Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
“Thomas Leavitt House, a brick house built in the nineteenth century in Bunkerville, Nevada, United States, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article Thomas Leavitt House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 48 National Register listings published here for Clark County · listed in 1991 · 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 49 fires within 5 miles of Thomas Leavitt House between 1996 and 2020, burning about 902 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 6 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 | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | CCFD 12 |
| 16 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 180 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | VIRGINRIVE |
| 4 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | WHITE ROCK |
| 20 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | ELBOW CANYON |
| 20 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | CCFD 7 |
| 2 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.7 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | WHITE ROCK |
| 18 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | MESQUITE |
| 17 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.2 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | COCHINO |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Thomas Leavitt House: 6 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer, 1 plant. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Geothermal, Gold, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envirochem Mill | Copper, Nickel, Silver | Plant | ||
| Lee Bros. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Aggandize Mining Company Mill | Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| White Park R.D. Mill | Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Bruna Biasi Well | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Bunkerville Water Users Assoc. | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Hafen Dairy Well | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Mesquite Farmers Water Assoc. Well | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Mesquite Farmstead Well | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Well | Geothermal | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bunkerville, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 1998 and 2006: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1998 | Flash Flood | Bunkerville | $30,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bunkerville | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Bunkerville | - | Flooding on the road from Bunkerville to Virgin Peak. Graders had to move mud and debris off the road, and some asphalt was washed away. Relayed from wildfire crews through Incident Meteorologist on site. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Parley Hunt House | 0.7 miles | 1991 |
 | Desert Valley Museum | 4.0 miles | 1991 |
 | Mesquite High School Gymnasium | 4.6 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 91001653 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Clark County | All 48 listed properties in this county. |
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