BlockFrom the record
One of 23 National Register listings published here for Elmore County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
F. P. Ake Building
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Ake, F. P., Building - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. 106-72 Main St., Mountain Home, 83647
- When was it listed? November 1982
- Category. building
- Also known as. Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR
- Census division. Mountain Home
- National Register reference number. 82000337 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Fires near this property
46 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of F. P. Ake Building between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,002 acres in total. 9 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 | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1996 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 370 acres | Boise District | N MTN HOME |
| 21 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Boise District | H-20MP98 4 |
| 15 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Boise District | MM86 HWY 51 |
| 13 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Boise District | HOT |
| 9 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Boise District | MM99 I 84 |
| 9 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 88 acres | Boise District | EDGEMEAD |
| 8 August 2013 | Natural | 320 acres | Boise District | MM99 I84 |
| 4 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Boise District | BIG HOLE |
Mines and quarries near this property
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of F. P. Ake Building: 6 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptla Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mountain Home Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this property
13 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mountain Home, the town this property stands in, in 13 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 wildfire, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Home | - | Strong winds brought a tree down and damaged an outdoor pool near downtown Mountain Home, ID. |
| August 2023 | Heavy Rain | Mountain Home | - | The CoCoRaHS station ID-EL-3 0.9 miles southwest of Mountain Home measured 1.32 inches of rain. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Home | - | A large tree partially was uprooted and fell on house near East Second Avenue in Mountain Home. Numerous small branches were down with diameters of 1 to 2 inches. A Porta Potty was blown over near Rosewood Park. Damage occurred during a thunderstorm with brief heavy rain which was described as wet downburst. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Home | - | The Mountain Home AFB ASOS recorded a wind gust of 69 knots and social media reported trees down in Mountain Home, Hammett, and Glenns Ferry. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Mountain Home | - | Two photographs submitted by the public on Facebook show an EF-0 tornado about 10 miles northwest of Mountain Home. No damage was reported. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Mountain Home | - | A trained spotter reported penny sized hail in Mountain Home, Idaho. Damage to a local business and power outages was also reported. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Mountain Home | - | Several homes in Mountain Home, Idaho had water in the basement due to water flowing across the ground from heavy rain. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Home | - | A roof was lifted off a barn and tossed several hundred yards as it slowly disintegrated. Several animals were hurt by flying debris. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Mountain Home | - | No know damage |
| August 2000 | Wildfire | Mountain Home | - | A fire that was determined to be "human caused" burned 23,960 acres near Mountain Home. The Oregon Trail Fire, so named because it followed the path of the old pioneer trail, burned across Highway20, prompting a 5 hour closure of the road and at times threatened several homes. Several outbuildings and haystacks were destroyed and although some residents were temporarily evacuated, no homes were burned. The fire was contained on the 10th with suppression costs reaching $550K. Damage estimates were unavailable. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Home | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Mountain Home | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Mountain Home | - | no account filed |
Map coverage status
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.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Turner Hotel | 0.1 miles | 1984 |
 | Mountain Home Hotel | 0.1 miles | 1982 |
 | Mountain Home Carnegie Library | 0.1 miles | 1978 |
 | Pedro Anchustegui Pelota Court | 0.2 miles | 1978 |
 | St. James Episcopal Church | 0.2 miles | 1977 |
| Mountain Home High School | 0.3 miles | 1991 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82000337 in Record Group 79. |
| Elmore County | All 23 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.