Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 19 National Register listings published here for Siskiyou County · listed in 1982 · 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 115 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 38 fires within 5 miles of Hotel Macdoel between 1992 and 2020, burning about 232 acres in total. 19 started naturally. None 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 | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | BUTTE VALLEY ASS. #4 |
| 14 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | DORRIS |
| 1 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | MAIN |
| 9 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | LIGHTNING 76 |
| 7 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | RED ROCK |
| 7 August 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Siskiyou Unit | LIGHT #50 |
| 6 August 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | PARSONS |
| 5 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | WHEELER |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Hotel Macdoel: 5 producers, 3 unknowns. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Pumice, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| James Whitt | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Orohood Pit | Salt | Unknown | ||
| Seandia No 1 | Gold | Producer | ||
| Siskiyou Co. Portable | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Horsethief Butte Pit | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Horsethief Butte Pit | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Juniper Knoll Pit | Pumice | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Macdoel, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2007 and 2018: 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 2018 | Hail | Macdoel | - | A spotter 2SW MacDoel reported hail, most of which were nickel-sized, but a few were quarter-sized. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macdoel | - | The Klamath Falls Herald and News reported extensive wind, rain, and hail damage to crops around Butte Valley and Tulelake. Crop damage included 1400 acres of strawberry root stock and several alfalfa and potato fields. No cost estimate is available at this time. |
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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82002275 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Siskiyou County | All 19 listed properties in this county. |
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