Built in 1881. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
One of 21 National Register listings published here for Gunnison County · listed in 1998 · category: Building · built in 1881.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Edgerton House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 186 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 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 | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | HARTMAN |
| 30 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | HARTMAN ROCK |
| 29 September 2018 | Firearms and explosives use | 10 acres | Southwest District, Montrose | ABERDEEN QUARRY |
| 30 August 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | CHANCE GULCH |
| 20 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | GUNNISON |
| 10 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | ANTELOPE |
| 4 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 4 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Edgerton House: 8 occurrences, 4 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Quartz, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnison District | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Rooftop #1 | Quartz, Feldspar | Occurrence | Feldspar, Quartz | |
| Unknown | Feldspar, Quartz | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Dimension | Producer | Tuff | |
| Whispering Pine | Tungsten, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand and Gravel |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gunnison, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 1999 and 2012: 3 wildfire, 3 heavy rain, 2 flash flood. 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 2004 | Heavy Rain | Gunnison | $40,000 | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Flash Flood | Gunnison | $30,000 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Flash Flood | Gunnison | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Heavy Rain | Gunnison | - | A thunderstorm dropped over a third of an inch in under a half of an hour, and produced some small hail as it moved through the city of Gunnison on the afternoon of the 28th. |
| July 2007 | Heavy Rain | Gunnison | - | A thunderstorm produced .75 inches of rain in 30 minutes resulting in 1 inch of water over Highway 135. |
| June 2002 | Wildfire | Gunnison | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Wildfire | Gunnison | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Wildfire | Gunnison | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Vienna Bakery-Johnson Restaurant | 0.4 miles | 2005 |
 | Webster Building | 0.4 miles | 1984 |
 | Fisher-Zugelder House and Smith Cottage | 0.6 miles | 1984 |
 | Gunnison River Bridge II | 1.0 miles | 2002 |
 | Gunnison River Bridge I | 1.2 miles | 2002 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98000293 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Gunnison County | All 21 listed properties in this county. |
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