Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1894.
“Brinkerhoff Street Historic District is a national historic district in Plattsburgh, New York. The residential district includes 13 contributing buildings.”
Wikipedia article Brinkerhoff Street Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 53 National Register listings published here for Clinton County · listed in 1982 · 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 284 fires within 5 miles of Brinkerhoff Street Historic District between 1995 and 2020, burning about 215 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 51 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 | 171 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2004 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.8 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Brinkerhoff Street Historic District: 18 past producers, 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Co High, Dept. Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Plattsburg | Chromium, Osmium, Copper, Palladium, Rhodium, Iridium, Platinum | Occurrence | 1880 | |
| Barcomb Development | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Darrah Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rugar Street Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bluff Point Quarry | Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cliff Haven Quarry #1 | Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cliff Haven Quarry #2 | Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Plattsburgh Quarry #3 | Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Plattsburgh Quarry #4 | Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Plattsburgh, the town this property stands in, in 29 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 18 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plattsburgh | $500,000 | Numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds across Cumberland Head and local state park as well as damaged docks and boats at the Treadwell marina. Several trees and large branches fell on camp sites within state park with only a few minor injuries reported. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plattsburgh | $250,000 | Numerous trees down...damaged roofs and power poles across North Plattsburgh and East Beekmantown including Moffitt, Pardy roads and State Route 9. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plattsburgh | $50,000 | Numerous trees reported down throughout Plattsburgh as well as power lines. Very heavy rainfall caused some localized street flooding in poor drainage areas. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plattsburgh | $50,000 | Numerous trees down across Plattsburgh, that have fallen onto power lines and some structures. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plattsburgh | $25,000 | Trees down, wind gusts estimated to 70 mph and quarter size hail reported (and videotaped) by local television station situated along Route 9 about 1 mile north-northeast of Plattsburgh. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plattsburgh | $20,000 | Several reports of trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds in Plattsburgh. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Plattsburgh | $20,000 | Nickel size hail and estimated 60 mph or higher wind gusts with numerous branches knocked down reported and videotaped by local television station. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plattsburgh | $15,000 | Several trees down in the Plattsburgh area. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plattsburgh | $10,000 | Numerous trees down. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plattsburgh | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plattsburgh | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Flash Flood | Plattsburgh | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plattsburgh | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plattsburgh | $5,000 | Large temporary wall at construction site of downtown building knocked down during thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plattsburgh | $5,000 | Large branches and power pole down on Lake Breeze Drive. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plattsburgh | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Plattsburgh | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plattsburgh | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plattsburgh | - | Multiple reports of trees and wires down in Plattburgh and Beekmantown. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Plattsburgh | - | Dime size hail reported along with more than an inch of rain in 20 minutes. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Plattsburgh | - | Penny size hail reported by Clinton county EM. |
| July 2010 | Heavy Rain | Plattsburgh | - | Heavy rain fell in the city of Plattsburgh NY. There were reports of widespread street flooding as storm drains were overwhelmed by the runoff. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Plattsburgh | - | Numerous reports of nickel to quarter size hail reported in the Plattsburgh vicinity. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Plattsburgh | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Plattsburgh | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plattsburgh | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plattsburgh | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Plattsburgh | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Plattsburgh | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Strand Theater | under 500 feet | 2008 |
 | W. W. Hartwell House & Dependencies | 0.1 miles | 1982 |
 | First Presbyterian Church | 0.1 miles | 1982 |
 | St. John the Baptist R. C. Church and Rectory | 0.1 miles | 1982 |
 | D'Youville Academy | 0.2 miles | 1982 |
 | Clinton County Courthouse Complex | 0.2 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82001099 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Clinton County | All 53 listed properties in this county. |
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