Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
“The Churchill School, located in Baker City, Oregon, is a former public school listed on the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article Churchill School (Baker City, Oregon), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 14 National Register listings published here for Baker County · listed in 2008 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Churchill School between 1992 and 2020, burning about 170 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Baker Unit | INC #1094 |
| 21 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Other causes | under an acre | Baker Unit | HAYSTACK #2 |
| 16 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | RODON |
| 7 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Vale District | DOOLEY MTN |
| 5 August 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | ARCHERY RANGE |
| 5 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | SHOULDA BEEN BIGGER |
| 5 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Baker Unit | ELK CREEK |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 70 workings within 5 miles of Churchill School: 41 past producers, 16 producers, 7 unknowns, 4 occurrences. 16 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain Lime Mill | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Gray Eagle | Antimony, Gold | Producer | Stibnite | |
| Heston Site | Copper | Producer | ||
| Rouen Gulch | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Sam-O Spring | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Coyote Peak Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Coyote Peak Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Griffin Gulch | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Griffin Gulch | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Baker City, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 1996: 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1996 | Heavy Rain | Baker City | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | St. Elizabeth Hospital (Old) | 0.8 miles | 1989 |
 | Ed Rand House | 0.9 miles | 1981 |
 | Baker Historic District | 1.0 miles | 1978 |
| Baker Municipal Natatorium | 1.2 miles | 1977 | |
 | Robert F. and Elizabeth Clark House | 1.3 miles | 1989 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 08000182 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Baker County | All 14 listed properties in this county. |
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