Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
One of 128 National Register listings published here for Rensselaer County · listed in 1978 · category: District.
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 485 fires within 5 miles of Joachim Staats House and Gerrit Staats Ruin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 398 acres in total. 33 started naturally. 91 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 | 264 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 91 |
| Natural | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
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 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Joachim Staats House and Gerrit Staats Ruin: 7 producers, 4 past producers, 1 plant, 1 occurrence. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Quartz. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Hill Deposit | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| East Greenbush Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| East Greenbush Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rensselaer Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rensselear Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Beberwick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| C.E. Wicks Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Castleton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Haight Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Route 20 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Castleton-on-Hudson, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 2002 and 2013: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2002 | Lightning | Castleton On Hudson | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Castleton On Hudson | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Castleton On Hudson | - | Trees were downed due to thunderstorm winds in Castleton-on-Hudson. The trees damaged boat docks at a local boat club on the Hudson River. |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Elmbrook Farm | 1.9 miles | 2001 |
 | Blink Bonnie | 2.4 miles | 2000 |
 | Fort Crailo | 4.4 miles | 1966 |
 | Aiken House | 4.5 miles | 1974 |
| Harder Manufacturing Company-Albany Woolen Company Inc. Building | 4.5 miles | 2021 | |
 | W.P. Irwin Bank Building | 4.8 miles | 2007 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78001898 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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