W. E. Heginbotham House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

From the record

“Baxter in Holyoke, Colorado serves as Holyoke's public library and is known as Heginbotham Library. It is a historic building, was built during 1919-1921, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article W. E. Heginbotham House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 10 National Register listings published here for Phillips County · listed in 1988 · category: District.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 5 sitess, 3 structuress, 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
Listed as. Heginbotham, W. E., House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. 539 S. Baxter, Holyoke, 80734
When was it listed? March 1988
Category. district
Census division. Holyoke
National Register reference number. 88000170 - 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

25 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of W. E. Heginbotham House between 2004 and 2017, burning about 427 acres in total. None 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	24
Smoking	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 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters	HOLYOKE
3 August 2014	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Holyoke Volunteer Fire Department	UNKNOWN
29 August 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters	HOLYOKE
28 August 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters	HOLYOKE
14 August 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters	HOLYOKE
17 July 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters	HOLYOKE
11 July 2013	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	10 acres	Holyoke Volunteer Fire Department	UNKNOWN
27 June 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	100 acres	Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters	HOLYOKE

Every fire recorded in Phillips County

Storms near this property

60 of 105 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Holyoke, the town this property stands in, in 105 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 49 hail, 37 thunderstorm wind, 12 tornado, 6 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	1 hurt	Strong thunderstorm winds flipped over a travel trailer at a mobile home park. One of the occupants had to be treated for minor cuts and bruises. A couple of blocks away, a cover from a skylight was ripped away from the roof of another residence. The strong winds also downed several large branches in the immediate area.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	$1,000,000	Stong thunderstorm winds ruptured a large storage bin containing 85,000-90,000 bushels of popcorn at Jack's Bean Company southeast of Holyoke. When the large bin ruptured, the collapse damaged two smaller 55,000 bushel bins adjacent to it. In addition, a trailer and shed were extensively damaged.
June 2009	Flash Flood	Holyoke	$30,000	Floodwaters up to one foot in depth were reportedly running over U.S. Highway 385. In addition, flash flooding from heavy rains washed out portions of several roads between County Roads 10 and 21.
August 2021	Flash Flood	Holyoke	$25,000	Thunderstorms produced very heavy rain in southeast Phillips County. Local law enforcement reported several roads were flooded southeast of Holyoke. Rainfall measurements from 4 to 9 inches were reported. Several houses had water rise up to the front doors. Significant flash flooding was observed 6 miles east of Holyoke on U.S. Highway 6. Widespread flooding of roads, ditches, and fields was reported. At least one road crossing Frenchman Creek was impassable. Frenchman Creek and other streams had significant flooding as well.
April 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	$5,000	Severe thunderstorm winds knocked down a telephone pole.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	County dispatch reported two trees down on houses within Holyoke, along with other tree damage and power outages. Time estimated.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	Mesonet station US 385 south of Holyoke.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	Mesonet station along US 385 south of Holyoke.
August 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	The report was received from mesonet station AW276 Holyoke.
August 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	The report was from mesonet station CO048 US 385 Holyoke.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	CDOT station south of Holyoke on US 385.
August 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	The mesonet station CO048 U.S. 385 Holyoke from CDOT reported the wind gust.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	A CDOT sensor on US-385 south of Holyoke reported a wind gust of 74mph and a sustained wind of 57mph.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	This was recorded on a CDOT weather sensor.
September 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	Weather station CO048 US 385 Holyoke.
May 2019	Tornado (EF0)	Holyoke	-	A tornado touched down briefly in an open field. No damage was observed.
July 2019	Tornado (EF0)	Holyoke	-	A small tornado touched down in an open field; no damage was observed.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	Intense straight-line winds downed trees. The storm also produced dime size hail.
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	Intense thunderstorm winds knocked down power line south of Holyoke along US 385. The highway was closed in both directions between Holyoke and Wray.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	Intense thunderstorm winds blew the roofs off of outbuildings and a ham radio tower was blown down. In addition several trees, 35-40 ft tall, were uprooted and blown over.
March 2007	Tornado (EF0)	Holyoke	-	A small tornado touched down but did no damage.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	Strong thunderstorm winds blew a grain bin 100 to 200 yards into some vehicles.
August 2006	Flash Flood	Holyoke	-	Heavy rain caused flash flooding southeast of Holyoke. Eighteen county roads were damaged and several were washed out between Holyoke and the Phillips/Yuma County line. Doppler radar estimated up to 3 inches of rain had fallen in 45 minutes.
August 2005	Hail	Holyoke	-	Hail completely destroyed a pinto bean crop.
August 2005	Flash Flood	Holyoke	-	Heavy rain caused flash flooding problems near Holyoke. Several regularly maintained roads were washed out northwest of Holyoke. Storm totals ranged from 3.5 to 4 inches in the area.
July 2005	Tornado (F0)	Holyoke	-	A tornado touched down briefly in an open field but did no damage.
June 2004	Tornado (F0)	Holyoke	-	A small tornado touched down but did no damage.
June 2004	Tornado (F0)	Holyoke	-	A small tornado touched down but did no damage.
June 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	The combination of large hail and strong winds proved to be too much for crops in western Phillips County. One farmer had approximately 240 acres of wheat extensively damaged.
August 2002	Flash Flood	Holyoke	-	Heavy rainfall caused flooding and flash flooding problems in and around Holyoke. In the town of Holyoke, the intersections of State Highways 385 and 6 were under water. Floodwaters also inundated highway 385, 8 miles north of Holyoke.
September 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	Strong thunderstorm winds blew the awning off a business in Holyoke. The time of the incident was approximated.
August 1997	Tornado (F1)	Holyoke	-	A tornado touched down causing some minor wind damage to some sheds in the area.
July 1995	Tornado (F0)	Holyoke	-	Tornado did no damage in open field.
August 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	no account filed
April 2024	Hail	Holyoke	-	no account filed
June 2023	Hail	Holyoke	-	no account filed
May 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	no account filed
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	no account filed
June 2023	Hail	Holyoke	-	no account filed
July 2020	Hail	Holyoke	-	no account filed
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	no account filed
June 2018	Hail	Holyoke	-	no account filed
May 2018	Hail	Holyoke	-	no account filed
May 2018	Hail	Holyoke	-	no account filed
June 2017	Hail	Holyoke	-	no account filed
June 2017	Hail	Holyoke	-	no account filed
October 2017	Hail	Holyoke	-	no account filed
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	no account filed
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	no account filed
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	no account filed
June 2015	Hail	Holyoke	-	no account filed
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	no account filed
May 2013	Hail	Holyoke	-	no account filed
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	no account filed
June 2010	Hail	Holyoke	-	no account filed
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	no account filed
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	no account filed
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Holyoke	-	no account filed
March 2007	Hail	Holyoke	-	no account filed
June 2007	Flood	Holyoke	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Phillips County

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

5 within 8 miles

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Phillips County Courthouse	0.2 miles	2007
Reimer-Smith Oil Station	0.3 miles	2000
Millage Farm Rural Historic District	1.8 miles	2013
Hargreaves Homestead Rural Historic District	5.1 miles	2013
Oltjenbruns Farm	7.6 miles	2016

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 88000170 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Phillips County	All 10 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.
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.