Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
“Laine Barn near Richfield, Idaho, United States, was built in 1910 by stonemason Jack Oughton and by Sandy Reed. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.”
Wikipedia article James H. Laine Barn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 42 National Register listings published here for Lincoln 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 James H. Laine Barn between 1995 and 2016, burning about 178,833 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 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Twin Falls District | THELEDGE |
| 13 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Twin Falls District | MM 181 |
| 8 August 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Twin Falls District | RIVERWOOD |
| 15 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Twin Falls District | MARLEYRD |
| 9 July 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 360 acres | Twin Falls District | JIM BROWN BRIDGE |
| 9 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Twin Falls District | SWIMMING HOLE |
| 3 July 1996 | Natural | 178,459 acres | Twin Falls District | RICHFIELDS |
| 14 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.1 acres | Twin Falls District | HWY 93 MM 175 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of James H. Laine Barn: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Richfield, the town this property stands in, in 18 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richfield | $5,000 | At mile post 169 on highway 26 four trees and 2 power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds. Power lines fell on the highway and only one lane was open for several hours. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richfield | - | A large power outage reported across the city of Richfield due to thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richfield | - | A 59 mph wind gust near Richfield. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richfield | - | A 68 mph wind gust measured at the Richfield mesonet site. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richfield | - | A 59 mph thunderstorm outflow wind was measured in Richfield. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richfield | - | A 62 mph wind gust measured by Richfield. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Richfield | - | Golf ball sized hail reported in Richfield. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Richfield | - | One inch hail reported in the city of Richfield. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richfield | - | Mesonet site at Richfield measured a 61 mph wind gust at 8:13 pm MDT. |
| October 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Richfield | - | Tornado over open ground near Mammoth Ice Caves. No damage occurred. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Richfield | - | One inch hail in Richfield. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richfield | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richfield | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richfield | - | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richfield | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Richfield | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Richfield | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richfield | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richfield Pump House | under 500 feet | 1983 | |
 | Lemmon Hardware Store | 0.5 miles | 1983 |
| Kenneth G. Phelphs Barn | 1.2 miles | 1983 | |
| Birdie Boussuet Farm | 2.1 miles | 1983 | |
| W. S. Kohl Barn | 2.4 miles | 1983 | |
| Alvin Eskelton Barn | 3.7 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83002377 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lincoln County | All 42 listed properties in this county. |
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