BlockFrom the record
One of 26 National Register listings published here for Las Animas County · listed in 2009 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
McCormick House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 1919 Pinon St., Trinidad, 81082
- When was it listed? November 2009
- Category. building
- Census division. Trinidad
- Architectural style. Queen Anne style architecture in the United States
- National Register reference number. 09000869 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Fires near this property
101 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of McCormick House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 59 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 61 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Stonewall Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 30 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Trinidad Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 29 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Las Animas County | not named |
| 27 September 1992 | Smoking | under an acre | Las Animas County | not named |
| 25 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | TRINIDAD |
| 19 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fishers Peak Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 13 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fishers Peak Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 11 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Trinidad Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of McCormick House: 7 past producers, 4 producers, 3 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Leone Sand and Gravel | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Claypit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Claypit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| New Mary Mine | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this property
60 of 79 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Trinidad, the town this property stands in, in 79 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 62 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 3 heavy rain. The reports record 4 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trinidad | 3 hurt, $500 | Thunderstorm winds blew over a tent of a fireworks display in Trinidad and scattered the fireworks. Three people were slightly injured when the tent fell onto them. |
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Trinidad | 1 hurt, $5,000 | A large tornado occurred over mostly open country damaging some fencing, toppling trees, and damaging one outbuilding. One person was injured. |
| June 2002 | Wildfire | Trinidad | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Hail | Trinidad | - | Hail up to 2 inches in diameter fell in Las Animas County from severe thunderstorms. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Trinidad | - | Hail measured to 1.5 inches fell in western Las Animas County. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Trinidad | - | Hail up to 1 inches was measured in western Las Animas County. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Trinidad | - | Hail up to 1.5 inches was measured in western Las Animas County. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Trinidad | - | Reported from MPing. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Trinidad | - | Reported from MPing. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Trinidad | - | Reported from MPing. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Trinidad | - | Reported from MPing. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Trinidad | - | Reported form MPing. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Trinidad | - | Report of a mix of quarter to golf ball size hail in the northern part of Trinidad, just east of Interstate 25. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Trinidad | - | Report of hail up to quarter-size on the north side of Trinidad with earlier severe thunderstorm. |
| August 2021 | Heavy Rain | Trinidad | - | Heavy rainfall of 2.90 inches. |
| August 2021 | Heavy Rain | Trinidad | - | Heavy rainfall of 3.62 inches. |
| May 2021 | Flash Flood | Trinidad | - | Numerous reports of flooding in Trinidad with several county roads washed out or partially washed out. Purgatoire river went out of its banks along Highway 12 west of Trinidad. |
| June 2020 | Heavy Rain | Trinidad | - | Delayed report from social media. Also, reported street flooding in Trinidad that occurred overnight. Heavy rain, 3.00 inches. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Trinidad | - | Very large hail caused extensive damage in Trinidad. No dollar amount of damage was available from the insurance industry at this time. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Trinidad | - | Hail caused some broken windows. |
| August 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Trinidad | - | A small, weak tornado caused no known damage. |
| August 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Trinidad | - | A fourth small, weak, short-lived tornado caused no known damage. |
| August 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Trinidad | - | A small, weak tornado caused no known damage. |
| July 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Trinidad | - | A tornado was on the ground in open country and caused no known damage. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Trinidad | - | no account filed |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Aultman House | 0.5 miles | 2007 |
| Charles Emerick House | 0.6 miles | 2014 | |
 | Frank Latuda House | 0.6 miles | 2010 |
 | Zion's German Lutheran Church | 0.7 miles | 2006 |
 | First Methodist Episcopal Church | 0.8 miles | 2005 |
 | First Baptist Church | 0.8 miles | 2000 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 09000869 in Record Group 79. |
| Las Animas County | All 26 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.