Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“Brown House is a home located at 2303 E. An example of Prairie style the house was built and occupied by David W.”
Wikipedia article David W. Brown House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 26 National Register listings published here for Arapahoe County · listed in 1980 · category: Building.
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 839 fires within 5 miles of David W. Brown House between 2010 and 2020, burning about 138 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 25 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 | 710 |
| Smoking | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Denver Fire Department | N/A |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Denver Fire Department | N/A |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Denver Fire Department | N/A |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | N/A |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | DENVER |
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Denver Fire Department | N/A |
| 4 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Denver Fire Department | N/A |
| 4 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Littleton Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of David W. Brown House: 12 producers, 10 occurrences, 9 unknowns, 5 past producers. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Sulfur, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Chemical Corp | Sulfur | Producer | ||
| Robinson Brick & Tile Co., Plant 1 | Clay | Producer | ||
| Big Dry Creek Placers | Gold | Occurrence | 1858 | |
| Little Dry Creek Placers | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Mexican Diggings | Gold | Past Producer | 1858 | |
| Central Construction Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cherry Creek Sand Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Clarke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Englewood Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Flanagan,Walt & Co.Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Englewood, the town this property stands in, in 20 storm reports between 1996 and 2020: 11 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Hail | Englewood | $276,400,000 | The property estimate value was the total storm damage summary for the event. |
| February 2008 | Lightning | Englewood | $1,000 | Lightning struck a home during an electrically charged snowstorm. A gas meter at the home was hit by lightning and burst into flames. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Englewood | - | Intense winds downed a tree. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Englewood | - | Damaging microburst winds blew apart a portion of a roof. The debris from the roof damaged a light pole. In addition, a tree was blown over which knocked out a power line. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Englewood | - | Strong thunderstorm winds downed a 50-ft tree near Hampton and Broadway. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Englewood | - | A wet microburst below a 40-ft tree on to a home. Several power line near Clarkson and Lehigh were also downed. |
| July 1998 | Lightning | Englewood | - | Lightning sparked a fire which caused extensive damage. Most of the second floor was destroyed. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Englewood | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Englewood | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Englewood | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Englewood | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Englewood | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Englewood | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Englewood | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Englewood | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Englewood | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Englewood | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Englewood | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Englewood | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Englewood | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Arapahoe Acres | 0.5 miles | 1998 |
 | Maitland Estate | 0.9 miles | 1998 |
 | Little Estate | 0.9 miles | 1998 |
 | Owen Estate | 1.0 miles | 1999 |
| Foster-Buell Estate | 1.1 miles | 1998 | |
 | Englewood Post Office | 1.4 miles | 2011 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80000875 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Arapahoe County | All 26 listed properties in this county. |
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