Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
“Alcove Historic District is a 14-acre (5.7 ha) historic district in the hamlet of Alcove in Albany County, New York. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.”
Wikipedia article Alcove Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 234 National Register listings published here for Albany County · listed in 1980 · category: District.
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 106 fires within 5 miles of Alcove Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 128 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 14 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 | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 2 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 July 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 4,816 specimens collected within 10 miles of Alcove Historic District between 1847 and 1975: 3,283 Fungi, 779 Animalia, 608 Plantae, 83 Protozoa, 44 Chromista, 19 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A C. Frederick, A. A. Heller, A.F. Sherf and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Stereum neglectum Peck | 1894 | C. L. Shear | Alcove |
 | Cephalozia media Lindb. | 1898 | Charles H. Peck | near Albany |
 | Phyllosticta innumerabilis Peck | 1847 | C.L. Shear | |
 | Phragmidium speciosum (Fr.) Bonord. | 1855 | Sartwell | E Novo-Eboraco [= New York] |
 | Diphyscium foliosum (Hedw.) D.Mohr | 1862 | Coe F. Austin | Sand Lake. |
 | Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr. | 1862 | Coe F. Austin | Sand Lake. |
 | Abietinella abietina (Hedw.) M.Fleisch. | 1863 | C. F. Austin | Helderberg Mt. |
 | Anomodon viticulosus (Hedw.) Hook. & Taylor | 1863 | C. F. Austin | Helderberg Mts. |
 | Barbilophozia barbata (Schmidel ex Schreb.) Loeske | 1863 | C. F. Austin | In Mountain localities |
 | Barbula unguiculata Hedw. | 1863 | C. F. Austin | Helderberg Mts. |
 | Brachythecium rutabulum (Hedw.) Schimp. | 1863 | C. H. Peck | Helderberg Mountains |
 | Crossocalyx hellerianus (Nees ex Lindenb.) Meyl. | 1863 | C. F. Austin | Helderberg Mts. |
All 4,816 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Alcove Historic District: 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquetuck Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Aquetuck Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dormansville Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Dormansville Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alcove, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 2001 and 2023: 2 hail, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014 | Lightning | Alcove | $15,000 | An unoccupied barn at 251 Alcove Road in Coeymans Hollow was struck by lightning. The barn burned down as a result of the lightning strike. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Alcove | - | Hail up to half-dollar size was reported at Alcove Reservoir. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Alcove | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Valley Paper Mill Chimney and Site | 0.3 miles | 2004 |
 | District School No. 7 | 1.4 miles | 1996 |
 | Israel Shear House | 1.4 miles | 1996 |
| C. Van Der Zee House | 2.4 miles | 2002 | |
| Van derzee, Cornelius and Agnietje House | 3.4 miles | 2005 | |
 | Onesquethaw Valley Historic District | 6.1 miles | 1974 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80002582 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Albany County | All 234 listed properties in this county. |
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