Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
“John Garth House, also known as Woodside Place, is a historic home located near Hannibal, Ralls County, Missouri. It was built about 1871, and is a Second Empire style frame dwelling.”
Wikipedia article John Garth House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Ralls County · listed in 1977 · 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 29 fires within 5 miles of John Garth House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 170 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 July 2019 | Smoking | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179720-06417-07252019-1010 |
| 16 July 1997 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 May 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177318-06417-05052018-1413 |
| 8 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177480-06438-04242018-1353 |
| 20 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177319-06417-04202018-1619 |
| 8 March 2020 | Fireworks | 60 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190315-06417-03082020-1635 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of John Garth House: 22 past producers, 9 producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gemstone, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannibal Plant - Shale Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Missouri Geodes | Gemstone | Producer | 1967 | |
| Bleigh Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gen Stewart S&G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Poage Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Al Plant - Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Burlington Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Central Stone Co. Quarry #6 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Fullgrat Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| James B. Brown House | 1.5 miles | 1984 | |
 | Ilasco Historic District | 5.3 miles | 2016 |
 | Ralls County Courthouse and Jail-Sheriff's House | 5.8 miles | 1972 |
 | Saverton School | 7.8 miles | 1998 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 77000813 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Ralls County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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