Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
“Marten-Becker House, also known as Becker House, is a historic home located at St. It was built about 1865, and is a two-story, "L"-plan, Italianate style brick dwelling.”
Wikipedia article Marten-Becker House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 40 National Register listings published here for St. Charles County · listed in 1979 · 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 1 fire within 5 miles of Marten-Becker House in 2003, burning under an acre 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Marten-Becker House: 10 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Mine #2 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Sand Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Crystal Springs Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Missouri Pacific Rr Co.Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| St Charles Quarry - Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| St Charles Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Thompson and Gray Company Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | African Church | 0.2 miles | 1980 |
 | Midtown Neighborhood Historic District | 0.2 miles | 2014 |
 | Dr. John H. Stumberg House | 0.4 miles | 1978 |
 | Lindenwood Neighborhood Historic District | 0.5 miles | 2016 |
 | Old City Hall | 0.5 miles | 1980 |
| St. Charles Historic District (Boundary Increase II) | 0.5 miles | 1991 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79003200 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| St. Charles County | All 40 listed properties in this county. |
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