Built in 1870. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
“The Keck Homestead, near Del Norte, Colorado, was homesteaded in 1876. It includes four log buildings built by Christian Keck and his sons, at a high altitude.”
Wikipedia article Keck Homestead, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 13 National Register listings published here for Rio Grande County · listed in 1998 · category: Building · built in 1870.
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 36 fires within 5 miles of Keck Homestead between 1992 and 2011, burning about 93 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Rio Grande County | not named |
| 6 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | CSFS-Alamosa District | not named |
| 29 July 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Rio Grande County | not named |
| 14 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.5 acres | Rio Grande National Forest | WILLOW |
| 6 June 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Rio Grande County | not named |
| 5 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | DEL NORTE |
| 28 June 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | CSFS-Alamosa District | not named |
| 28 June 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Rio Grande County | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Keck Homestead: 8 unknowns, 4 occurrences, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Iron, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penny Bright #1,#2 | Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Spiegel | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Rio Grande Granite Quarry | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Del Norte, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 1998 and 2022: 5 hail, 2 heavy rain, 1 funnel cloud, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Del Norte | $5,000 | A strong storm produced a non-mesocyclone (landspout) tornado just south of Del Norte. There was minor damage to several properties...including one property which sustained damage to a camper and minor structural damage to the house. |
| October 2022 | Heavy Rain | Del Norte | - | Heavy rainfall of 1.19 inches. |
| October 2022 | Heavy Rain | Del Norte | - | Heavy rainfall of 1.07 inches. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Del Norte | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Funnel Cloud | Del Norte | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Del Norte | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Del Norte | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Hail | Del Norte | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Del Norte | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Sutherland Bridge | 6.1 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98000437 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Rio Grande County | All 13 listed properties in this county. |
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