Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1900.
“Vanderpool Farm Complex is a historic home and barn located at Guilderland in Albany County, New York. The house was built about 1855 and has a two-story main block with ell.”
Wikipedia article Vanderpool Farm Complex, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 234 National Register listings published here for Albany County · listed in 1982 · 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 175 fires within 5 miles of Vanderpool Farm Complex between 2001 and 2020, burning about 135 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 45 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 | 93 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 45 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 29 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 21 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 1,546 specimens collected within 10 miles of Vanderpool Farm Complex between 1811 and 1975: 756 Animalia, 437 Fungi, 324 Plantae, 11 Protozoa, 9 Chromista, 5 Unrecorded, 4 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. A. Heller, A. Sherf, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Cephalozia media Lindb. | 1898 | Charles H. Peck | near Albany |
 | Coniothyrium Corda, 1840 | 1899 | not recorded | |
 | Corticium evolvens (Fr.) Fr. | 1900 | unknown | Altamont |
 | Carex vestita Willd. | 1811 | P. D. Knieskern | Near Schenectady. |
 | Quercus rubra L. | 1843 | Pearson, I. | |
 | Solanum dulcamara L. | 1844 | Pearson, J. | Schenectadiæ, Nov. Ebor. [=Schenectady, New York]. |
 | Spergula arvensis L. | 1844 | Pearson, J. | Schenectadiæ, Nov. Ebor. [=Schenectady, New York]. |
 | Vicia sativa subsp. nigra Ehrh. | 1844 | Pearson, J. | Schenectadiæ, Nov. Ebor. [=Schenectady, New York.] |
| Alismatales | 1845 | Pearson, J. | Schenectadiæ, Nov. Ebor. [=Schenectady, New York]. | |
 | Silene noctiflora L. | 1846 | Pearson, J. | Prope Schenectadiam, Nov. Ebor. [=Near Schenectady, New York]. |
 | Iris versicolor L. | 1855 | Pearson, I. | |
 | Quercus alba L. | 1855 | Pearson, I. |
All 1,546 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Vanderpool Farm Complex: 5 producers, 3 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilderland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Leto Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Masic Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Olivers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| South Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stitts Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Stitts Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wagner Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Guilderland, the town this property stands in, in 13 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 10 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail, 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 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guilderland | 1 hurt, $975,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guilderland | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guilderland | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guilderland | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guilderland | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guilderland | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Lightning | Guilderland | $1,000 | The local fire department reported that a house was struck by lightning on Denny Road in Guilderland. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guilderland | - | Wires were reported down on Kings Road between Morris Road and Curry Road as well as on Siver Road between East Old State Road and East Lydius Street in Guilderland. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guilderland | - | A tree was downed across East Old State Road. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guilderland | - | Wires were downed. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Guilderland | - | Quarter size hail was reported approximately 4 miles west northwest of Colonie during a thunderstorm. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guilderland | - | Numerous tree limbs, some large, were reported down in and near Guilderland due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Guilderland | - | Flash flooding occurred at a couple of locations. Western Avenue was closedat Fuller Road due to flooding. And Lishakill Road was flooded where it intersects with Consaul Road. A spotter in the vicinity of Lishakill Road, reported2.85 inches of rainfall in 70 minutes about 8 PM EST. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Lainhart Farm Complex and Dutch Barn | 0.5 miles | 2001 |
| Veeder Farmhouse #2 | 0.9 miles | 1982 | |
| Veeder Farmhouse #1 | 1.0 miles | 1982 | |
 | Gifford Grange Hall | 1.3 miles | 1982 |
| Knower House | 2.0 miles | 1982 | |
 | Jacob Crouse Inn | 2.0 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82001085 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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