Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
“Evans House is located on Warren Street in downtown Hudson, New York, United States. It is a brick house dating to the mid-19th century.”
Wikipedia article Cornelius H. Evans House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 155 National Register listings published here for Columbia County · listed in 1974 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 285 fires within 5 miles of Cornelius H. Evans House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 354 acres in total. 30 started naturally. 19 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 | 124 |
| Debris and open burning | 49 |
| Natural | 30 |
| Smoking | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
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 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 28 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 September 2014 | 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 21 workings within 5 miles of Cornelius H. Evans House: 10 producers, 10 past producers, 1 occurrence. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Hill Deposit | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| Fabiano Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kearny Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Plass Hill Carbonate Iron Mine | Iron, Sulfur | Producer | Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite | |
| Plass Hill Carbonate Iron Mine | Iron, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Plass Hill | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Brick Tavern-Mount Ida Limestone Qu | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Brick Tavern-Mount Ida Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Catskill Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Catskill Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hudson, the town this property stands in, in 36 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 19 thunderstorm wind, 6 flood, 5 flash flood, 3 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2023 | Flood | Hudson | $20,000 | Flooding of basements and businesses were reported in Hudson. |
| August 2003 | Lightning | Hudson | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Lightning | Hudson | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | $4,000 | no account filed |
| December 2008 | Flood | Hudson | $2,000 | Heavy rain resulted in flooding, leading to the closing of Route 9G near Hudson. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | $2,000 | no account filed |
| December 2023 | Flood | Hudson | $1,000 | Route 9G between Power Avenue and Mt Merino Road was closed due to flooding. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Lightning | Hudson | $1,000 | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees and wires were reported down in a few locations in the Town of Greenport and City of Hudson. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees and wires were downed near the intersection of North Third Street and Warrant Street in Hudson. |
| April 2022 | Flood | Hudson | - | Route 9G was cut off when water cascading off Mount Merino collided with flooding from the swollen Hudson River at high tide. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | A pole was snapped and wires downed. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | A tree was downed onto wires. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | A pole was broken with wires downed. |
| December 2020 | Flood | Hudson | - | Flooding was reported on Route 9G in Greenport near Hudson. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Two trees were downed. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees and wires were downed and burning. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees downed onto vehicles along Robinson Street. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees were downed across State Route 9G near Mt. Merino Road in the town of Greenport due to thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2015 | Flood | Hudson | - | New York State Route 23B was closed in the town of Greenport between Middle Road the Hudson City Line due to flooding. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Hudson | - | Thunderstorm heavy rain led to flash flooding in the city of Hudson. Many streets between Warren Street and Fairview Avenue (Route 9) were inundated with water and became impassable. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Hudson | - | Thunderstorm heavy rainfall led to flash flooding in the town of Greenport. A portion of State Route 9G at Mount Merino Road was impassable due to high water. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees and wires were reported down in Hudson due to thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Multiple trees were reported down in the city of Hudson as a result of thunderstorm winds. In addition, the steeple of a church built in 1869 also collapsed as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Numerous trees, utility poles and wires were downed due to thunderstorm wind gusts in Hudson. This resulted in a state of emergency to be issued for the City of Hudson and many area businesses closed early for the day. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Hudson | - | Ping-pong ball to golf ball size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Hudson. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Hudson | - | Water was reported over Route 9G in Hudson due to heavy rainfall. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Hudson | - | An observer in Greenport reported nickel size hail. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees were reported down in Hudson, Austerlitz and Stuyvesant due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees and wires were blown down. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees blown down. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees blown down. |
| August 2004 | Flash Flood | Hudson | - | In Greenport Center, Spook Rock Road (County Route 29) closed from County Route 23 to Route 9H due to flooding. In Hudson, South Third Street closed near Mount Merino. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Hudson | - | 3/4" hail observed in Greenport Center. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Hudson | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | US Post Office-Hudson | under 500 feet | 1988 |
 | Houses at 37-47 North Fifth St. | 0.1 miles | 2003 |
 | Hudson Almshouse | 0.3 miles | 2008 |
| Harder Knitting Mill | 0.3 miles | 2023 | |
 | Robert Jenkins House | 0.4 miles | 1985 |
 | South Bay Mill | 0.4 miles | 2021 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 74001226 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Columbia County | All 155 listed properties in this county. |
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