Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
“The Isaac King House and Barn, located near Philomath, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The house was designed and built by William Pitman in c.1855.”
Wikipedia article Isaac King House and Barn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 56 National Register listings published here for Benton County · listed in 1975 · 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 42 fires within 5 miles of Isaac King House and Barn between 1992 and 2020, burning about 138 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Philomath Unit | BLAKESLEY CREEK |
| 4 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 23 acres | Philomath Unit | FORT HOSKINS |
| 19 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | COUNTY LINE STRIKE |
| 19 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Philomath Unit | PRIEST ROAD |
| 18 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Philomath Unit | EMRY MOORE POND |
| 18 September 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Philomath Unit | MAXFIELD CR. #1 |
| 1 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Philomath Unit | VINCENT CR. |
| 1 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Philomath Unit | J.J. |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Isaac King House and Barn: 16 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemons | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Evans Products Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| La Ro Lumber Co | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Oregon State Highway Division | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Point West Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Publishers Paper | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Reed Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Tri-County Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Clemons | Stone | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Philomath, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 2005 and 2014: 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2014 | Flood | Philomath | - | The Mary's River near Philomath reached flood stage of 20 feet at 830 AM PST on December 21st. The river crested at 20.45 feet, just 0.5 feet below the major flood category around 530 AM PST on December 22nd. |
| January 2009 | Flood | Philomath | - | Heavy rain combined with snowmelt runoff from the Coast Range caused the Marys River to overflow its banks and flood the lowlands. |
| December 2006 | Flood | Philomath | - | The Marys River near Philomath crested at 20.4 feet on the 15th; flood stage for this river is 20.0 feet. |
| January 2006 | Flood | Philomath | - | no account filed |
| January 2006 | Flood | Philomath | - | no account filed |
| December 2005 | Flood | Philomath | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Watson-Price Farmstead | 1.0 miles | 2005 |
 | Charles King House | 6.4 miles | 1990 |
 | Harris Bridge | 6.4 miles | 1979 |
 | Soap Creek School | 7.3 miles | 1991 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 75001579 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Benton County | All 56 listed properties in this county. |
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