Built in 1880. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“The Bishop West Barn, on W. 2nd St. in Paris, Idaho, was built in the 1880s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.”
Wikipedia article Bishop West Barn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 92 National Register listings published here for Bear Lake County · listed in 1982 · category: Building · built in 1880.
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 9 fires within 5 miles of Bishop West Barn between 2003 and 2019, burning about 507 acres in total. 2 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 | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 148 acres | Idaho Falls District | LITTLE VALLEY |
| 22 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Idaho Falls District | LITTLEVALL |
| 4 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | GRANDY HOLLOW |
| 24 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 94 acres | Idaho Falls District | DINGLE |
| 2 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 211 acres | Idaho Falls District | WORM CREEK |
| 17 August 2015 | Natural | 27 acres | Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge | REFUGE |
| 11 August 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | PARIS CANYON |
| 26 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge | TOUR ROUTE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Bishop West Barn: 6 occurrences, 3 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Manganese, Lead, Vanadium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berrett and Ricks Prospect | Lead, Copper | Occurrence | Cerussite, Galena | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Paris Peak | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Paris-Bloomington | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Vanadium, Uranium, Zinc, Thallium, Silver, Selenium, REE, Cadmium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Bear Lake Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| Spence Group | Lead | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Manganese Deposit | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Manganese Occurrence | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Welker Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| McIlwee Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Paris, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 2010: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $1,200 | Power pole snapped by thunderstorm wind causing power outage. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Joseph Cook House | under 500 feet | 1982 |
 | William L. Rich House | under 500 feet | 1982 |
| Wives of Charles C. Rich Historic District | under 500 feet | 1982 | |
| Joseph Rich Barn | 0.1 miles | 1982 | |
 | Paris Lumber Company Building | 0.2 miles | 1982 |
| Thomas Sleight Cabin | 0.2 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82000264 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Bear Lake County | All 92 listed properties in this county. |
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