Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“The Lars Geertson House is a historic house located southeast of Salmon in Lemhi County, Idaho. Lars Geertson, a Danish immigrant and cattle rancher, built the house from 1872 to 1883.”
Wikipedia article Lars Geertson House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 13 National Register listings published here for Lemhi 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 11 fires within 5 miles of Lars Geertson House between 1992 and 2018, burning about 101 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | KITTY CREEK |
| 17 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | LEMHI COUNTY ASSIST 3 |
| 23 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | LEMHI COUNTY ASSIST 2 |
| 16 August 1998 | Natural | 20 acres | Idaho Falls District | BARRACKS |
| 12 August 2003 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | HOT SPRING |
| 31 July 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | WITHINGTON |
| 26 July 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | DUMP |
| 22 July 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | MA HILL |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Lars Geertson House: 5 past producers, 4 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Bentonite, Geothermal, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohannon | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Salmon Hot Springs | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Skyline Uranium Occurance | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Lemhi Valley Bentonite Mine | Bentonite | Past Producer | Bentonite | |
| Salmon Bentonite Mine | Bentonite | Past Producer | Bentonite | |
| Bohannon Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | 1863 | |
| Geerston Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Lemhi River Placers | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Whimpey Creek Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Salmon, the town this property stands in, in 32 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 21 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2013 | Hail | Salmon | $490,000 | A very large right-moving & long-lived supercell developed across south-central Idaho and tracked north and east across northeastern Lemhi county. A trained spotter in Salmon, Idaho reported quarter size hail. Insurance companies reported at least 200 damage claims to both vehicles and homes from downtown, northwest Salmon and between Salmon and Carmen. An auto body reported fixing 15 passenger vehicles and 20 recreation vehicles caused by hail damage. The hail fell for at least 15 minutes damaging roofs, siding, stucco and windows. One person reported this was the worst storm she had seen in 42 years. |
| February 2015 | Flood | Salmon | $40,000 | Temperatures up to 48 F on February 6th, 2015 and above-freezing temperatures near 44 F overnight led to rapid snow melt which caused Salmon, ID area creeks and rivers to rise rapidly on February 7th. Temperatures reached up to 56 F that day, with rain runoff further complicating issues. The main flooding occurred near Kitz Creek and its confluence with the Salmon River. Four homes sustained minor flood damage in Salmon, ID. Additionally, the Salmon County Airport was shutdown for the day due to water on the runway. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salmon | $15,000 | A RAWS station above the city of Salmon recorded a wind gust to 66 mph. There was extensive damage within Salmon, mainly centered on the southern side of the city. Damage included damage to roofs, RVs blown over, and high school bleachers blown over. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salmon | $10,500 | A trained spotter in Salmon, Idaho reported trees down over roadways, power lines down in three different areas with power outages and a roof over a patio blew off. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salmon | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salmon | $5,000 | The Salmon RAWS located 3 miles southwest of the city of Salmon at 5,100 feet reported a strong wind gust to 69 mph that occurred sometime between 5:36 and 6:00 pm MDT. Weather spotters reported trees down and a power outage in Salmon. A television news station reported on Facebook that over 5,000 people were affected. A person from the public in Salmon commented on this post that power was still out in parts of Salmon at 9 am MDT on September 6th. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salmon | $2,000 | A trained spotter reported shingles blown off their roof in Salmon, as well as downed trees on Highway 93 south between Salmon and Challis. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salmon | $1,000 | Strong winds blew the chimney off of the Syringa Lodge as well as some of the tin on the roof. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salmon | - | A strong cold front initiated a thunderstorm over the mountains to the west. Radar imagery revealed the thunderstorm dropped its core by 6:13 pm which triggered the high winds. No storm damage noted around the town of Salmon. |
| May 2017 | Flood | Salmon | - | The USGS river gauge Salmon River at Salmon reported minor flooding on May 31st. The river continued to rise and reached moderate flood stage in the first half of June. See June storm data report for more information. |
| September 2013 | Heavy Rain | Salmon | - | The Salmon RAWS, located at 5,100 ft. MSL, reported 0.58 of rainfall in one hour. According to radar storm echo trends, the rain could have fallen in less than 30 minutes time. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salmon | - | A 64 mph wind gust was measured by the salmon RAWS station. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salmon | - | Winds were measured by the Salmon AWOS. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salmon | - | A square 16 by 16 cinder block was moved completely off a plywood sheet and the plywood was blown away. Gutters were blown down. Some metal lawn furniture was blown off the porch. Several bails of peat moss were blown around. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salmon | - | Wind gust reported from Salmon RAWS. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Salmon | - | Trained spotter reported several debris flows which resulted in closing of a 10 mile stretch along Highway 93 between Salmon and Ellis from a half inch of rainfall in 30 minutes. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Salmon | - | A trained spotter reported 0.75 inch hail from a thunderstorm. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Salmon | - | A trained spotter reported 0.75 inch hail from a thunderstorm. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Salmon | - | A trained spotter reported hail that was a quarter to half dollar size near Elk Bend. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salmon | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salmon | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Salmon | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Salmon | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salmon | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salmon | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Salmon | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salmon | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salmon | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salmon | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salmon | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salmon | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salmon | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Shoup Building | 6.4 miles | 1978 |
 | Salmon City Hall and Library | 6.4 miles | 1982 |
 | Odd Fellows Hall | 6.4 miles | 1978 |
 | Salmon Odd Fellows Hall | 6.4 miles | 1978 |
 | Socrates A. Myers House | 6.6 miles | 1977 |
 | Episcopal Church of the Redeemer | 6.9 miles | 1979 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80001330 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lemhi County | All 13 listed properties in this county. |
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