Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1888.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Yuba County · listed in 1993 · 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 105 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 192 fires within 5 miles of Wheatland Masonic Temple between 1992 and 2020, burning about 891 acres in total. None started naturally. 18 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 | 67 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 67 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 | RIOSA |
| 8 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.0 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | KARCHNER |
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | SHERIDAN |
| 7 September 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | S.P.R.R. |
| 6 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | EVERTS |
| 4 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | DAMON |
| 4 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | BEAR RIVER |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Wheatland Masonic Temple: 4 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Gold, Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Copper Crescent | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Copper Crescent | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Dredged Area | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Dredged Areas | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Durst Ranch | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Wheatland Pit | Clay | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wheatland, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 2005 and 2024: 3 funnel cloud, 2 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | Flood | Wheatland | - | California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding at the intersection of Jasper Lane and Spenceville Road. |
| January 2024 | Flood | Wheatland | - | California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding at the intersection of Dairy Road and Forty Mile Road. |
| March 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Wheatland | - | A funnel cloud was observed, weakening. Dime size hail was also observed. |
| March 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Wheatland | - | A funnel cloud was observed, extending halfway to the ground. |
| January 2017 | Heavy Rain | Wheatland | - | There was a 24 hour total of 1.46 measured 7 SE of Beale AFB. |
| November 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheatland | - | A gustnado was sighted just southwest of Wheatland ahead of an approaching thunderstorm. The gustnado was initially reported as a tornado. No damage was reported nor discovered during a damage survey. |
| February 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Wheatland | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93001396 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Yuba County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |
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