Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
“The Merritt Fry Farm is a historic farm located west of Jerome, Idaho, United States. The farm includes three stone buildings: a house, a bunkhouse, and a barn.”
Wikipedia article Merritt Fry Farm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 64 National Register listings published here for Jerome County · listed in 1983 · 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 Merrit Fry Farm between 1998 and 2020, burning about 361 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 88 acres | Twin Falls District | WENDELLIST |
| 15 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.3 acres | Twin Falls District | NIAGARA SPRINGS |
| 19 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Twin Falls District | NIAGARASP |
| 21 July 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Twin Falls District | NIAGARA |
| 1 July 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Twin Falls District | I84 MM162 |
| 29 June 2010 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Twin Falls District | CLEAR LAKE |
| 24 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation | NIAGARA |
| 17 June 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 250 acres | Twin Falls District | CRYSTAL |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Merrit Fry Farm: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Iron, Chromium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snake River Placer Deposits | Gold, Iron, Chromium | Past Producer | ||
| Snake River Placers | Gold | Past Producer | 1862 | |
| 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 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jerome, the town this property stands in, in 17 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2017 | Flood | Jerome | $2,750,000 | Rainfall and rapid melting of low elevation snowpack on top of frozen and saturated soil led to widespread flooding. Many roads around Jerome were damaged and closed due to flood waters. Widespread flooding of agricultural lands occurred. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jerome | - | A tree branch with a width estimated to be 1.5 - 2 feet in diameter fell onto a parked car, causing significant damage to a parked car. Winds are estimated to be 65 MPH, given the size of the branch that fell while also taking into consideration that the branch appeared to be unhealthy in the image. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jerome | - | The local newspaper reported that a barn had collapsed and power poles were down just north of Jerome. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jerome | - | The Jerome Butte ITD station reported a wind gust of 64 MPH. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jerome | - | One tree blown down and tin roofing removed from the roof of a barn in Jerome. Images forwarded by KMVT. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Jerome | - | A trained spotter reported ping pong ball size hail covering most of the ground and damage to his corn crop. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jerome | - | A wind gust of 60 MPH was reported at the Jerome ASOS. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Jerome | - | A Jerome County deputy reported a brief tornado touchdown. No damage was reported. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Jerome | - | Local media reported quarter sized hail around the Jerome, Idaho area. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jerome | - | KMVT television station reported a large tree was uprooted in Jerome, Idaho. |
| January 2011 | Flood | Jerome | - | The North Side Canal overflowed around the intersection of Tiger Drive and 16th Avenue East on Monday the 17th. City workers cleared mud and debris from streets and some homes and basements were flooded. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jerome | - | Jerome County Sherrif dispatch reported trees and power lines down in the town of Jerome and the ASOS reported a wind gust of 67 MPH. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jerome | - | Wide spread thunderstorms moved into in Jerome County. These storms brought, heavy rain and strong winds that blew down trees and caused power outages in Jerome and Gooding counties. Blowing dust across Interstate 84 with visibilities as low as 10 feet caused several accidents. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Jerome | - | The Jerome County Sheriff reported 1.75 inch hailstones from a severe thunderstorm. |
| August 1997 | Hail | Jerome | - | A spotter in Jerome reported 7/8 inch hail with an evening thunderstorm. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jerome | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Jerome | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie Osborne House | 1.8 miles | 1983 | |
| G. H. Erdman House | 1.9 miles | 1983 | |
| W. H. Silbaugh House | 2.0 miles | 1983 | |
| John Stickel House | 2.0 miles | 1983 | |
 | Arnold Stevens House | 2.3 miles | 1983 |
| William T. and Clara H. Veazie House | 2.6 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83002351 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Jerome County | All 64 listed properties in this county. |
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