Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. 14 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
“Mulhern House was an historic home located at Wappingers Falls in Dutchess County, New York. It was built about 1815 and was a two-story, frame double residence.”
Wikipedia article Mulhern 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 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.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 492 fires within 5 miles of Mulhern House between 1999 and 2020, burning about 713 acres in total. 46 started naturally. 80 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 | 225 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 80 |
| Smoking | 55 |
| Natural | 46 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| 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 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Mulhern House: 19 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Stone. 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 Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Probably Borrow Pit of Limestone Or Unconsolidated Material | Stone, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Stone, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pit No. Hj-019 | Clay | Producer | Clay | |
| Clay Pit No. Hj-019. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pit No. Hj-022 | Clay | Past Producer | Clay | |
| Clay Pit No. Hj-022 | 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 |
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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bain Commercial Building | 0.1 miles | 1984 |
 | Wappingers Falls Historic District | 0.1 miles | 1984 |
 | US Post Office-Wappingers Falls | 0.2 miles | 1989 |
 | Duchess Company Superintendent's House | 0.4 miles | 1984 |
 | Union Free School | 1.4 miles | 1987 |
 | Stone Street Historic District | 1.6 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84002376 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. |
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