Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
“The Foreman-Roberts House, formerly the James D. Roberts House and now also known as the Foreman-Roberts House Museum, is a historic house and museum located at 1217 N.”
Wikipedia article Foreman-Roberts House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 43 National Register listings published here for Carson City · listed in 1978 · category: Building.
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 183 fires within 5 miles of Foreman-Roberts, House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,185 acres in total. 41 started naturally. 5 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 | 59 |
| Natural | 41 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 11 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | BRUNSWICK |
| 8 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carson City District Office | ARROWHEAD |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carson City District Office | AMBROSE |
| 8 September 2005 | Other causes | under an acre | Carson City District Office | TRAVEL |
| 8 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | KOONTZ |
| 8 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | MEXICAN |
| 5 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District | POLECAT |
| 3 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | SILVER |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 48 workings within 5 miles of Foreman-Roberts, House: 22 past producers, 12 occurrences, 9 prospects, 3 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Uranium, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick Canyon Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Carson Black Lead Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | 1903 | |
| Carson City Monazite-Bearing Placer | REE, Chromium, Gold, Iron, Zirconium | Prospect | ||
| Carson Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Tungsten | Prospect | ||
| Lucky Strike Group | Uranium, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Mahogany Rock Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| May Day | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| North Carson | Copper, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| North Carson Mine | Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Premier Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Antimony, Bismuth, Lead, Cobalt | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | David Smaill House | 0.1 miles | 1985 |
 | Belknap House | 0.2 miles | 1997 |
 | Adams House | 0.3 miles | 1999 |
 | Virginia and Truckee Railroad Depot-Carson City | 0.3 miles | 1998 |
 | U.S. Mint | 0.3 miles | 1975 |
 | Carson City Post Office | 0.4 miles | 1979 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78003213 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Carson City | All 43 listed properties in this county. |
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