Built in 1900 (Queen Anne style architecture in the United States). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Greenlee County · listed in 1983 · category: Building · built in 1900, Queen Anne style architecture in the United States.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Benjamin F. Billingsley House between 2006 and 2017, burning about 9 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 June 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.2 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 17 June 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | BEAR MTN |
| 17 May 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | INDIAN ROCKS |
| 17 May 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | OLSEN |
| 28 November 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Gila District Office | 373 |
| 28 November 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Gila District Office | 373B |
| 12 January 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.4 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | WOODS CANYON |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Benjamin F. Billingsley House: 4 prospects, 3 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite, Manganese, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Beauty | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Carslile | Calcium, Silica, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Luckie Mine | Manganese | Prospect | 1963 | |
| Diatomite Prospect | Diatomite | Unknown | ||
| Duncan Area Diatomite Deposits | Diatomite | Occurrence | Diatomite | |
| Stephens Diatomite | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| ADOT Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| ADOT Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Duncan, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 1999 and 2022: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | Flood | Duncan | $250,000 | Heavy rain upstream in New Mexico caused the Gila River to flood at Duncan, AZ. Floodwaters caused the closure of Highway 70 and the temporary evacuation of a number of residents. Several homes and a couple businesses experienced minor flooding. The bakery near the corner of Highway 70 and Hill St. sustained the most significant damage from floodwaters. Levees between the river and the highway were damaged by the floodwaters. |
| August 2002 | Flash Flood | Duncan | $100,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duncan | $40,000 | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Duncan | $20,000 | Three inches of rain in less than an hour caused flash flooding in Duncan. One home was flooded with water up to 3 feet deep and damage was sustained to a car wash structure. Two to three feet of water cover part of Highway 70 on the northwest edge of Duncan. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duncan | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds caused damage near the village of Sheldon in Greenlee County. Several trees were uprooted, and a backyard trampoline was blown 100 yards by the thunderstorm winds. Doors of mobile homes were blown inward. |
| September 2004 | Flash Flood | Duncan | - | Localized heavy rainfall caused several streets to become flooded and required closure. Mud and rocks covered U.S. Route 70, after a reported 18 inches of water ran across the road. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duncan | - | Trees blown over |
1 paper published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 122 issues, 489 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.
| Newspaper | Published |
|---|---|
| Duncan Arizonian | 1908 to 1915 |
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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83002998 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Greenlee County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |
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