Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
“A St. in Virginia City, Nevada, is a historic Italianate house that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was an 1876 work of Virginia City builder/architect A.F.”
Wikipedia article Piper-Beebe House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 13 National Register listings published here for Storey County · listed in 1993 · 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 67 fires within 5 miles of Piper-Beebe House between 1992 and 2019, burning about 7,226 acres in total. 22 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | SIX MILE |
| 5 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | SIX MILE |
| 30 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Nevada Division of Forestry - Western Region | DAYTON |
| 20 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Carson City District Office | SR 341 |
| 2 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Carson City District Office | TOLL ROAD |
| 13 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada Division of Forestry - Western Region | A STREET |
| 1 September 2001 | Firearms and explosives use | 60 acres | Carson City District Office | 7 MILE |
| 8 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carson City District Office | FLOWERY |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 188 workings within 5 miles of Piper-Beebe House: 117 past producers, 46 prospects, 10 unknowns, 6 occurrences. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Silver, Gold, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andes Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | 1859, 1875 | |
| C & C Shaft | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Iron, Zinc | Past Producer | 1872, 1873 | |
| Chollar Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1860, 1866 | |
| Comstock Lode District | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | 1853, 1859 | |
| Dayton Mine | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Plant | ||
| Flowery Mine | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Manganese, Iron | Producer | 1868, 1995 | |
| Hunt Claims | Tungsten | Occurrence | Scheelite | |
| Keystone Shaft | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| North Bonanza Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1861, 1879 | |
| Ophir Claim | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Iron | Past Producer | 1859 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Virginia City, the town this property stands in, in 12 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 3 flash flood, 3 heavy rain, 2 flood, 2 debris flow. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2017 | Flood | Virginia City | $350,000 | Six Mile Canyon Road was closed due to washouts and heavy damage. The cost to repair the damage is an estimate by the Storey County Public Works Director via a KTVN news article from April. |
| July 2025 | Debris Flow | Virginia City | $25,000 | Flash flooding leading to rockslides was reported by Storey County social media along Six Mile Canyon Rd. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Virginia City | $10,000 | A spotter in the Six Mile Canyon/Samuel Clemens area reported 1.15 of rainfall in less than 30 minutes. Water was flowing into homes with property damage. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Virginia City | $5,000 | C/O the Reno Gazette Journal: The Nevada Highway Patrol indicated that the V and T train derailed near Gold Hill at 1730PST. An official indicated that a mudslide covered the track and caused the derailment. Twelve passengers were on the train but no one was injured. Highway 342 remained closed until around 1145PST on the 9th as the train was put back on its track. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Virginia City | - | County official reported 2.0 mi WNW Six Mile Canyon that Six Mile Canyon Road was closed from R street in Virginia City, NV, to Sam Clemens St. in Dayton, NV, due to washouts and to allow crews time for road repairs. |
| June 2023 | Debris Flow | Virginia City | - | County officials reported 6 Mile Canyon Road was closed until further notice due to mud, rock and water on the roadway. Storey County Public Works was assessing and clearing drainages and debris along the roadway. |
| July 2019 | Heavy Rain | Virginia City | - | CO-OP Observer in Virginia City reported 0.70 inches of rainfall during the afternoon of 26 July from thunderstorms in the area. |
| March 2018 | Heavy Rain | Virginia City | - | Mesonet station AU064 in Virginia City reported 1.40 inches of storm total rainfall from 20 March 0701PST to 23 March 0701PST. |
| May 2018 | Heavy Rain | Virginia City | - | Mesonet station AU064, Virginia City (elevation 6112 feet) reported 1.12 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period from 24 May 0922PST to 25 May 0922PST. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Virginia City | - | Wind gust at the Five Mile Flat NDOT sensor. The gust was caused by an outflow from earlier thunderstorms to the south of the sensor. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Virginia City | - | A Nevada Highway Patrol officer reported slushy hail "as big as a man's fist" along Interstate 80 near Mustang. |
| August 2002 | Flash Flood | Virginia City | - | Flash Flood Virginia City Highlands |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Piper's Opera House | under 500 feet | 1997 |
 | King-McBride Mansion | under 500 feet | 1998 |
 | Henry Piper House | 0.1 miles | 2011 |
 | St. Mary's in the Mountains Catholic Church | 0.2 miles | 1966 |
| St. Paul's Episcopal Church | 0.2 miles | 1966 |
 | Parish House | 0.2 miles | 1993 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93000684 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Storey County | All 13 listed properties in this county. |
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