Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1904.
“The New York, Ontario, and Western Railroad Passenger Station is located on Institution Road, between Eastern Correctional Facility and Rondout Creek, near Napanoch, New York, United States.”
Wikipedia article Napanoch station, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 209 National Register listings published here for Ulster County · listed in 1999 · 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 175 fires within 5 miles of Ontario and Western Railroad Passenger Station between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,257 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 24 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 | 86 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1995 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 2 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.4 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 August 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.6 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 4 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 August 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Ontario and Western Railroad Passenger Station: 2 prospects, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Ray Tunnel Deposit | Zinc, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Ellenville Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Ellenville Mine | Zinc, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wawarsing Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Napanoch, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 1998 and 2005: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hoornbeek Store Complex | 0.4 miles | 1984 |
 | O & W Railroad Station at Port Ben | 1.2 miles | 2002 |
| Vernooy-Bevier Stone House and Barns | 1.4 miles | 2018 | |
 | Ellenville Downtown Historic District | 2.0 miles | 2012 |
 | US Post Office-Ellenville | 2.1 miles | 1988 |
 | Christ Lutheran Church and Parsonage | 2.1 miles | 2010 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 99000086 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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