Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“Wheeler Bank is a historic building located on Manitou Avenue in Manitou Springs, Colorado built by Jerome B. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article Wheeler Bank, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 98 National Register listings published here for El Paso 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 618 fires within 5 miles of Wheeler Bank between 1992 and 2020, burning about 19,775 acres in total. 25 started naturally. 8 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 | 520 |
| Natural | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 23 |
| Smoking | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado Springs Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 9 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado Springs Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Colorado Springs Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado Springs Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado Springs Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 3 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | CAMP #1 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 56 workings within 5 miles of Wheeler Bank: 30 producers, 16 occurrences, 8 past producers, 1 prospect. 30 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Canyon | Magnesite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Black Canyon | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Magnesite | Past Producer | ||
| Blair Athol Mine | Copper, Uranium, Manganese | Past Producer | Chalcocite | |
| Camp Creek Mine | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Castle Concrete Lennox B | Magnesite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Crystal Park Area | Beryllium, Gemstone, Niobium (Columbium), REE | Producer | Amazonstone, Zircon | |
| Gold Hill Mesa tailings | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | tailings | |
| Kenmuir | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| South Apache Creek Prospects | Uranium, Vanadium | Prospect | ||
| Springs Silica Co | Silica, Quartz | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Barker House | 0.1 miles | 1979 |
 | First Congregational Church | 0.1 miles | 1979 |
 | Manitou Springs Bridges (2) | 0.1 miles | 1985 |
 | Manitou Bathhouse | 0.2 miles | 1979 |
 | Cliff House | 0.2 miles | 1980 |
 | US Post Office-Manitou Springs Main | 0.3 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80000898 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| El Paso County | All 98 listed properties in this county. |
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