Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
“Hiram Congdon House is a historic home located at Putnam in Washington County, New York. It was built about 1848 and is a five-by-two-bay, side-gabled frame building with a 1-story ell.”
Wikipedia article Hiram Congdon House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 52 National Register listings published here for Washington County · listed in 1997 · 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 49 fires within 5 miles of Hiram Congdon House between 1993 and 2020, burning about 117 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Natural | 1.6 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | PUTNAM FIRE |
| 3 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 12 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | ASAS ISLAND FIRE |
| 1 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | CEDAR ISLAND |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Hiram Congdon House: 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Graphite, Quartz, Feldspar, Sulfur-Pyrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeside Mine | Graphite, Quartz, Feldspar, Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | 1925 | |
| Lakeside Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Lakeside Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | ||
| Al Jean Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Munger Brothers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Munger Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sleight Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Sleight Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Putnam, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Putnam | $110,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Putnam | $1,000 | County Route 2 was closed due to flooding in the Town of Putnam. The road was washed out in three places within the town. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Putnam | - | A tree was reported down across County Route 2. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Putnam | - | A tree was downed blocking Lillie Lane in the Town of Putnam. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Putnam | - | Penny size hail was reported in Putnam during a thunderstorm. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden District School No. 2 | 4.3 miles | 2019 | |
| L.C. Simonds Adirondack Cabin | 5.7 miles | 2010 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 97001203 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Washington County | All 52 listed properties in this county. |
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