Built in 1901. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
“Ball House, at 300 San Juan in Aztec, New Mexico, US, was built in 1901. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.”
Wikipedia article D.C. Ball House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 21 National Register listings published here for San Juan County · listed in 1985 · category: Building · built in 1901.
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 72 fires within 5 miles of D. C. Ball House between 1994 and 2020, burning about 103 acres in total. 33 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Jicarilla Agency | HURRY UP |
| 5 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | FARMER |
| 4 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | 2575 |
| 3 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | POTTER |
| 23 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | DRY WALL |
| 22 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | MAILBOX |
| 22 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | HAMPTON2 |
| 10 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | CAMPBELL |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of D. C. Ball House: 4 unknowns, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aztec Gypsum Prospect | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Airport Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Spencerville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Aztec, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 1997 and 2017: 2 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2015 | Flash Flood | Aztec | $1,000,000 | The Blanco Arroyo overflowed its banks and, combined with heavy rain across the area, led to significant flash flooding. Firefighters rescued a few individuals from the roofs of their homes, otherwise no major injuries or fatalities were reported. Several homes were reportedly shifted off their foundation and a propane tank at one of those homes was swept away in the flood waters. Multiple classrooms were damaged at three area schools, causing all schools to be closed on the 27th and one school, Lydia Rippey Elementary, to be closed on the 28th. The Aztec Municipal Golf Course at Hidden Valley was closed until further notice due to damages incurred from the flooding. A large rock slide closed Navajo Road 36 at mile marker 28, with other smaller road closures reported around Aztec. Measured rainfall in the area ranges from an inch to a little over an inch and a half. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aztec | $150,000 | Damaging winds caused multiple trees to fall over, landing on houses and power lines. This caused power outages for portions of Aztec, Flora Vista, and Crouch Mesa. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aztec | $20,000 | Power poles blown over onto roadway in Aztec. Minor damage reported to several vehicles. |
| August 1997 | Flash Flood | Aztec | - | Three to 6 inches of mud and debris covered parts of Highway 550 in Aztec following heavy rain of 1 to 2 inches on the mesa above town near the airport. Several other city streets were temporarily closed by the runoff. |
| October 2006 | Hail | Aztec | - | no account filed |
1 paper published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 251 issues, 1,032 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.
| Newspaper | Published |
|---|---|
| The San Juan County Index | 1890 to 19?? |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Depot | under 500 feet | 1985 |
 | Austin-McDonald House | 0.2 miles | 1985 |
 | Building at 500 White Avenue | 0.2 miles | 1985 |
 | Church Avenue-Lovers Lane Historic Ditrict | 0.3 miles | 1985 |
| McCoy-Maddox House | 0.4 miles | 1985 | |
 | Daws-Keys House | 0.4 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85000326 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| San Juan County | All 21 listed properties in this county. |
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