Photograph of Dutchess Company Superintendent's House — Photograph by Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Duchess Company Superintendent's House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. 14 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.

From the record

“The Dutchess Company Superintendent's House is a home located on Market Street in the western corner of the village of Wappingers Falls, New York, United States. It is a large brick residence that was built as housing for the manager of the Dutchess Company, a large local printing works, shortly after the plant was built in 1848.”
Wikipedia article Dutchess Company Superintendent's House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 266 National Register listings published here for Dutchess County · listed in 1984 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. 120 Market St., Wappingers Falls, 12590
When was it listed? September 1984
Category. building
Also known as. Wappingers Falls MRA
Town. Wappinger town
Architectural style. Greek Revival architecture
National Register reference number. 84002371 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Then and now

1893 to 1993

The ground this property stands on, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet covering Duchess Company Superintendent's House, surveyed 1993

Topographic sheet covering Duchess Company Superintendent's House, surveyed 1893

Fires near this property

489 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 489 fires within 5 miles of Duchess Company Superintendent's House between 1999 and 2020, burning about 649 acres in total. 47 started naturally. 83 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	220
Arson/incendiarism	83
Smoking	53
Natural	47
Debris and open burning	24
Equipment and vehicle use	22
Misuse of fire by a minor	19
Power generation/transmission/distribution	13
Recreation and ceremony	4
Railroad operations and maintenance	3
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
8 September 1999	Recreation and ceremony	1.0 acres	New York Forest Rangers	not named
7 September 2007	Smoking	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
7 September 2001	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
6 September 2016	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	N/A
6 September 2016	Equipment and vehicle use	1.3 acres	Fire Department of New York	N/A
6 September 2014	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	N/A
5 September 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	N/A
5 September 2010	Misuse of fire by a minor	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named

Every fire recorded in Dutchess County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 28 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Duchess Company Superintendent's House: 22 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Clinton Quarry	Limestone, General	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Probably Borrow Pit of Limestone Or Unconsolidated Material	Stone, Clay	Past Producer
Limonite Mine No. Hj-024	Iron	Past Producer	Limonite
Limonite Mine No. Hj-024.	Iron	Past Producer
Unnamed Fe Mine	Iron	Past Producer	Residual
Borrow Pit	Stone, Clay	Past Producer
Limestone Rock Quarries No. Hj-018	Stone	Past Producer
Limestone Rock Quarry No. Hj-016	Stone	Producer	Unknown
Limestone Rock Quarry No. Hj-017	Stone	Past Producer
Limestone Rock Quarry No. Hj-021	Stone	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Dutchess County

Storms near this property

42 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wappingers Falls, the town this property stands in, in 42 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 27 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 4 flash flood, 2 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
May 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappingers Falls	$80,000	no account filed
December 2000	Flash Flood	Wappingers Falls	$25,000	no account filed
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappingers Falls	$22,000	no account filed
December 2008	Flood	Wappingers Falls	$10,000	Heavy rain led to 3 to 4 feet of standing water in the vicinity of the Colonial Apartments near Route 9 in Wappingers Falls. This resulted in the evacuation of approximately 36 individuals from the apartments.\|\|Additional roads were flooded in the vicinity of Red Hook and Rhinebeck.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappingers Falls	$10,000	no account filed
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappingers Falls	$10,000	no account filed
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappingers Falls	$8,000	no account filed
May 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappingers Falls	$8,000	no account filed
August 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappingers Falls	$5,000	Fast moving severe thunderstorms caused widespread damage across central and eastern New York. There were many reports of downed trees and power lines along with recorded wind gusts in excess of 50 knots. Thunderstorm winds ripped a three by six foot portion of a metal roof off a building at Binghamton Regional Airport in the town of Maine in Broome County. Sheet metal was also ripped off a barn in Schuyler in Herkimer County. In Delaware County five cows were struck and killed by lightning in the town of Franklin.
May 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappingers Falls	$5,000	A strong cold front moved through eastern New York during the evening of April 24th resulting in severe thunderstorms across parts of the area. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines across parts of Sullivan, Ulster, and Dutchess Counties. Hardest hit were the towns of Pawling and Marlboro where over 5,000 customers were left without power.
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappingers Falls	$5,000	no account filed
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappingers Falls	$5,000	no account filed
March 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappingers Falls	$3,000	no account filed
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappingers Falls	$1,500	no account filed
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappingers Falls	$1,000	no account filed
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappingers Falls	-	Multiple trees were downed along Clapp Avenue and Franklindale Avenue in the Village of Wappingers Falls.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappingers Falls	-	A severe thunderstorm produced microbursts around Wappingers Falls. Two main areas of damage were noted. The first was at Bowdoin Park along the Hudson River where numerous trees were downed. The second was near Mesier Park in the village of Wappingers Falls where approximately 50 trees were downed with some falling on homes. At least one power pole was snapped. The length of the damage was approximately 1.5 miles, with a width of approximately 275 yards.
May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappingers Falls	-	Route 9D was closed for several hours in Wappingers Falls due to downed trees.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappingers Falls	-	Trees and wires were downed.
August 2018	Heavy Rain	Wappingers Falls	-	Storm resulted in 1.21 inches of rainfall in 20 minutes.
August 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappingers Falls	-	Trees and wires down. Time estimated by radar.
August 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappingers Falls	-	Tree fell onto house on Merrywood Road.
February 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappingers Falls	-	Trees and wires were down on Channingville Road, prompting a partial road closure.
February 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappingers Falls	-	Sheds located in a home improvement store parking lot were damaged due to being blown over by thunderstorm wind gusts.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappingers Falls	-	Trees were reported down in Wappingers Falls due to thunderstorm winds.
August 2013	Flash Flood	Wappingers Falls	-	Several roads were closed in Wappingers Falls as a result of flash flooding from heavy rainfall.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappingers Falls	-	Trees were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Wappingers Falls.
June 2011	Hail	Wappingers Falls	-	Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Wappingers Falls.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappingers Falls	-	Trees were reported down in Wappingers Falls due to strong thunderstorm winds.
June 2011	Hail	Wappingers Falls	-	Ping-pong ball size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Wappingers Falls.
June 2011	Hail	Wappingers Falls	-	Golf ball size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Wappinger Falls.
August 2011	Flood	Wappingers Falls	-	Record flooding occurred on the Hudson River near Poughkeepsie. The Poughkeepsie river gage located on left bank at IBM pumping station, 2.3 miles south of Poughkeepsie, and 3.5 miles south of the Mid-Hudson bridge exceeded its 5 foot flood stage at 819 am EST August 28th, crested at a record 7.96 feet, and dropped below flood stage at 8 pm August. The time of the crest is unknown since the gage was damaged during the flooding.
May 2009	Flash Flood	Wappingers Falls	-	Several roads were closed in the vicinity of Wappingers Falls, including New Hackensack Road, and Myers Corners Road, which was reportedly under 4 feet of water.
August 2008	Hail	Wappingers Falls	-	Penny size hail was reported in Wappingers Falls during a thunderstorm.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappingers Falls	-	Trees and wires were reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds in Wappingers Falls.
September 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappingers Falls	-	Trees were reported down in Wappingers Falls due to strong thunderstorm winds. One tree damaged a house on East Academy Street, while another fell on a car on South Ramsen Avenue.\|\|
June 2005	Flash Flood	Wappingers Falls	-	Brown Road was flooded and Angle Hill Road was damaged due to flooding.
August 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappingers Falls	-	Several trees and power lines down on Route 82. Power poles snapped off.
May 2005	Hail	Wappingers Falls	-	no account filed
May 2004	Hail	Wappingers Falls	-	no account filed
June 2002	Hail	Wappingers Falls	-	no account filed
June 1998	Hail	Wappingers Falls	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Dutchess County

Maps showing this location

14 surveys

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.

1893 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500
1894 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500 - 3 printings
1903 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500 - 11 printings
1936 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:48000
1943 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500 - 3 printings
1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
1947 USGS Wappinger Falls quadrangle1:24000 - 2 printings
1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
1956 USGS Wappingers Falls quadrangle1:24000 - 3 printings
1961 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000
1962 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000 - 3 printings
1965 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
1985 USGS Waterbury quadrangle1:100000
1993 USGS Waterbury quadrangle1:100000

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Wappingers Falls Historic District	0.3 miles	1984
Mulhern House	0.4 miles	1984
US Post Office-Wappingers Falls	0.5 miles	1989
Bain Commercial Building	0.6 miles	1984
Union Free School	1.0 miles	1987
Stone Street Historic District	1.2 miles	1987

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 84002371 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Dutchess County	All 266 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.