Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1915.
“Russell Town Hall is a historic town hall building located at Russell in St. It was built in 1921 and is a three-story Classical Revival style structure.”
Wikipedia article Russell Town Hall, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 83 National Register listings published here for St. Lawrence County · listed in 1996 · 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 33 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 64 fires within 5 miles of Russell Town Hall between 1993 and 2020, burning about 46 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 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 | 43 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 14 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 August 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 30 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 28 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 August 2009 | 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 7 workings within 5 miles of Russell Town Hall: 3 prospects, 3 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Molybdenum, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell | Molybdenum, Copper | Occurrence | Contact Metamorphic | |
| Devils Elbow | Iron | Occurrence | Surface | |
| Devils Elbow Deposit | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Lowden Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Walker Farm | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Walker Farm Deposit | Iron | Prospect | 1870 | |
| Wier Prospect | Iron | Prospect |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Russell, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 2007 and 2018: 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russell | $50,000 | Numerous and widespread reports of large trees downed on power lines and houses. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russell | $35,000 | Numerous large trees downed by thunderstorm winds, including damage to several campers and pavilion. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russell | $30,000 | Numerous trees and power lines down in various locations in southern St. Lawrence county, including Russell. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russell | $25,000 | Dozens of trees were blown down. Some trees fell and damaged a pavilion at the Lazy River Road playground. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russell | $10,000 | A few trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russell | $10,000 | Numerous trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russell | $10,000 | Several trees down. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Russell | $5,000 | Water was flowing over Pestle Street Rd. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russell | $5,000 | Several large tree branches and smaller trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clare Town Hall | 4.7 miles | 2004 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95001492 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| St. Lawrence County | All 83 listed properties in this county. |
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