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Photograph of Stuyvesant Railroad Station
Photograph by John E Leslie III, CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Stuyvesant Railroad Station

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.

From the record

“Stuyvesant station, also known as Stuyvesant Landing Depot, is a historic train station located in Stuyvesant, Columbia County, New York. It was built during the second half of 1880 after the original station was destroyed by a fire.”

Wikipedia article Stuyvesant station, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 155 National Register listings published here for Columbia County · listed in 1999 · 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.
  • Address. Riverview Ave., Stuyvesant, 12173
  • When was it listed? January 1999
  • Category. building
  • Town. Stuyvesant town
  • Architectural style. Renaissance Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 99000055 - 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

182 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 182 fires within 5 miles of Stuyvesant Railroad Station between 1992 and 2020, burning about 156 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 30 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/undetermined67
Debris and open burning35
Arson/incendiarism30
Equipment and vehicle use13
Natural12
Recreation and ceremony9
Railroad operations and maintenance6
Smoking5
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

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
8 September 2010Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2000Arson/incendiarismunder an acreNew York Forest Rangersnot named
5 September 2000Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
29 September 2012Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
21 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Every fire recorded in Columbia County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Stuyvesant Railroad Station: 6 producers, 5 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Climax West Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Climax West Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Cox Sackie Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Cox Sackie Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
New Baltimore Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
New Baltimore Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Cox Sackie Clay PitClayProducer
Cox Sackie Clay PitClayPast Producer
Route 81 Shale PitClayProducer
Stuyvesant Clay PitClayProducer

Every working recorded in Columbia County

Storms near this property

30 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stuyvesant, the town this property stands in, in 30 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 19 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 3 hail, 2 tornado. 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
July 2009Flash FloodStuyvesant$4,500,000Training thunderstorms produced excessive rainfall, and major flash flooding across northern and central portions of Columbia County during Wednesday afternoon and night. The heavy rainfall also led to Kinderhook Creek overflowing its banks.||Numerous roadways were closed due to flooding, which included, but were not limited to, Route 28, Route 13 near Albany Turnpike, Route 295 near Schillings Crossing Road, Hennett Road, McCagg Road, Gun Road, and Novak Road in Chatham, Route 9H near Fischer Road, East Shore Drive, and State Route 203 near Chapel Drive in Kinderhook, State Route 20 near the Speedway in New Lebanon, and Route 9J in Stuyvesant. Novak Road in Kinderhook and Reed Road in Ghent were reportedly washed out.||Numerous campers were stranded in water and mud within the parking area and adjacent camping area at Lebanon Valley Speedway in New Lebanon.||In addition, in Red Rock, County Route 5 at County Route 24 was closed due to a mudslide, and in Hollowville, County Route 16 was also closed due to a mudslide.||The severe flooding also led to the declaration of a state of emergency for the towns of Stuyvesant, Kinderhook, and New Lebanon.||Preliminary damage estimates in Columbia County from the flash flooding were in excess of $4 million.
July 2003Tornado (F0)Stuyvesant$10,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindStuyvesant$6,000no account filed
July 2003Tornado (F0)Stuyvesant$5,000no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindStuyvesant$5,000no account filed
May 1998HailStuyvesant$4,000no account filed
September 1998Thunderstorm WindStuyvesant$1,000no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindStuyvesant-A tree was downed along Route 9J in Stuyvesant.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindStuyvesant-Trees and wires were down in multiple locations in the Town of Stuyvesant.
March 2022Thunderstorm WindStuyvesant-A downed tree was reported on Sharptown Rd.
March 2022Thunderstorm WindStuyvesant-Utility pole and power lines were reported down.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindStuyvesant-A tree was reported down on the road.
September 2021FloodStuyvesant-Sheriff reported some minor flooding on State Route 9J.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindStuyvesant-A road was closed due to a downed tree near Highway 9J and CR26A.
October 2020Thunderstorm WindStuyvesant-A tree and wires were downed.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindStuyvesant-Trees were downed in the Stuyvesant area, some onto roads.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindStuyvesant-A tree was downed on Route 9J near Gibbons Road.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindStuyvesant-A tree limb and power line were reported down on State Route 9J in Stuyvesant due to thunderstorm winds.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindStuyvesant-A tree was reported down in Stuyvesant due to thunderstorm winds.
September 2013Flash FloodStuyvesant-Flash flooding and a mudslide occurred on Route 9J, just south of the intersection with Route 26A, in Stuyvesant, as a result of heavy rain.
October 2013Thunderstorm WindStuyvesant-Trees and wires were reported down on Sharptown Road in Stuyvesant as a result of thunderstorm winds.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindStuyvesant-Wires were reported down in Stuyvesant due to strong thunderstorm winds.
May 2011Flash FloodStuyvesant-One lane of Route 9J was reported closed due to flooding and debris in the road just south of Stuyvesant. The nearby railroad tracks were also reported flooded.
August 2011HailStuyvesant-Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Stuyvesant.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindStuyvesant-Trees were reported down in Stuyvesant due to strong thunderstorm winds.
July 2009FloodStuyvesant-Flooding from previous heavy rainfall continued from Wednesday night into Friday morning. Numerous roadways remained closed, and many basements were pumped out during this time.||As a result of the flooding, Amtrak train service was suspended early Thursday morning on July 30th between the Rensselaer Rail Station and Penn Station, in order for track and signal systems to be examined for flood damage in Hudson. The rail service resumed by early Thursday afternoon.
July 2009Flash FloodStuyvesant-Training thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall across northern Columbia County. A large section of Route 9J near Stuyvesant was closed due to flash flooding from this intense rainfall.
February 2006Thunderstorm WindStuyvesant-A trained spotter estimated wind gusts to 65 miles an hour during a thunderstorm in Stuyvesant.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindStuyvesant-Fire Department personnel in Stuyvesant report that 5 trees were blown down.
May 2001HailStuyvesant-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Columbia County

Maps showing this location

11 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
William A. Witbeck House1.2 miles1994
R. and W. Scott Ice Company Powerhouse and Ice House Site2.2 miles1985
James Lynch House2.3 miles2009
Lynch Hotel2.3 miles2005
Peter Sander Van Alstyne House3.4 miles2021
Stuyvesant Falls Mill District3.4 miles1976

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 99000055 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Columbia CountyAll 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.