Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1892.
“Croton North station is a disused train station on Senasqua Road in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, United States. It was built by the New York Central Railroad in the late 19th century.”
Wikipedia article Croton North station, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 250 National Register listings published here for Westchester County · listed in 1987 · 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 611 fires within 5 miles of Croton North Railroad Station between 1993 and 2020, burning about 408 acres in total. 41 started naturally. 46 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 | 370 |
| Smoking | 55 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 46 |
| Natural | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Croton North Railroad Station: 19 past producers, 4 prospects, 3 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Emery, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Property Deposit | Corundum | Prospect | ||
| Ossining Area | Vanadium, Lead | Occurrence | Vanadinite | |
| Peekskill Area | Titanium, Metal, Iron, Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Peekskill Area Prospect | Titanium, Aluminum, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Sing Sing Ag Mine | Lead, Silver, Iron, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Sing Sing Silver Mine | Lead, Copper, Silver, Iron, Chromium, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Silver | |
| Stony Point Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Haverstraw Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Haverstraw Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Deluca Emery No. 2 Mine | Emery | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Croton-on-Hudson, the town this property stands in, in 14 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 11 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flood. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Flood | Croton On Hudson | 1 killed, 1 hurt | A raft carrying five men capsized on the Croton River just south of Silver Lake Park shortly before 6 pm. The men were rescued from the raging river, which was moving at a speed of around 40 mph, but not before three of the rescue workers were tossed from their rescue boat and were swept under a trestle bridge just south of the Croton-Harmon station. The rescue workers were pulled from the water without injury. One man on the raft suffered from hypothermia after being forced to cling to a tree for 2 hours until he was rescued. Another was rushed to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Croton On Hudson | $75,000 | Multiple trees were reported down around Croton-on-Hudson, including on 4 homes and several cars. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Croton On Hudson | $3,000 | Multiple trees down on State Highway 9 in Croton-On-Hudson. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Croton On Hudson | $3,000 | Multiple tree limbs down throughout Croton-On-Hudson blocking roadways. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Croton On Hudson | $1,000 | Tree down on NY 129 west of Batten Road, all of 2 lanes closed. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Croton On Hudson | $1,000 | A large tree branch down. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Croton On Hudson | $1,000 | A Tree branch down blocking Teatown Road. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Croton On Hudson | $1,000 | A tree was reported down at the intersection of Croton Dam Road and Route 129 just northwest of Croton Gorge Park. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Croton On Hudson | $1,000 | A tree was reported down in Croton-On-Hudson. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Croton On Hudson | - | Public reports 1.5 inch hail. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Croton On Hudson | - | A 63 mile per hour gust was reported at the Croton-on-Hudson mesonet. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Croton On Hudson | - | The gust was measured at a location along the Hudson in Croton, NY. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Croton On Hudson | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Croton-On-Hudson. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Croton On Hudson | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Underhill-Acker House | 0.3 miles | 2017 |
 | St. Augustine's Episcopal Church Complex | 0.4 miles | 2006 |
 | Asbury United Methodist Church and Bethel Chapel and Cemetery | 0.7 miles | 2000 |
 | Van Cortlandt Manor | 1.6 miles | 1966 |
 | Aaron Copland House | 2.3 miles | 2003 |
 | Old Croton Dam, Site of | 2.4 miles | 1973 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87001458 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Westchester County | All 250 listed properties in this county. |
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