Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1890.
“Lincoln St. in Sierraville, California, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. The listing included two contributing buildings and two contributing objects.”
Wikipedia article Sierraville School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Sierra County · listed in 2017 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 110 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 109 fires within 5 miles of Sierraville School between 1992 and 2020, burning about 49,466 acres in total. 66 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 66 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.3 acres | Tahoe National Forest | DEERWATER |
| 6 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | HARDING |
| 29 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | GUN |
| 29 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | DEERWATER |
| 24 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | BLATCHLEY |
| 24 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | HARD |
| 20 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | COBURN |
| 16 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | TREASURE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Sierraville School: 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Neck | Copper | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| 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 Sierraville, the town this property stands in, in 16 storm reports between 2003 and 2024: 13 heavy rain, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2005 | Flood | Sierraville | $1,000,000 | Debris in streams caused water to back up and caused flooding in portions of eastern Sierra County. Several buildings experienced flooding, including the U.S. Forest Service office in Sierraville. California Highway 89 was closed across Sierra County from the Nevada County line to Calpine. |
| August 2024 | Heavy Rain | Sierraville | - | Mesonet station (RNYC1- Rice Canyon) located 5.0 mi SSE of Sierravilles, CA, and mesonet station (GW0434 Calpine) located 1.0 mi ESE of Calpine, CA reported 24 hr rainfall storm totals of 0.61 and 1.03 inches respectively. |
| March 2019 | Heavy Rain | Sierraville | - | CoCoRaHS Station CA-SI-2, 1 mile southwest of Sierraville reported 0.75 inches of rainfall over a 24 hour period from 27 March 0600PST to 28 March 0600PST. |
| January 2019 | Heavy Rain | Sierraville | - | CoCoRaHS station CA-SI-2 1 mile southwest of Sierraville reported 2.95 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 16 January 0700PST to 17 January 0700PST. |
| May 2019 | Heavy Rain | Sierraville | - | CoCoRaHS Station CA-SI-2, 1 mile southwest of Sierraville reported 0.77 inches of rainfall over a 24 hour period from 15 May 0500PST to 16 May 0500PST. |
| July 2018 | Heavy Rain | Sierraville | - | Mesonet station D9436, 1 mile southwest of Sierraville (elevation 5100 feet) reported 1.13 inches of rainfall in a 1 hour and 45 minute period from 23 July 1314PST to 1459PST. |
| April 2018 | Heavy Rain | Sierraville | - | Mesonet station D9436, 1 mile southwest of Sierraville (elevation 5100 feet) reported 1.75 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 6 April 0711PST to 7 April 0711PST. |
| May 2018 | Heavy Rain | Sierraville | - | Mesonet station D9436, 1 mile southwest of Sierraville (elevation 5100 feet) reported 1.52 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period from 24 May 0920PST to 25 May 0920PST. |
| November 2018 | Heavy Rain | Sierraville | - | CoCoRaHS station CA-SI-2, 1 mile southwest of Sierraville, reported 1.04 inches of rainfall from 21 November 0800PST to 22 November 0700PST. |
| November 2017 | Heavy Rain | Sierraville | - | CoCoRaHS observer reported 4.59 inches of rain from 15 November 0700PST to 16 November 0700PST. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Sierraville | - | Nickel-size hail was reported 2 miles south of Sierraville. |
| August 2007 | Heavy Rain | Sierraville | - | A trained weather spotter 4 miles WNW of Sierraville reported extremely heavy rainfall with 0.20 inch of rainfall occurring in only 2 minutes. |
| February 2006 | Heavy Rain | Sierraville | - | A total of 4.88 inches of rain fell 4 miles WNW of Sierraville. |
| August 2004 | Heavy Rain | Sierraville | - | A total of 0.86 inches of rainfall (0.78 inches in one hour) was recorded at the RAWS sensor in Dog Valley. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sierraville | - | The U.S. Forest Service in Sierraville reported thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60-70 mph. No damage was reported. |
| May 2005 | Heavy Rain | Sierraville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webber Lake Hotel | 7.9 miles | 2018 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100001666 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Sierra County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |
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