Built in 1912. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1891.
“The Oroville Carnegie Library, at 1675 Montgomery St. in Oroville, California, was built in 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.”
Wikipedia article Oroville Carnegie Library, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 24 National Register listings published here for Butte County · listed in 2007 · category: Building · built in 1912.
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 1,270 fires within 5 miles of Oroville Carnegie Library between 1992 and 2020, burning about 33,829 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 196 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 | 508 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 294 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 196 |
| Debris and open burning | 117 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 93 |
| Smoking | 24 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | R61D |
| 9 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Butte Unit | BANGOR |
| 9 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Butte Unit | PALERMO |
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Butte Unit | LARKIN IC WHITE 3 |
| 9 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Butte Unit | WYNDOTTE |
| 9 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Butte Unit | TRUCK |
| 9 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Butte Unit | FEATHER |
| 8 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Butte Unit | GAYLOR AVE ORO |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 48 workings within 5 miles of Oroville Carnegie Library: 19 past producers, 12 unknowns, 10 producers, 7 occurrences. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feather River District | Gold, Iridium, Platinum, Osmium | Past Producer | 1849, 1895 | |
| Oroville District | Gold, Platinum | Past Producer | 1849 | |
| Table Mountain Clay Products Co | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Name | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Amo | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Donnie Lee | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Lemroh | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Patterson-Inman Property | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Dry Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Natomas 100 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oroville, the town this property stands in, in 13 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 4 flood, 3 tornado, 2 hail, 2 heavy rain. The reports record 7 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1999 | Wildfire | Oroville | 5 hurt, $480,000 | no account filed |
| February 1994 | Tornado (F2) | Oroville | 2 hurt, $5,000,000 | A tornado formed behind a cold front and traveled through a housing subdivision in Oroville. A total of 47 homes were damaged. One home was destroyed while 25 others suffered major damage. The funnel of the tornado was spotted by many residents and several descibed a "noise like a freight train". A full sized motorhome was toppled and pushed forward several feet. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oroville | $4,000,000 | The media shared a wind damage report from the public which included images and videos. A hay barn and horse stable had pole and roof damage that can clearly be seen in the footage. The RAWS weather station at OpenShaw, which is close to the damage site, reported a 50 mph wind gust. |
| March 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Oroville | $500,000 | A resident saw the tornado illuminated by a lightning strike as it uprooted trees in his neighborhood. The falling trees damaged houses, and knocked out power lines. |
| February 2025 | Flood | Oroville | $35,000 | Road erosion damage was reported by local broadcast media on Middlehoff Lane due to heavy rain and roadway flooding. Nearly a dozen families living on this street were stranded and unable to cross the washed away segment of the roadway due to the depth of the erosion. |
| January 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Oroville | $20,000 | no account filed |
| November 2024 | Flood | Oroville | - | California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding along Highway 70 northbound at Garden Drive. |
| November 2024 | Flood | Oroville | - | California Highway Patrol reported road flooding at Highway 70 at Garden Drive. |
| February 2019 | Flood | South Oroville | - | Oroville Dam Blvd E roadway was flooded and completely blocked. |
| December 2019 | Heavy Rain | Oroville | - | A trained spotter reported a total of 1.4 inches of rain had fallen at 1600 hours on December 7. |
| March 2018 | Heavy Rain | South Oroville | - | Heavy rain fell. The 24 hour total rainfall was 1.63. |
| February 2001 | Hail | Oroville | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Hail | Oroville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | US Post Office-Oroville Main | 0.1 miles | 1985 |
| Oroville Commercial District (old) | 0.2 miles | 1983 | |
 | Oroville Chinese Temple | 0.2 miles | 1976 |
 | State Theatre | 0.2 miles | 1991 |
 | Oroville Inn | 6.2 miles | 1990 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 07000405 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Butte County | All 24 listed properties in this county. |
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