Built in 1917. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
“The Otto Huechling House is a historic house in Mimbres, New Mexico. It was built in 1917 by Otto Huechling, who came to New Mexico as a homesteader in the 1870s.”
Wikipedia article Otto Huechling House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 45 National Register listings published here for Grant County · listed in 1988 · category: Building · built in 1917.
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 68 fires within 5 miles of Otto Huechling House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 230 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MILLER |
| 6 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | HENDRICKS |
| 17 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | DOCTOR |
| 17 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | not named |
| 9 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LAWS |
| 3 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LOWER ACLAIN |
| 3 July 2002 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LION |
| 28 July 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | GEORGETOWN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Otto Huechling House: 16 past producers, 7 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Silver, Silver, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Mine | Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1875, 1942 | |
| Commercial Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| Georgetown Mines | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1866, 1873, 1893 | |
| Materials Pit 66-50-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Naiad Queen Mine | Lead, Silver, Vanadium, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| San Cristobal Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1953 | |
| Satisfaction Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper, Silver, Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Naiad Queen Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1866, 1875, 1945 | |
| Old Claim | Manganese, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Sphalerite |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mimbres, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 2007 and 2013: 4 hail, 3 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2007 | Hail | Mimbres | $20,000 | Hail, mainly quarter to pin pong ball size, accumulated to a depth of at least a foot in Mimbres. The sound that accompanied the hail shaft while still in the distance was described as a roar. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Mimbres | $2,000 | Aklan Hill Road was closed north of Mimbres due to flooding. A water rescue was performed. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Mimbres | - | Nickel size hail was reported to a depth of 3 inches along Highway 152 between San Lorenzo and Emory Pass. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Mimbres | - | Forest Service personnel reported 3 to 4 feet of water was running down the mimbres river 1 to 2 miles north of Mimbres Ranger Station. Low water crossing on Forest Road 150 near mile marker 35 flowing about 4 to 5 feet deep. |
| September 2007 | Flash Flood | Mimbres | - | Roads were flooded and culverts washed out around Mimbres. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Mimbres | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Mimbres | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Granville Wood House | under 500 feet | 1988 | |
| Ysabel Valencia House | 0.3 miles | 1988 | |
| William Redding House | 1.1 miles | 1988 | |
| Mimbres School | 1.2 miles | 1988 | |
| Hooks-Moore Store | 1.3 miles | 1988 | |
| George Sibole Store | 1.4 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88000496 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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