were reported down in Schaghticoke due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schaghticoke | - | Trees were reported down in Schaghticoke due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2007 | Flood | Schaghticoke | - | Significant snowmelt led to moderate flooding of the Hudson River at Schuylerville. The river crested at 92.8 feet at 0600 EST on April 25th, and remained above the flood stage of 90 feet through April 30th. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schaghticoke | - | Trees were reported down in Troy and Schaghticoke due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Schaghticoke | - | Penny size hail was reported at the Deer Run Campground, located approximately 4 miles west of Schaghticoke. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schaghticoke | - | Wires were reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds in Schaghticoke. |
| November 2006 | Flood | Schaghticoke | - | The Hudson River at Mechanicville exceeded its flood stage of 53.0 feet at 6 AM EST on November 18th, crested at 53.1 feet at 9 AM EST on the 18th, before falling back below flood stage at 12:25 PM EST on the 18th. |
| November 2006 | Flood | Schaghticoke | - | The Hudson River at Schuylerville exceeded its flood stage of 90.0 feet at 2:30 PM EST on November 17th, crested at 90.7 feet at 7 AM EST on November 20th, before dropping back below flood stage at 8:20 PM EST on November 20th. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schaghticoke | - | Wires and tree down. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schaghticoke | - | Trees down. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Schaghticoke | - | Nickel sized hail observed. |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Mechanicville Hydroelectric Plant | 2.3 miles | 1989 |
 | Valley Falls Historic District | 4.6 miles | 2018 |
| Adams-Myers-Bryan Farmstead | 4.7 miles | 2013 | |
| Tomhannock Methodist Episcopal Church | 5.8 miles | 2014 | |
| Cartin-Snyder-Overacker Farmstead | 6.8 miles | 2013 | |
| Auclair-Button Farmstead | 7.1 miles | 2013 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 72000906 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Rensselaer County | All 128 listed properties in this county. |
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