Built in 1913. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
“The Oregon City Carnegie Library is an historic library building located in Oregon City, Oregon, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.”
Wikipedia article Oregon City Carnegie Library, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 93 National Register listings published here for Clackamas County · listed in 2014 · category: Building · built in 1913.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Oregon City Carnegie Library in 2018, burning under an acre in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | FERGUSON FLOWER BED |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Oregon City Carnegie Library: 20 past producers, 11 producers, 2 occurrences. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Silica, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petes Mtn | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Petes Mtn | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| J P Vlahos | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pynns Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Seventh Day Adventists | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Francis Welsh Silica Mine | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Francis Welsh Silica Mine | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Terrill Silica Deposit | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Terrill Silica Deposit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| J P Vlahos | Stone | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oregon City, the town this property stands in, in 10 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 4 flood, 2 hail, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2022 | Debris Flow | Oregon City | $50,000 | Oregon 99E was closed due to a rock fall which damaged a large truck. Around 2 to 3 inches of rain fell. |
| October 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Oregon City | $35,000 | no account filed |
| December 2014 | Heavy Rain | Oregon City | - | The Oregon Department of Transportation reported that heavy rain resulted in a rockslide that blocked Highway 99E in Oregon City. |
| January 2012 | Flood | Oregon City | - | Heavy rain combined with snowmelt runoff caused the Willamette River below the Falls at Oregon City to overflow its banks and flood low lying areas. The Willamette River crested at 29.1 feet on January 21st at 5 pm PST, 2.1 feet above flood stage. |
| November 2006 | Flood | Oregon City | - | The Clackamas River near Oregon City crested at 39.4 feet on November 7th, with flood stage at 39.0 feet. |
| January 2006 | Flood | Oregon City | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Oregon City | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oregon City | - | no account filed |
| December 2005 | Flood | Oregon City | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Oregon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | First Congregational Church of Oregon City | under 500 feet | 1982 |
 | Richard Petzold House | under 500 feet | 1985 |
 | Charles David Latourette House | 0.1 miles | 1980 |
 | Dr. Forbes Barclay House | 0.2 miles | 1974 |
 | Elizabeth Clark House | 0.2 miles | 1990 |
 | Oregon City Municipal Elevator | 0.2 miles | 2014 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 14000180 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Clackamas County | All 93 listed properties in this county. |
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