Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1910.
“French Family Farm is a historic family farm located at Potsdam in St. The farmhouse was built in 1815 as a five bay house and extended to its present two bay, nine bay size by 1820.”
Wikipedia article French Family Farm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 83 National Register listings published here for St. Lawrence County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 38 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of French Family Farm between 1997 and 2020, burning about 173 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 12 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 | 50 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 13 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 20 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of French Family Farm: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuppers Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | 1885 | |
| Clarkson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Potsdam Sandstone Co. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Potsdam, the town this property stands in, in 27 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 21 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Potsdam | $100,000 | Multiple trees down and snapped and power lines down across Potsdam with structural damage to 4 buildings forcing dozens of evacuations. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Potsdam | $50,000 | A partial torn roof (40%), mainly metal shingles and some membrane was torn off a SUNY Potsdam housing apartment on Main street. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Potsdam | $50,000 | Numerous trees and power lines down throughout Potsdam, including State Route 11 and County routes 58 and 24 were impassable. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Potsdam | $50,000 | Numerous trees and power lines reported down in Potsdam as well as neighboring communities. Some isolated structural damage from fallen trees reported as well. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Potsdam | $35,000 | Temporary walls of School gymnasium, fences and port-o-potties were damaged or destroyed. Other tree damage was reported in several adjacent neighborhoods. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Potsdam | $25,000 | Numerous trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Potsdam | $25,000 | Several trees down on several roads throughout Potsdam. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Potsdam | $25,000 | Numerous reports of trees down through Potsdam. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Potsdam | $25,000 | Trees and power lines down throughout Potsdam. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Potsdam | $25,000 | Estimated Golf ball size hail reported, as well as numerous reports of large hail ranging from nickel, quarter and half dollar size throughout Potsdam and immediate vicinity. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Potsdam | $25,000 | Measured 58 mph wind gust from AWOS. Also numerous reports of fallen trees and power lines. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Potsdam | $25,000 | Several reports of trees and power lines down by thunderstorm winds in Potsdam. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Potsdam | $20,000 | Numerous trees and utility lines downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Potsdam | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Potsdam | $15,000 | Numerous trees and wires down throughout Potsdam. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Potsdam | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Potsdam | $10,000 | Several trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Potsdam. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Potsdam | $10,000 | Several power lines and tree branches down across Potsdam. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Potsdam | $5,000 | Convective winds downed several trees and power lines. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Potsdam | $2,000 | Tree down on power lines in Haggerty road along with other limb and branch damage in the vicinity. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Potsdam | $2,000 | Tree, branches and utility lines downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2017 | Lightning | Potsdam | $1,000 | Lightning started a tree fire in Potsdam. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Potsdam | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Potsdam | - | Quarter size diameter hail was reported. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Potsdam | - | Half dollar sized hail reported. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Potsdam | - | Nickel size hail reported. |
| July 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Potsdam | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayside Cemetery and Gatehouse Complex | 4.1 miles | 2004 | |
| Nathaniel Parmeter House | 4.2 miles | 2003 | |
 | Clarkson Office Building | 4.5 miles | 2004 |
 | Trinity Episcopal Church | 4.6 miles | 2003 |
 | Market Street Historic District | 4.7 miles | 1979 |
 | Jonathan Wallace House | 4.7 miles | 2003 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82001269 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| St. Lawrence County | All 83 listed properties in this county. |
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