Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.
“Ladd Farmhouse is a historic home located at Duanesburg in Schenectady County, New York. It was built about 1855 by noted master carpenter Alexander Delos "Boss" Jones.”
Wikipedia article Ladd Farmhouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 87 National Register listings published here for Schenectady County · listed in 1984 · 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 85 fires within 5 miles of Ladd Farmhouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 89 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 14 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 | 45 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 15 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 1 August 2002 | 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 Duanesburg, the town this property stands in, in 14 storm reports between 1995 and 2014: 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 lightning. The reports record 4 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1998 | Lightning | Duanesburg | 3 hurt | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Lightning | Duanesburg | 1 hurt, $2,000 | Lightning from a thunderstorm struck a male farmer in Duanesburg. He was thrown to the ground, but never lost conciousness and only suffered minor injuries. A tree was struck nearby, caught fire and was destroyed. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duanesburg | $25,000 | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duanesburg | $17,000 | no account filed |
| October 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duanesburg | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duanesburg | $7,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duanesburg | $500 | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Duanesburg | - | Large apple size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Duanesburg. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Duanesburg | - | Nickel size hail was reported in Duanesburg during a thunderstorm. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duanesburg | - | Trees and power lines were reported down in Duanesburg due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| December 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duanesburg | - | Trees were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Duanesburg. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duanesburg | - | Trees blown down. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duanesburg | - | Tree down in Princetown. |
| June 2002 | Hail | Duanesburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Homestead | 0.7 miles | 1984 | |
| Hawes Homestead | 0.8 miles | 1984 | |
| Thomas Liddle Farm Complex | 1.0 miles | 1984 | |
 | Shute Octagon House | 1.0 miles | 1984 |
 | Jones, A.D. (Boss), House | 1.2 miles | 1984 |
| Alexander Liddle Farmhouse | 1.2 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84003238 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Schenectady County | All 87 listed properties in this county. |
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