Built in 1907. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
“Carbon Ave. in Bridger, Montana, was built in 1907. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.”
Wikipedia article Forsman House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 81 National Register listings published here for Carbon County · listed in 1987 · category: Building · built in 1907.
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 26 fires within 5 miles of Forsman House between 1996 and 2020, burning about 514 acres in total. 3 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 | 18 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carbon County | 29 BROWN LN |
| 2 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Miles City Field Office | SAGE ASSIS |
| 13 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | 310 HIGHWAY |
| 9 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Billings Field Office | ROUND BUTTE |
| 9 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Crow Agency | RESORT |
| 5 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Southern Land Office | 235 LOWER RIVER RD |
| 4 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | BRIDGER CEMETARY |
| 28 August 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 80 acres | Miles City Field Office | TRACK 28 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Forsman House: 3 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Limestone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Occurrence | Limestone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Uranium | Uranium | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bridger, the town this property stands in, in 21 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 12 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 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 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridger | - | Tree damage, 2 large trees uprooted, grain silo destroyed. Very localized damage suggestive of a microburst. Gust estimated via damage information provided. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridger | - | Multiple pine trees were downed. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Bridger | - | Some tree damage was reported. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Bridger | - | Some crop damage was reported. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridger | - | South Bridger RAWS |
| June 2006 | Hail | Bridger | - | 10 to 15 minutes of hail |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridger | - | Roofing material ripped off house |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridger | - | 2 inch diameter tree branches down |
| May 2001 | Hail | Bridger | - | .88 inch hail reported by spotters |
| May 2001 | Hail | Bridger | - | 1.00 inch hail reported by spotters |
| July 2001 | Heavy Rain | Bridger | - | 1.5 inches of rain in 35 minutes with 2 inches of water over main street |
| July 2001 | Heavy Rain | Bridger | - | 1-2 inches of rain in 30 minutes |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridger | - | A spotter reported a 60 mph wind gust with a thunderstorm. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Bridger | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Bridger | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Bridger | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Bridger | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Bridger | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Bridger | - | no account filed |
| February 1997 | Flood | Bridger | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Bridger | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wool Warehouse | 0.2 miles | 1987 | |
| Bridger Opera House | 0.2 miles | 1987 | |
 | Corey House | 0.2 miles | 1987 |
 | Glidden House | 0.2 miles | 1987 |
| Heatherington Boarding House | 0.3 miles | 1987 | |
| Farmers Trading Company | 0.3 miles | 2025 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87001233 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Carbon County | All 81 listed properties in this county. |
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