Built in 1933. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
“Brown's Creek CCC Camp Barracks in Weippe, Idaho was built in 1933 listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.”
Wikipedia article Brown's Creek CCC Camp Barracks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 8 National Register listings published here for Clearwater County · listed in 1984 · category: Building · built in 1933.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 107 fires within 5 miles of Brown's Creek CCC Camp Barracks between 1992 and 2020, burning about 319 acres in total. 41 started naturally. 8 were 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 | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | FIDDLER ROAD |
| 6 September 2020 | Fireworks | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | FIDLER FLATS |
| 6 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | LOLO |
| 4 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | WEIPPE CEDAR |
| 4 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.4 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | WOODS ROAD |
| 29 September 2019 | Fireworks | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BORDERLINE |
| 29 September 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.5 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | RESERVE POND |
| 23 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | FORDS LOADER |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Brown's Creek CCC Camp Barracks: 3 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Beryllium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Gold, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cw-69s Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Weippe Iron Deposit | Iron, Gold | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Allgood Prospect | Beryllium | Occurrence | Aquamarine | |
| Heywood Creek Occurrence | Beryllium | Occurrence | Beryl |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Weippe, the town this property stands in, in 12 storm reports between 1997 and 2022: 7 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 2014 | Hail | Weippe | $104,000 | A farmer reported major property and crop damage due to both large hail and wind. The property damage included 5 rental home roofs, siding from 3 homes, several windows, and 12 garage doors that either were dented or destroyed. Approximately 75% of his spring wheat crop, approximately 450 acres, was decimated by the wind and hail. In the 67 years that he has lived there, there was only one other storm that was comparable to this one. Back in 1963, a similar storm decimated his dad's crops. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weippe | $17,000 | A farmer reported around 12 trees (pine and red fir) broke between 6 and 16 feet above the ground. A bull pine near 3 feet in diameter at the base, broke off around 6 feet from the ground and destroyed a trailer house. |
| April 2018 | Flood | Weippe | $5,000 | Very heavy rainfall with amounts ranging from 1 to 3 inches combined with snow melt over a several day period led to overland flooding with rock, mud and water along portions of Clear Creek Road, Sally Ann Road, and on State Highway 13 along the South Fork Clearwater River halfway between Stites and Harpster. Plugged culverts were common. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weippe | - | Strong winds downed trees, leading to an extended power outage in the Glenwood area. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Weippe | - | A person on Facebook reported large hail south of Weippe. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Weippe | - | Nickel to quarter-sized hail was reported in the town of Harpster, Idaho. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Weippe | - | The USDA reported that at least 400 acres of hard red spring wheat were destroyed and 700 acres were damaged. They also reported that 183.6 acres of soft wheat were destroyed and 189.2 acres were damaged. All in all, the total crop damage tallied at $425,000. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Weippe | - | A spotter measured hail of 1.75 inch diameter. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Weippe | - | A spotter estimated hail at 1.75 inches. In addition 1.25 inches of rain fell in 1.5 hours. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Weippe | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weippe | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weippe | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Weippe Prairie | 1.5 miles | 1966 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84001114 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Clearwater County | All 8 listed properties in this county. |
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