Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1904.
“Chetolah, also known as the George Inness, Jr. Estate, is a historic estate located at Cragsmoor in Ulster County, New York.”
Wikipedia article Chetolah, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 209 National Register listings published here for Ulster County · listed in 1980 · 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 153 fires within 5 miles of Chetolah between 2000 and 2020, burning about 4,922 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 29 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 | 61 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 19 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 August 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.6 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 26 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Chetolah: 4 prospects, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellenville Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Ellenville Mine | Zinc, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Irving Jones Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Sun Ray Tunnel Deposit | Zinc, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Ulster Mine Near Spring Glen | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Spring Glen Deposit | Zinc | Prospect |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cragsmoor, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2009 and 2014: 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cragsmoor | - | Trees were reported down due to thunderstorm winds. The trees were blocking a portion of Route 52 about 1 mile southeast of Ellenville. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Cragsmoor | - | Nickel to quarter size hail was reported in Cragsmoor during a thunderstorm. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Cragsmoor Historic District | 0.6 miles | 1996 |
 | Spring Glen Synagogue | 2.8 miles | 1999 |
 | Van Keuren, Benjamin House Ruin | 3.6 miles | 2000 |
 | Christ Lutheran Church and Parsonage | 3.9 miles | 2010 |
 | US Post Office-Ellenville | 4.0 miles | 1988 |
 | Ellenville Downtown Historic District | 4.1 miles | 2012 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80002782 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Ulster County | All 209 listed properties in this county. |
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