Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.
“Parks-Bentley Place, also known as Parke Farm or the Old Bentley Place, is a historic home located at South Glens Falls in northern Saratoga County, New York.”
Wikipedia article Parks-Bentley House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 83 National Register listings published here for Saratoga County · listed in 1994 · 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 94 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 534 fires within 5 miles of Parks-Bentley House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 460 acres in total. 26 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 | 269 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 83 |
| Smoking | 54 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 36 |
| Natural | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| 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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 28 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 27 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Parks-Bentley House: 9 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Marble, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Lumber & Lime Company Quarry | Limestone, General, Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | 1882, 1975 | |
| Chesterton Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Chestertown Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Glen Falls Quarry & Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Iuliucci Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Chestertown Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Glens Falls Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Glens Falls Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Jointa Stone Quarry and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Sandy Hill Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Limestone |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Glens Falls, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 1994 and 2019: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning. The reports record 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1997 | Lightning | South Glens Falls | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Glens Falls | $6,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Glens Falls | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Lightning | South Glens Falls | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Glens Falls | - | A tree was downed onto wires. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Glens Falls | - | Damage was reported near Feeder Dam Road in Moreau due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Glens Falls | - | One tree was reported down due to thunderstorm winds in South Glens Falls. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Glens Falls | - | Trees down |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Glens Falls | - | Trees and wires down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Col. Sidney Berry House | 6.3 miles | 2003 |
| Dutch Reformed Church of Gansevoort | 7.1 miles | 1995 | |
 | Gansevoort Mansion | 7.3 miles | 1976 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94000331 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Saratoga County | All 83 listed properties in this county. |
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