Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
“The Orion Clemens House, also known as Mark Twain's House, is a two-story Late Victorian house located at 502 N. Division St. in Carson City, the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada.”
Wikipedia article Orion Clemens House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 43 National Register listings published here for Carson City · listed in 1979 · 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 173 fires within 5 miles of Orion Clemens House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,142 acres in total. 43 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 | 50 |
| Natural | 43 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 30 |
| 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 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 4 September 2019 | Natural | 5.3 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | JACKS |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 52 workings within 5 miles of Orion Clemens House: 26 past producers, 12 occurrences, 9 prospects, 3 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| 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 | ||
| Crystal Claims | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Lucky Strike Group | Uranium, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | West Side Historic District | under 500 feet | 2011 |
 | Abraham Curry House | under 500 feet | 1987 |
 | St. Peter's Episcopal Church | under 500 feet | 1978 |
 | Lew M. Meder House | under 500 feet | 1978 |
 | Dat So La Lee House | 0.1 miles | 1994 |
 | U.S. Mint | 0.1 miles | 1975 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79003439 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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