Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1904.
“Peter Aldrich Homestead is a historic home located at Gardiner in Ulster County, New York. It is a frame dwelling built in stages, with the oldest section dating to about 1750.”
Wikipedia article Peter Aldrich Homestead, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 209 National Register listings published here for Ulster County · listed in 1983 · 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 64 fires within 5 miles of Peter Aldrich Homestead between 1995 and 2019, burning about 2,112 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 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 | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 July 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | UPPER MTN RD |
| 7 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 June 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 May 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gardiner, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 1998 and 2013: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gardiner | $65,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gardiner | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gardiner | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gardiner | $8,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gardiner | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Gardiner | - | A road in Gardiner was closed as a result of flash flooding from heavy rainfall. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gardiner | - | Trees down |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Johannes Jansen House and Dutch Barn | 0.7 miles | 1983 |
 | Pearl Street Schoolhouse | 1.4 miles | 1983 |
 | William Decker House | 1.6 miles | 1983 |
 | Bruynswick School No. 8 | 1.7 miles | 2000 |
 | Dill Farm | 1.9 miles | 1983 |
 | Brykill | 2.1 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83001811 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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