Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1901.
“Sahler House, also known as Elm Rock, is a historic home located at Rochester in Ulster County, New York. It is a Federal-style brick house built about 1807.”
Wikipedia article J. Sahler House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 209 National Register listings published here for Ulster County · listed in 2000 · 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 201 fires within 5 miles of J. Sahler House between 1993 and 2020, burning about 5,300 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 28 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 | 112 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 29 September 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of J. Sahler House: 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Abrasive. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accord Stone and Lime Company | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Diamond Productions/ Clifton, N.J. | Abrasive | Unknown | ||
| Krom Road Gravel Bank | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield Corners Stone House | 0.3 miles | 1999 | |
 | Sahler Stone House and Dutch Barn | 0.4 miles | 1999 |
 | Sahler Stone House | 0.4 miles | 1999 |
| Davis Stone House | 0.6 miles | 1999 | |
 | Stilwell Stone House | 0.9 miles | 1999 |
 | Kripplebush Historic District | 1.0 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 97000118 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Ulster County | All 209 listed properties in this county. |
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