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Patterson Farmhouse

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.

From the record

“Patterson Farmhouse is a historic home located at Delmar in Albany County, New York. It was built around 1840 and is a two-story, side gabled frame dwelling two rooms deep with a kitchen wing.”

Wikipedia article Patterson Farmhouse (Delmar, New York), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 234 National Register listings published here for Albany County · listed in 1997 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 47 Murray Ave., Delmar, 12054
  • When was it listed? April 1997
  • Category. building
  • Town. Bethlehem town
  • Architectural style. Greek Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 96001427 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

473 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 473 fires within 5 miles of Patterson Farmhouse between 2000 and 2020, burning about 349 acres in total. 33 started naturally. 46 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/undetermined315
Arson/incendiarism46
Natural33
Smoking21
Railroad operations and maintenance19
Debris and open burning17
Equipment and vehicle use12
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Recreation and ceremony3
Misuse of fire by a minor3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
30 September 2007Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Every fire recorded in Albany County

Specimens collected near this property

12 of 4,747 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 4,747 specimens collected within 10 miles of Patterson Farmhouse between 1760 and 1975: 2,519 Animalia, 1,458 Fungi, 711 Plantae, 28 Unrecorded, 17 Chromista, 12 Protozoa, 2 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A C. Frederick, A C. Frederick, A C. Frederick, A. A. Heller and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Image SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
Specimen of Cephalozia media Lindb.Cephalozia media Lindb.1898Charles H. Pecknear Albany
Specimen of Coniothyrium Corda, 1840Coniothyrium Corda, 18401899not recorded
Specimen of Puccinia areolata Dietel & Holw.Puccinia areolata Dietel & Holw.1900Aven NelsonTelephone mines
A photograph of the species Hemaris thysbe, not of this specimenHemaris thysbe Fabricius, 17751760W.W. Hill
A photograph of the species Monotropa procera, not of this specimenMonotropa procera Torr.1817E. JamesNear Albany
A photograph of the species Utricularia gibba, not of this specimenUtricularia gibba L.1828J. HallGreenbush
A photograph of the species Peziza acetabulum, not of this specimenPeziza acetabulum L.1829H.H. EatonAlbany
A photograph of the species Anaphalis margaritacea, not of this specimenAnaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth.1830J. TorreyCirca Albany
A photograph of the species Bidens tripartita, not of this specimenBidens tripartita L.1830Collector unspecifiedAlbany
A photograph of the species Spiranthes lacera, not of this specimenSpiranthes lacera (Raf.) Raf.1834Herb. (Jas.) MacnabAlbany
A photograph of the species Poa cuspidata, not of this specimenPoa cuspidata Nutt.1837A. ClappN. Albany.
A photograph of the species Stylosanthes Sw., not of this specimenStylosanthes Sw.1837Clapp, A.New Albany.

All 4,747 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this property

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Patterson Farmhouse: 5 producers, 3 past producers, 1 occurrence. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Quartz. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Crystal Hill DepositQuartzOccurrence
Rensselaer Clay PitClayPast Producer
Rensselear Clay PitClayProducer
James H. Malloy, Inc.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
James H. Maloy Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Rupert Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Rupert Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Rupert Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Starr PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Albany County

Storms near this property

25 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Delmar, the town this property stands in, in 25 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 13 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 lightning. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2000Debris FlowDelmar$500,000Excessive rains caused a rapid erosion of the Normanskill escarpment, next to county Highway Route 443 in Delmar, just south of the city of Albany. On May 16 a landslide developed, and spread over the next couple of days. Route 443, a busy artery connecting the city of Albany to neighboring Delmar, had to be closed indefinitely. A produce store was destroyed as it slid down the escarpment by 830 PM on Thursday, May 18. The road closure resulted in significant traffic delays. The erosion continued at a slower rate throughout the remainder of the month. The landslide resulted in significant monteary losses at the Delaware Plaza and other nearby businesses.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindDelmar$30,000A tree was reported down and fell through a house in Delmar due to strong thunderstorm winds. Two people were home, but no one was injuried.
July 2019LightningDelmar$10,000A lightning strike started a house fire on Kenwood Avenue, resulting in significant damage to the second floor and roof.
October 1998LightningDelmar$2,000no account filed
August 2020Flash FloodDelmar$1,000Flooding at the intersection of Delaware Ave and Kenwood Ave in the town of Delmar.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindDelmar$1,000no account filed
July 2023Flash FloodDelmar-Delmar Police requested assistance from the Fire Department to close down a roadway due to flooding.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindDelmar-A large tree limb was reported down along with localized street flooding.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindDelmar-A tree was reported down in Bethlehem on the Delmar Bypass.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindDelmar-A tree was downed, blocking Elsemere Avenue at Fernbank Avenue.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindDelmar-A tree was reported down in Delmar due to thunderstorm winds.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindDelmar-Trees were reported down.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindDelmar-A tree was downed on Longview Road in Delmar due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2014Flash FloodDelmar-A member of the public reported on Twitter that six inches of water was flowing across Delaware Avenue in Delmar due to heavy rainfall from thunderstorms.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindDelmar-Wires were reported down as a result of thunderstorm winds in Delmar.
May 2013HailDelmar-Nickel size hail was reported over Amateur Radio from a thunderstorm in Delmar.
October 2013Thunderstorm WindDelmar-A tree was reported down on Kenwood Avenue in Delmar as a result of thunderstorm winds.
July 2009HailDelmar-Penny size hail was reported in Delmar during a thunderstorm.
July 2008HailDelmar-Nickel size hail was reported in Delmar during a thunderstorm.
November 2008Heavy RainDelmar-A brief period of heavy rain led to significant ponding of water in Delmar, on Kenwood Avenue between Adams Street and Cherry Avenue.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindDelmar-Trees and wires were reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds in the Delmar and Elsmere areas.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindDelmar-Trees and wires were reported down in Delmar and Bethlehem due to strong thunderstorm winds.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindDelmar-Trees blown down.
May 2000HailDelmar-no account filed
June 2000HailDelmar-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Albany County

Maps showing this location

15 surveys

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
US Post Office-Delmar1.0 miles1988
Van Derheyden House1.3 miles2001
Albert Slingerlands House1.5 miles1997
House at 698 Kenwood Avenue1.7 miles2012
Slingerlands Historic District1.9 miles2012
Whipple Cast and Wrought Iron Bowstring Truss Bridge2.7 miles1971

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 96001427 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Albany CountyAll 234 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.