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One of 6 National Register listings published here for La Paz County · listed in 2012 · category: Building · a National Historic Landmark.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Classroom Building, Poston Elementary School, Unit 1
A National Historic Landmark. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
The listing
- National Historic Landmark. The highest federal designation, held by about 2,600 places in the country against roughly 100,000 Register listings.
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Still standing. The Park Service records this property as extant.
- Address. Poston Rd. .4 mi. west of Mohave Rd., Parker, 85344
- When was it listed? October 2012
- Category. building
- Census division. Parker
- National Register reference number. 12001010 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
190 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 190 fires within 5 miles of Classroom Building, Poston Elementary School, Unit 1 between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,940 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 9 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 | 113 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado River Agency | SWICK |
| 4 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Colorado River Agency | STORM |
| 4 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado River Agency | LABOR DAY |
| 4 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado River Agency | CHURCH |
| 4 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Colorado River Agency | 1ST AVE |
| 27 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 65 acres | Colorado River Agency | LEVEE |
| 26 September 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Colorado River Agency | E. EDDY |
| 25 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado River Agency | AHAMACAV |
Storms near this property
23 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Parker, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 14 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 2 heavy rain, 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 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | $80,000 | Intense thunderstorms developed across portions of northwest La Paz county during the late afternoon hours on July 8th, and they affected the town of Parker. The strong storms produced damaging microburst outflow winds estimated to be in excess of 80 mph. According to local law enforcement, 4 mobile homes were overturned in Parker. In addition, the gusty winds blew down power poles and caused roof damage to local residences. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | $75,000 | Intense thunderstorms developed across La Paz county during the late morning and early afternoon hours on July 31st. In addition to producing heavy rain, a few of the storms generated strong and damaging wet microburst winds, estimated to be at least 50 knots. Local law enforcement reported that power lines were down along Arizona highway 95 both north and south of Parker. The Parker airport experienced a peak wind gust to 56 mph with the storms, and according to APS, 7 power poles were downed in the Parker area. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | $30,000 | Isolated to scattered monsoon thunderstorms developed during the evening hours in the Parker area on September 1st and some of the stronger storms produced gusty and damaging outflow winds. According to a local newspaper report, at 2150MST gusty winds estimated to be as high as 70 mph caused severe roof damage to a standalone business located near the intersection of Kofa Avenue and 4th Street, about 2 miles northwest of Parker. Additionally the paper reported that the strong winds stripped a carport awning off of a mobile home and blew the awning across some power lines. No injuries were reported as a result of the damage. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | $25,000 | Alamo Lake State Park reported damage to several RV's due to winds. APS power outage lasted for about 9 hours. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | $20,000 | Tree limbs down and buildings damaged. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | $10,000 | Multiple trees were down around Parker including a palm tree that fell into the street along the 900 block of California Avenue/State Route 95. Timing estimated from radar and wind estimated from damage report. No injuries were reported. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | $10,000 | Power lines down. |
| July 2013 | Heavy Rain | Parker | $6,000 | Scattered thunderstorms developed across portions of La Paz county during the late morning hours on July 26th and they affected the area around Parker. The storms produced locally heavy rainfall with rain rates in excess of one inch per hour. The heavy rain led to the issuance of an Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for northern La Paz county, including the community of Parker. The advisory was issued at 1150 am and continued until 145 pm. At 1145 am, a local Emergency Manager reported that heavy rain caused roadway flooding in Parker, with water over curbs in some locations. Additionally, the heavy rain and associated gusty winds downed a few trees of unspecified diameters, and also downed a railroad crossing arm. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | $6,000 | Thunderstorms with heavy rain and damaging winds moved east across the northern portion of the county. Winds blew down 6 utility power poles. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | $4,000 | Power poles blown down near Route 72 and McVay roads. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | $2,000 | A 1 foot diameter mesquite tree fell on a home near 15th Street and Ocotillo Avenue. Damage to the home was not reported. Timing estimated from radar and wind estimated from damage report. No injuries reported. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | $2,000 | Scattered monsoon thunderstorms developed around Parker during the evening hours on September 1st. Some of the stronger storms produced gusty and damaging outflow winds. According to a report from the public, at 2150MST outflow winds estimated to be at least 65 mph in strength knocked over a large pine tree located at the Wallace Elementary School. The trunk of the tree had an estimated diameter of nearly 18 inches. No injuries were reported. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Parker | - | The intersection of 4th Street and California Avenue in Parker was closed due to flooding. No damages nor injuries were reported. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Parker | - | The Arizona Department of Transportation reported water, mud, rocks, and debris flowing onto Riverside Drive in Parker, impeding travel. No damage or injuries were reported. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | - | Several power poles blown down. |
| September 2006 | Heavy Rain | Parker | - | Very heavy rainfall associated with thunderstorms and strong winds affected much of Northern La Paz County during the early morning hours. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Parker | - | Vicksburg Road closed from I-10 to route 60 due to flooding. Street flooding reported in Quartzsite. |
| September 2004 | Flash Flood | Parker | - | Very heavy rain resulted in flooding of homes and highways in the Parker area. One gauge indicated 1.15 inches. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | - | Trees and power lines down. |
| September 1997 | Flash Flood | Parker | - | Heavy rainfall left many low spots and highway dips flooded between Bouse and Parker. |
| September 1997 | Flash Flood | Parker | - | Heavy rain, with total rainfall of up to 3 inches, fell in Parker. The rain was associated with Tropical Storm Nora. There was a foot of standing water on many roads and many more were closed. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | - | Winds blew down street signs and damaged many awnings during a severe thunderstorm. |
| September 1999 | Hail | Parker | - | no account filed |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 12001010 in Record Group 79. |
| La Paz County | All 6 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.
- 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.