Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
“Olsson House and Garage is a site on the National Register of Historic Places located in Ronan, Montana. It was added to the Register on January 15, 2009.”
Wikipedia article Don E. Olsson House and Garage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Lake County · listed in 2009 · 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 125 fires within 5 miles of Don E. Olsson House and Garage between 1993 and 2020, burning about 198 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Flathead Agency | BAPTISTE RD |
| 4 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Flathead Agency | JOHN DEERE |
| 4 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Flathead Agency | ROCK CREEK |
| 4 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Flathead Agency | GRACE |
| 30 September 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Flathead Agency | BARTEL |
| 29 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Flathead Agency | HAMMERDAM4 |
| 28 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Flathead Agency | HAMMERD |
| 24 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Flathead Agency | CANAL RD |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Don E. Olsson House and Garage: 8 unknowns. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ronan, the town this property stands in, in 12 storm reports between 1997 and 2021: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ronan | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ronan | $5,000 | Several live trees were uprooted as thunderstorm outflow winds moved from southwest to northeast across the Mission Valley. Power outages and one report of minor vehicle damage from a falling tree branch were reported. |
| October 2011 | Heavy Rain | Ronan | - | Equipment at Ronan reported 0.89 inches of rainfall in 12 hours. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Ronan | - | Spotter reported 1.50 inch hail 7 miles south of Ronan. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ronan | - | Thunderstorm winds were reported to have blown down several trees and large limbs down onto power lines. |
| June 2006 | Flood | Ronan | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Ronan | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Ronan | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ronan | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ronan | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Ronan | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Funnel Cloud | Ronan | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 08001325 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lake County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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