Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1898.
“Olean Armory is a historic armory building located at Olean in Cattaraugus County, New York. It was designed by State architects Isaac G.”
Wikipedia article Olean Armory, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 39 National Register listings published here for Cattaraugus County · listed in 1995 · 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 172 fires within 5 miles of Olean Armory between 1992 and 2019, burning about 163 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 22 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 | 71 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Smoking | 17 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2008 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 20 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2008 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Olean Armory: 5 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany Aggregates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Allegany Aggregates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| E.F. Lippert and Co. S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| E.F. Lippert and Co. S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gulf Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gulf Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| William J. Lippert & Son S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Olean, the town this property stands in, in 50 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 33 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 3 hail, 3 flood. The reports record 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2001 | Lightning | Olean | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Heavy Snow | Olean | $150,000 | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Flood | Olean | $100,000 | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $50,000 | no account filed |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $45,000 | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Flash Flood | Olean | $35,000 | no account filed |
| September 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $25,000 | Several trees were reported down in Olean. Some of the trees fell on houses. |
| March 2011 | Flood | Olean | $25,000 | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Flood | Olean | $25,000 | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $20,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down on a house on South Barry Street. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $17,000 | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $15,000 | Trees and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $15,000 | A newspaper article reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds in Olean. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported downed trees blocking several roads in Olean. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down on Garden Avenue. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported trees down on Main Street. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $15,000 | A trained spotter reported trees down and an awning torn off a building. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $15,000 | Numerous trees and branches were downed throughout Olean. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| August 2012 | Flash Flood | Olean | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Olean | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $12,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires. |
| August 1996 | Flash Flood | Olean | $11,000 | no account filed |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees down on West Riverside Drive. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Olean | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $5,000 | Trees and wires were reported down in multiple locations around Olean. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Olean | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $3,000 | Numerous trees downed in Olean. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $2,000 | Tree and several powerlines downed. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $2,000 | Trees and wires were downed. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $2,000 | Multiple reports of trees down were received. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $2,000 | Several trees and wires were down around Olean. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were reported down in Olean. |
| August 1996 | Hail | Olean | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olean | $1,000 | Trees were reported down. |
| June 2024 | Heavy Rain | Olean | - | Total 24 hour rainfall from COOP observation station OLNN6 in Olean of 4.41 inches. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Olean | - | Video of water on Union Street near Jamestown Community College in Olean. |
| September 2024 | Flash Flood | Olean | - | Buffalo Street closed due to flooding. |
| September 2022 | Flash Flood | Olean | - | Flash flooding with road closures occurred on South Union Street and Martha Avenue just south of Olean. |
| August 2021 | Heavy Rain | Olean | - | Storm total rainfall that was reported during the entirety of the passage of the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Temple B'Nai Israel | under 500 feet | 2012 |
 | St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Complex | under 500 feet | 2001 |
 | Beardsley-Oliver House | 0.1 miles | 2008 |
 | Union and State Streets Historic District | 0.1 miles | 2015 |
 | US Post Office-Olean | 0.1 miles | 1989 |
 | Olean Public Library | 0.1 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95000080 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cattaraugus County | All 39 listed properties in this county. |
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