Built in 1895 (I-house). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
“The Tomas Gonzales House, near Abiquiu, New Mexico, United States, was built in 1895. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.”
Wikipedia article Tomas Gonzales House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 46 National Register listings published here for Rio Arriba County · listed in 1996 · category: Building · built in 1895, I-house.
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 19 fires within 5 miles of Tomas Gonzales House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 38 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 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 July 2008 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Carson National Forest | PINE CONE |
| 15 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chama District | PADILLA |
| 30 May 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson National Forest | RED ROCKS #6 ACF |
| 23 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 22 May 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 1 May 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | JACK |
| 19 April 1992 | Smoking | under an acre | Carson National Forest | not named |
| 18 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chama District | 189 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Tomas Gonzales House: 1 past producer, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Silver, Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Minas Jimmie Prospect | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Lily Belle | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Ra03-001 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Abiquiu, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 1998 and 2020: 5 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2014 | Flash Flood | Abiquiu | $50,000 | Twenty minutes of intense rainfall followed by 4 hours of moderate rainfall caused wash out of County Road 155. A culvert beneath the road could not hold all the water and breached the roadway. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Abiquiu | $10,000 | County road 155 washed away and culverts destroyed. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Abiquiu | $5,000 | Observer reported the most severe storm at this location in 15 years. A total of 1.28 inches of rain fell in 45 minutes and the main road on their property was ripped apart and culverts destroyed. Additionally, their garden was shredded by hail. |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Abiquiu | $5,000 | Flash flooding along Arroyo Del Yeso filled roads with mud and clogged the bridge to Ghost Ranch with heavy debris. |
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Abiquiu | $2,500 | County Road 162 near the intersection of U.S. Highway 84, close to Abiquiu, was partially washed away. The culvert was reportedly too small to carry the volume of water generated by the heavy rain and topped the roadway. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abiquiu | - | A dry thunderstorm produced a brief high wind gust up to 59 mph near Abiquiu. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Georgia O'Keeffe Home and Studio | 1.2 miles | 1998 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 96000258 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Rio Arriba County | All 46 listed properties in this county. |
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