Built in 1874 (Second Empire style). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1916.
“The Alford-Nielson Home, is the only example of Second Empire French Victorian Architecture in Ferndale, Humboldt County, California.”
Wikipedia article Alford-Nielson House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 52 National Register listings published here for Humboldt County · listed in 1986 · category: Building · built in 1874, Second Empire style.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 71 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 74 fires within 5 miles of Alford-Nielson House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 35 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | LOLETA |
| 27 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | FERNBRIDGE |
| 27 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | CHRIS |
| 26 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | CARROLL RD LOLETA |
| 26 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | BEAR |
| 22 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.3 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | CANNIBAL |
| 20 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | CLARK |
| 2 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | TOMPKINS |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Alford-Nielson House: 5 producers, 2 occurrences, 2 prospects. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Volcanic Materials, Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Volcanic Materials | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Ell River Crushing Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fernbridge Gravel Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fortuna Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mencer Fraser Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Singley Bar Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | Sedimentary | |
| Worswick Gravel Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ferndale Public Library | 0.4 miles | 1990 |
 | Shaw House | 0.5 miles | 1984 |
 | Ferndale Main Street Historic District | 0.7 miles | 1994 |
 | A. Berding House | 0.7 miles | 1983 |
 | Rectory, Catholic Church of the Assumption | 0.8 miles | 1982 |
 | Andreasen, F. W.-John Rossen House | 0.9 miles | 1989 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 86000100 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Humboldt County | All 52 listed properties in this county. |
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