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One of 24 National Register listings published here for Douglas County · listed in 1999 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
One of 24 National Register listings published here for Douglas County · listed in 1999 · category: District.
Sources: 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 192 fires within 5 miles of Louviers Village between 1992 and 2020, burning about 924 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 7 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 | 124 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Fireworks | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Littleton Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | N/A |
| 5 September 2010 | Fireworks | 3.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 27 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Littleton Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 2 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.5 acres | West Douglas County Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 2 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 2 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mountain Communities Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 17 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | West Douglas County Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 42 workings within 5 miles of Louviers Village: 25 producers, 8 past producers, 7 occurrences, 2 unknowns. 25 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helmer Bros. Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Helmer Lime Quarry | Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Little Dry Creek Placers | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Roxborough Park | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Magnesite, Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Waterton Sand & Clay Co. | Fire Clay (Refractory), Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand | |
| Louviers Plant | REE | Producer | ||
| Molycorp Inc Louviers Plant | REE | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Sedalia | Stone | Producer | ||
| Helmer Bros. | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Louviers, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 7 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Louviers | $15,000 | Flash flooding reported in and around Sedalia. |
| June 2015 | Flood | Louviers | $15,000 | Flooding occurred along Plum Creek and its tributaries. Four trails in Castle Rock were closed due to flooding. Plum Creek remained above flood stage for approximately 2.5 hours, with moderate flooding along and east of the creek. |
| October 2025 | Hail | Louviers | - | The report was received from MPING. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Louviers | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Louviers | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Louviers | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Louviers | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Louviers | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Louviers | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Louviers Village Club | under 500 feet | 1995 |
![]() | Santa Fe Railway Water Tank | 3.5 miles | 2003 |
![]() | Daniels Park | 4.2 miles | 1995 |
![]() | Cherokee Ranch | 4.2 miles | 1994 |
![]() | Indian Park School | 7.8 miles | 1978 |
![]() | Church of St. Philip-in-the-Field and Bear Canon Cemetery | 7.9 miles | 1973 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 99000710 in Record Group 79. |
| Douglas County | All 24 listed properties in this county. |