Built in 1912. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
“The Brinks House at 416 Railroad Street in Alberton in Mineral County, Montana was built in 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.”
Wikipedia article Brinks House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 19 National Register listings published here for Mineral County · listed in 1997 · category: Building · built in 1912.
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 202 fires within 5 miles of Brinks House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,983 acres in total. 60 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 60 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | NATURAL PIER BRIDGE |
| 21 September 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | RANGER STATION |
| 20 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | SAWMILL 2 |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | WEST NINEMILE 3 |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | WEST NINEMILE 2 |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | WEST NINEMILE 1 |
| 19 September 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | MILE MARKER 76 #2 |
| 17 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | PLATEAU |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Brinks House: 1 unknown, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Beryllium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| White Cap Prospect | Beryllium | Prospect |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alberton, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 2003 and 2018: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 wildfire, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alberton | $15,000 | Strong winds caused several Ponderosa pine trees to be uprooted. These trees damaged a well house and an all-terrain vehicle. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alberton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down 3 to 4 large trees. The trees had diameters estimated to be between 1 and 3 feet along the Oregon Lakes Trail. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alberton | - | A tree was reported down over I-90. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Alberton | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alberton | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Wildfire | Alberton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Chadwick House | under 500 feet | 1997 |
 | Bestwick's Market | under 500 feet | 1997 |
 | Alberton School | 0.1 miles | 1997 |
| Thorn House | 0.2 miles | 1997 | |
 | Railroad Depot | 0.2 miles | 1997 |
 | Methodist Church of Alberton | 0.2 miles | 1997 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 96001601 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Mineral County | All 19 listed properties in this county. |
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