Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1902.
“House at New Forge is a historic home located at New Forge in Columbia County, New York. It was built about 1850 and is a vernacular Greek Revival style residence.”
Wikipedia article House at New Forge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 155 National Register listings published here for Columbia 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 95 fires within 5 miles of House at New Forge between 2000 and 2020, burning about 160 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 13 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 | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 August 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | NEW FORGE FIRE |
| 24 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 11 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of House at New Forge: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancram Lead Mines | Silver, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancram Hamlet Historic District | 4.2 miles | 2017 | |
| St. John's Lutheran Church | 4.2 miles | 2009 | |
 | Simons General Store | 4.3 miles | 1973 |
 | Snyderville Schoolhouse | 4.3 miles | 2004 |
 | William and Victoria Pulver House | 4.5 miles | 2005 |
| Glenco Mills Methodist Church | 4.6 miles | 2019 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87002143 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Columbia County | All 155 listed properties in this county. |
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