Built in 1904. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
“William Frederick Wittwer House, in Los Lunas, New Mexico, was built in 1904. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.”
Wikipedia article Dr. William Frederick Wittwer House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 18 National Register listings published here for Valencia County · listed in 1987 · category: Building · built in 1904.
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 386 fires within 5 miles of Dr. William Frederick Wittwer House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,461 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 16 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 197 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.8 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | AFS FIRE |
| 25 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Southern Pueblos Agency | JOJOLA |
| 21 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bernalillo District | HACKSAW FIRE |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bernalillo District | 20-60460253X |
| 19 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | GROOT FIRE |
| 14 September 2004 | Smoking | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | RIOCOM |
| 1 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SHED |
| 29 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | BUNTON |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Dr. William Frederick Wittwer House: 8 unknowns, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 65-29 S | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit 68-22-S | Limestone, General | Unknown | ||
| Crusher No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| El Cerro Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| John Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Materials Pit 65-28-F | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit 56-10-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit 57-133-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit 72-8-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit 73-1-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Los Lunas, the town this property stands in, in 24 storm reports between 1993 and 2021: 9 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 4 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1998 | Hail | Los Lunas | $150,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Los Lunas | $100,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Los Lunas | $50,000 | Run off from heavy rain washed out roads and culverts northwest of Los Lunas mainly over Isleta Reservation. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Los Lunas | $20,000 | Emergency Manager reported water in homes in Los Lunas area. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Los Lunas | $20,000 | A dry microburst wind lifted the roof from a mobile home. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Los Lunas | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Los Lunas | $8,000 | Outflow winds from a virga shower blew over a semi-trailer truck along Interstate 25 in Los Lunas. A small hay shed also collapsed and the sheet metal roofing blew up to 200 yards away. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Los Lunas | $5,000 | A dry microburst with estimated wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph downed a large cottonwood tree near Katherine Gallegos Elementary School. No injuries were reported. Damages are estimated for the downed tree. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Los Lunas | $5,000 | Family relative reported transformer blew out and power line down. Wind blew over grill. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Los Lunas | $5,000 | A drainage ditch along N. Los Lentes Road backed up into one house, meanwhile water was overflowing a brick fence into a residents yard. |
| September 1993 | Hail | Los Lunas | $5,000 | The public reported golfball-size hail in Los Lunas, stripping leaves off trees and destroying up to 50% of the crops at the State University Extension Station. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Los Lunas | - | A resident in Los Lunas reported penny to quarter size hail from a slow-moving thunderstorm along with hail accumulations of an inch. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Los Lunas | - | Thunderstorm outflow wind gusts up to 60 mph were reported in Los Lunas. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Los Lunas | - | The Los Lunas Data Center reported a peak wind gust up to 68 mph. |
| July 2013 | Lightning | Los Lunas | - | A large tree was destroyed by a lightning strikes along highway 47. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Los Lunas | - | Broken tree limbs up to 4 inches in diameter. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Los Lunas | - | Six to eight inches of flowing water and mud impacted Main Street near Interstate 25. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Los Lunas | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Los Lunas | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Flood | Los Lunas | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Los Lunas | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Heavy Rain | Los Lunas | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Los Lunas | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Los Lunas | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tranquilino Luna House | under 500 feet | 1975 | |
 | Otero's 66 Service | under 500 feet | 2003 |
 | Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Depot | 0.9 miles | 1979 |
 | El Cerro Tome Site | 4.0 miles | 1996 |
 | Tome Jail | 4.7 miles | 1977 |
 | Miguel E. Baca House | 6.7 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87000131 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Valencia County | All 18 listed properties in this county. |
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