Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
One of 40 National Register listings published here for Coos County · listed in 2010 · category: Building.
Sources: 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 180 fires within 5 miles of Egyptian Theatre between 1992 and 2020, burning about 49 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 49 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 28 |
| Smoking | 28 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Fireworks | 8 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | NORTH SPIT |
| 8 September 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | LIBBY LANE |
| 8 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | GRINNELL LANE |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SECOND CREEK |
| 6 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | IDA LANE |
| 5 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | SHINGLEHOUSE SLOUGH |
| 4 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | NOAH BUTTE |
| 3 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | E. CATCHING SLOUGH ROAD |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Egyptian Theatre: 15 past producers, 10 producers, 5 occurrences, 1 unknown. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Chromium, Silica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Magnet Process | Chromium, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Parker Magnetic Process | Chromium, Iron | Unknown | ||
| Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Main Quarry and Plant | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Main Quarry and Plant | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Pigeon Point | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Pigeon Point | Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Burch | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Burch Deposits | Chromium | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coos Bay, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 1998 and 2016: 1 heavy rain, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coos Bay | - | A spotter 2SSE Coos Bay reported that a wind gust estimated at 70-75 mph blew off shingles and caused widespread tree damage. Power lines were damaged by the winds and trees, and 13000 people were without power at one point. Time of the wind event was estimated. |
| March 1998 | Heavy Rain | Coos Bay | - | 3.55 inches rainfall in 24 hrs. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Marshfield Elks Temple | under 500 feet | 1983 |
 | Chandler Hotel and Annex | under 500 feet | 1984 |
 | Hub Department Store Building | under 500 feet | 1992 |
 | Coos Bay National Bank Building | under 500 feet | 1989 |
 | Koski Building | under 500 feet | 1994 |
 | J. S. Coke Building | 0.1 miles | 1991 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 10000281 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Coos County | All 40 listed properties in this county. |
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