BlockFrom the record
One of 31 National Register listings published here for Wasco County · listed in 1971 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Fort Dalles Surgeon's Quarters
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 15th and Garrison Sts., The Dalles, 97058
- When was it listed? September 1971
- Category. building
- Census division. The Dalles
- National Register reference number. 71000682 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Fires near this property
99 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Fort Dalles Surgeon's Quarters between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,412 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | SHOOTING RANGE |
| 9 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | RIVER RD |
| 7 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SEVENMILE 2 |
| 6 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | GOLF COURSE |
| 30 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | BROWNS CREEK |
| 30 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | CHENOWITH CREEK |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BROWNS CREEK |
| 29 September 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | MILL CREEK #2 |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 53 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 53 workings within 5 miles of Fort Dalles Surgeon's Quarters: 29 past producers, 23 producers, 1 plant. 24 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) the Dalles Aluminum Smelter | Aluminum, Contained or Metal | Plant | ||
| Douthit Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| J. Sandoz Well | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| M. Martin Well | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Foley Lakes | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Foley Lakes Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Harvey | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Harvey Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Harvey Quarry | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
3 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names The Dalles, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 1998 and 2019: 1 heavy rain, 1 wildfire, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2002 | Wildfire | The Dalles | $10,000 | The Sheldon Ridge Fire, sparked by lightning, consumed 12,681 acres and eight structures, all of which were out buildings. Around 250 homes were threatened by the flames. Oregon National Guard Troops assisted in battling the flames. |
| August 2019 | Flood | The Dalles | - | Several areas of flooding reported due to heavy rainfall and small hail. |
| June 1998 | Heavy Rain | The Dalles | - | A thunderstorm that moved through The Dalles dumped up to 0.67 inches of rain in 20 minutes, knocked out power, and caused some flooding problems. The wind blew trees and tree limbs onto power lines causing power outages to much of the east side of town. Heavy rain caused minor street flooding, flooding of basements and businesses, and caused manhole covers to come loose. Rock slides were reported along hillsides. Pea sized hail was also reported. |
Map coverage status
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.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Anderson, Lewis, House, Barn and Granary | 0.4 miles | 1980 |
 | Malcolm A. Moody House | 0.6 miles | 1980 |
 | Bennett-Williams House | 0.7 miles | 1986 |
 | Hugh Glenn House | 0.8 miles | 1991 |
 | Trevitt's Addition Historic District | 0.8 miles | 1995 |
 | Orlando Humason House | 0.9 miles | 1991 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 71000682 in Record Group 79. |
| Wasco County | All 31 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.