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Photograph of German Reformed Sanctity Church Parsonage
Photograph by Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

German Reformed Sanctity Church Parsonage

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.

From the record

“The German Reformed Sanctity Church Parsonage, also known as the First Reformed Church Parsonage, is located on Maple Avenue in Germantown, New York, United States. It is a wood, brick and stone building dating to the mid-18th century, the oldest building in the town of Germantown.”

Wikipedia article German Reformed Sanctity Church Parsonage, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 155 National Register listings published here for Columbia County · listed in 1976 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · 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. Maple Ave., Germantown, 12526
  • When was it listed? January 1976
  • Category. building
  • Town. Germantown town
  • National Register reference number. 76001209 - 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

112 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of German Reformed Sanctity Church Parsonage between 1992 and 2020, burning about 141 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 16 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/undetermined50
Debris and open burning20
Arson/incendiarism16
Equipment and vehicle use9
Natural8
Smoking5
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
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
16 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
11 September 2002Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
1 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
31 August 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 August 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
21 August 2006Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
31 July 2018Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
28 July 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Every fire recorded in Columbia County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 38 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of German Reformed Sanctity Church Parsonage: 21 past producers, 17 producers. 17 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Sulfur, Limestone, General. 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
Paul Blum Cementon PlantGypsum-AnhydriteProducer
F.H. Stickles & Son S & G PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
F.H. Stickles & Son S & G Pit & MilSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Malden On Hudson Clay PitClayProducer
Malden On Hudson Clay PitClayPast Producer
Smith's Landing Clay PitClayProducer
Smith's Landing Clay PitClayPast Producer
Alsen Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Alsen QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Catskill Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone

Every working recorded in Columbia County

Storms near this property

21 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Germantown, the town this property stands in, in 21 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 14 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 flood, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 1995Thunderstorm WindGermantown$300,000Severe thunderstorms moved across central and eastern New York during the late morning and early afternoon of the 4th ahead of a powerful cold front. At Norrie State Park in Staatsburg 75 to 100 trees were blown down. Central Hudson Electric and Gas Company reported over 16,000 customers without power during the height of the storms. Other areas hit hard by the storms were Livingston and Germantown in Columbia County where numerous trees were toppled some of which fell on homes.
May 2000LightningGermantown$5,000no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindGermantown$5,000no account filed
December 2023FloodGermantown$2,000State Route 9G was closed in the Town of Clermont.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindGermantown$2,000no account filed
September 2023Thunderstorm WindGermantown-A couple of trees and wires were downed in the Town of Germantown.
July 2023HailGermantown-A trained spotter reported a quarter inch size hail near Germantown.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindNorth Germantown-Trees and wires were reported down on Hover Ave.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindGermantown-Trees were reported down across Route 9G.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindGermantown-A tree was downed onto a house on Hilltop Road.
January 2019FloodNorth Germantown-Route 9G was closed between Camp Creek Road and Maple Avenue due to flooding.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindGermantown-A tree and wires were downed on Viewmont Road in the town of Germantown.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindNorth Germantown-A tree was reported down.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindGermantown-A tree was reported down on Mountainview Road in Germantown due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindGermantown-Trees were reported down in Germantown due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2012HailGermantown-Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Germantown.
June 2011HailGermantown-Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Germantown.
June 2011HailGermantown-Half dollar size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Germantown.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindGermantown-Thunderstorm winds downed trees, power lines and some power poles near Germantown.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindGermantown-A tree fell on a house in Germantown, due to strong thunderstorm winds.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindGermantown-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Columbia County

Maps showing this location

11 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
Barringer-Overbaugh-Lasher House0.9 miles2014
Simeon Rockefeller House1.3 miles2009
Dick House1.7 miles2009
Teviotdale2.3 miles1979
Charles H. Coons Farm2.6 miles2015
Livingston Memorial Church and Burial Ground2.7 miles1985

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 76001209 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Columbia CountyAll 155 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.