Built in 1902. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
“The Wasson-McKay Place, at 259 Cardinal Way in Parachute, Colorado, was built in 1902. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.”
Wikipedia article Wasson-McKay Place, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 20 National Register listings published here for Garfield County · listed in 2010 · category: Building · built in 1902.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 248 fires within 5 miles of Wasson-McKay Place between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,625 acres in total. 116 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 | 116 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Grand Valley Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | PETE-N-BIL |
| 7 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | PARACHT NW |
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Grand Valley Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 acres | Northwest District, Grand Junction | MEDIAN |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | CRAIG |
| 4 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | COTTONWOOD GULCH |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Wasson-McKay Place: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand and Gravel | |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Parachute, the town this property stands in, in 10 storm reports between 1997 and 2007: 3 flash flood, 2 wildfire, 2 heavy rain, 1 lightning. 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 1998 | Lightning | Parachute | $50,000 | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Flash Flood | Parachute | $2,000 | no account filed |
| September 2007 | Heavy Rain | Parachute | - | Standing water reported in Parachute along Yampa Avenue and at Cottonwood Park. |
| October 2005 | Hail | Parachute | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Heavy Rain | Parachute | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Wildfire | Parachute | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Wildfire | Parachute | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parachute | - | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Flash Flood | Parachute | - | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Flash Flood | Parachute | - | no account filed |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Battlement Mesa Schoolhouse | 1.6 miles | 1983 |
| Havemeyer-Willcox Canal Pumphouse and Forebay | 7.9 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 10000536 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Garfield County | All 20 listed properties in this county. |
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