Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 7 National Register listings published here for Modoc County · listed in 1974 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 107 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 110 fires within 5 miles of Nevada-California-Oregon Railway Co. General Office Building between 1992 and 2020, burning about 489 acres in total. 35 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Modoc National Wildlife Refuge | RANCH |
| 4 September 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Northern California Agency | BOWMAN |
| 3 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.4 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | DEER |
| 22 September 1999 | Natural | 252 acres | Northern California District | LMU LGT 96 |
| 22 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Modoc National Wildlife Refuge | RANCHIERA |
| 21 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Modoc National Wildlife Refuge | WOODDUCK |
| 19 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Modoc National Wildlife Refuge | ALV#2 |
| 17 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Lassen-Modoc Unit | HAT (4-1) |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Nevada-California-Oregon Railway Co. General Office Building: 13 unknowns, 6 producers, 4 occurrences, 1 past producer. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Pumice, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitch Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Richardson Cinder Pit | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone | Unknown | ||
| W. E. Minard | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alturas, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 1999 and 2019: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | Flood | Alturas | - | A spotter 1WSW Alturas reported standing water on US395. The north fork of the Pit River was running high and the south fork was at bankfull. Water was everywhere. The emergency manager of Modoc county also reported widespread flooding. |
| May 2005 | Flash Flood | Alturas | - | County officials reported that flash flooding was occurring along Thom's Creek and Joseph Creek on the west slopes of the Warner Mountains just below Cedar Pass. As best as can be determined, heavy showers dropped about 2 inches of rain over the Warners in the preceding few days, and this combined with snow melt due to high freezing levels led to high flows on these creeks. Nine homes were isolated by the flood waters, but no damage, deaths, or injuries were reported. |
| August 2003 | Hail | Alturas | - | Modoc county sheriff reported 1 inch hail at the county jail. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alturas | - | See below. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | NCO Railway Depot | 0.3 miles | 1985 |
 | Sacred Heart Catholic Church | 0.4 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 74000529 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Modoc County | All 7 listed properties in this county. |
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