Built in 1848. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
“Ranch Headquarters, in Gila, New Mexico, was built mostly in 1890 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.”
Wikipedia article L.C. Ranch Headquarters, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 45 National Register listings published here for Grant County · listed in 1978 · category: Building · built in 1848.
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 11 fires within 5 miles of L. C. Ranch Headquarters between 1993 and 2020, burning about 102 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | BEAR CREEK |
| 13 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SHIEDS |
| 26 July 2015 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | IRON BRIDGE |
| 11 July 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Las Cruces Field Office | MANGUS |
| 28 June 2000 | Natural | 10 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SHIRLEY |
| 25 June 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Socorro District | SYCAMORE |
| 12 June 1994 | Natural | 40 acres | Las Cruces Field Office | SYCAMORE |
| 31 May 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Socorro District | BOB TAIL |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of L. C. Ranch Headquarters: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Pit 64-12-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Black Tower | Manganese | Past Producer | 1954 | |
| Black Tower Claim | Manganese | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Hillside | Manganese | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Hillside | Manganese | Past Producer | 1952 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gila, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 2010 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gila | $75,000 | A newly placed trailer was overturned and blown off supports and a large trampoline was removed from property on south side of Gila. Another mobile home near River Road suffered significant roof damage and a tree was uprooted on the property. Numerous flattened yucca stalks were reported. ||An uprooted pine tree was observed on a property along highway 153 between Hooker Loop and Lee Road. Hail up to a half inch in diameter was also observed. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gila | - | A spotter reported a peak wind gust of 59 mph two miles northeast of Gila. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gila | - | Spotter measured a wind gust to 74 mph northeast of Gila. |
| September 2018 | Hail | Gila | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Gila | - | U.S. Forest Service reported quarter size hail accumulating to 8 inches near the intersection of U.S. 180 and Highway 211. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gila | - | Law enforcement reported an estimated 60 mph wind gust. |
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 78001816 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Grant County | All 45 listed properties in this county. |
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