Rev. Dr. Elbert S. Porter House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1924.

From the record

“Porter House, also known as "Oakledge", is a historic home located at Claverack in Columbia County, New York. It was built in 1846, and is a Greek Revival-style residence.”
Wikipedia article Rev. Dr. Elbert S. Porter House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 155 National Register listings published here for Columbia 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 listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Listed as. Porter, Rev. Dr. Elbert S., House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. 6163 NY 9H, Claverack, 14820
When was it listed? August 1997
Category. building
Also known as. Claverack MPS
Architectural style. Greek Revival architecture
National Register reference number. 97000949 - 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.

Storms near this property

26 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Claverack, the town this property stands in, in 26 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 17 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Claverack	1 hurt	A tree was down on an occupied vehicle. There was one minor injury.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Claverack	$55,000	A weak trough rippling through a very unstable air mass, touched off a round of thunderstorms in the Mid Hudson Valley on the afternoon of June 30. One of the storms became severe in Columbia County. Thunderstorm winds brought telephone poles, wires and large tree limbs down.
March 2001	Flash Flood	Claverack	$15,000	Heavy rains and snowmelt produced a rapid run off of water into the Clavercak Creek in Coumbia county. As a result, the creek overflowed its banks and flooded portions of Webb Road.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Claverack	$12,000	no account filed
May 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Claverack	$10,000	no account filed
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Claverack	$3,000	A tree limb was downed on Route 23B near Route 9H, taking down lines and damaging a porch roof.
July 2014	Lightning	Claverack	$1,000	A lightning strike was reported to have struck a residential propane tank on Court Lane in Claverack.
September 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Claverack	-	Trees and wires were reported down in multiple locations in the Town of Claverack.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Claverack	-	A tree and wires were downed on Orchard Road.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Claverack	-	Several trees were downed on Route 217 near Claverack.
October 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Claverack	-	A tree was downed onto power lines.
August 2018	Heavy Rain	Claverack	-	Strong storm resulted in 1.5 inches of rainfall.
October 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Claverack	-	Trees and wires were reported down in Claverack as a result of thunderstorm winds.
June 2012	Hail	Claverack	-	Quarter size hail (measured) was reported during a thunderstorm in Claverack.
August 2011	Hail	Claverack	-	Half dollar to golf ball size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Claverack.
November 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Claverack	-	A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team confirmed a downburst in Claverack. Damage was mainly confined to downed trees, with powerlines and trees down near the intersection of Route 9H and Route 23. Wind speeds were estimated at 85 MPH.
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Claverack	-	Multiple trees were reported down in Claverack due to strong thunderstorm winds.
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Claverack	-	Wires were reported down in Claverack due to strong thunderstorm winds.
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Claverack	-	Numerous trees were reported down in Claverack due to strong thunderstorm winds. State Route 23 and State Route 23B were closed due to multiple trees down. Twenty houses were damaged by fallen trees.
July 2009	Flood	Claverack	-	A state of emergency was declared in the Town of Claverack due to widespread flooding from intense rainfall. Numerous roadways remained closed.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Claverack	-	Trees and wires were reported down in Claverack due to strong thunderstorm winds.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Claverack	-	Trees were reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds in Claverack.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Claverack	-	Trees and wires down.
September 2004	Flash Flood	Claverack	-	County Route 29 closed due to flooding.
August 2004	Lightning	Claverack	-	Lightning struck two mobile homes. Damage unknown.
June 2001	Hail	Claverack	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Columbia County

Maps showing this location

9 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.

1924 USGS Woodhull quadrangle1:48000
1926 USGS Woodhull quadrangle1:62500 - 4 printings
1944 USGS Woodhull quadrangle1:62500
1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
1953 USGS Rathbone quadrangle1:24000 - 2 printings
1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000 - 4 printings
1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
1986 USGS Hornell quadrangle1:100000 - 2 printings

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 97000949 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Columbia County	All 155 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.
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.