Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
“The Craver Farmstead was established circa 1790 consisting of 225 acres with a farmhouse and a barn. Today, the Craver Farmstead is both architecturally and historically significant.”
Wikipedia article Craver Farmstead, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 128 National Register listings published here for Rensselaer County · listed in 1996 · 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 512 fires within 5 miles of Craver Farmstead between 1992 and 2020, burning about 509 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 130 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 | 249 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 130 |
| Debris and open burning | 59 |
| Natural | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Craver Farmstead: 11 past producers, 5 producers, 1 plant. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Greenbush Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| East Greenbush Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Beberwick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| C.E. Wicks Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| C.E. Wicks Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| C.E. Wicks Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Castleton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dunns Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Dunns Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Edgewood Drive Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Greenbush, the town this property stands in, in 41 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 23 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 flood. The reports record 75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2002 | Hail | East Greenbush | 75 hurt | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | East Greenbush | $200,000 | There were several reports of roads flooded or washed out in the town of Schodack. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | East Greenbush | $50,000 | One lane of Columbia Turnpike was reported closed. In addition, rocks and debris were washed onto some roads in the East Greenbush area. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | $27,000 | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | $12,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | $9,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | $5,000 | Trees and wires were reported down in East Greenbush due to strong thunderstorm winds.||One tree fell onto a house on California Avenue in East Greenbush, causing minor roof damage. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | $2,000 | Trees and wires were downed on Sunset Road in the Town of East Greenbush. This occurred along an outflow boundary ahead of a line of thunderstorms. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | At least one dozen trees were downed on wires throughout a neighborhood near Brookview Road and Sunset Road in the Town of Schodack. All of the trees fell in the same direction consistent with straight line winds. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | A tree was downed onto power lines on Sunset Road near East Greenbush. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | East Greenbush | - | There were reports of water reaching homes and flooding basements along Berkshire Drive and Evergreen Way. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | Numerous reports of downed trees with power outages throughout East Greenbush. |
| August 2019 | Flood | East Greenbush | - | Route 9 near Eliot Ave had one lane blocked due to flooding. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | Trees were downed. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | A tree was reported down at the intersection of Elmwood Drive and Columbia Turnpike in East Greenbush due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2017 | Hail | East Greenbush | - | One inch hail was reported. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | Trees and wires were reported down at the intersection of Brookview Road and Shady Lane in East Greenbush due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | Trees and wires were reported down on both Pinewood Ave and Maple Ridge Ave in East Greenbush due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | Multiple trees and wires were reported down along Columbia Turnpike (U.S. Routes 9 & 20) at the intersection with Spring Hurst Drive due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2011 | Hail | East Greenbush | - | Nickel size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in East Greenbush. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | A measured wind gust of 60 miles per hour was recorded in East Greenbush during a thunderstorm. A tree was also reported down due to the strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2010 | Hail | East Greenbush | - | Nickel size hail was reported in East Greenbush during a thunderstorm. |
| May 2010 | Hail | East Greenbush | - | Quarter size hail was reported in East Greenbush during a thunderstorm. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | Wires were reported down on Mannix Road in East Greenbush due to strong thunderstom winds. In addition, a tree was also reported down in Brunswick at approximately 1740 LST due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2009 | Hail | East Greenbush | - | Penny size hail was reported in the East Greenbush Town Hall parking lot. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | Trees and wires were reported down in East Greenbush due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2008 | Hail | East Greenbush | - | Nickel size hail was reported in East Greenbush during a thunderstorm. |
| May 2007 | Hail | East Greenbush | - | Nickel size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in East Greenbush. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | Trees and wires were reported down in East Greenbush due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2007 | Hail | East Greenbush | - | Quarter size hail was reported in and near East Greenbush. |
| August 2007 | Hail | East Greenbush | - | Nickel size hail was reported in East Greenbush at the Rensselaer Technology Park. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | Large tree limbs were blown down on several streets in East Greenbush. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | Trees were blown down. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | Trees blown down. |
| May 2004 | Hail | East Greenbush | - | Hail observed in North Greenbush. |
| May 2004 | Hail | East Greenbush | - | Hail covering the ground. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | East Greenbush | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | East Greenbush | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | John Jr. Carner House | 1.3 miles | 2004 |
 | John Evert Van Alen House | 3.5 miles | 2004 |
 | Sharpe Homestead and Cemetery | 3.9 miles | 2005 |
 | Newton-Taber-Martin Farm | 4.2 miles | 2016 |
 | Defreest Homestead | 4.5 miles | 1977 |
 | Blink Bonnie | 4.8 miles | 2000 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 96001423 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Rensselaer County | All 128 listed properties in this county. |
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