Built in 1888 (Neoclassical architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
One of 11 National Register listings published here for Columbia County · listed in 1978 · category: Building · built in 1888, Neoclassical architecture.
Sources: 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 102 fires within 5 miles of George F. Moeck House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 181 acres in total. None 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 | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Other causes | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MILL STREET |
| 6 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | OWL CREEK |
| 5 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | OLD RAINIER ROAD #2 |
| 4 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MILE POST 35 |
| 4 September 1992 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | PELLHAM HILL RD. |
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.2 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | COTTONWOOD POINT FIRE |
| 3 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HARBOR VIEW DR. #1 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 39 workings within 5 miles of George F. Moeck House: 25 past producers, 10 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 unknown. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Aluminum, Iron, Titanium, Metal. 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) Longview Aluminum Smelter | Aluminum, Contained or Metal | Plant | ||
| Bauxite Kalama-Rainer | Aluminum, Iron, Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | ||
| Kalama-Ranier Bauxite Occurrence | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Mount 5640 Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| C Zimmermann | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Columbia West Materials & Const | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Just-A-Mere Farm Inc | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Just-A-Mere Farm Inc | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Pete Matiaco | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Peterson | Stone | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rainier, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2004 and 2019: 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2019 | Flood | Rainier | $30,000 | Several structures impacted from flooding along Fox Creek in the city of Rainier, Oregon. Eventual cause may have been a blocked culvert. U.S. Highway 30 was closed at times. |
| June 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Rainier | - | Cowlitz county, Washington dispatch received several reports of a tornado that touched down on the Oregon side of the Columbia River, about 3 miles southeast of Rainier, crossed the river to the mouth of the Kalama River as a waterspout, and moved onshore on the Washington side as a tornado. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Woodbine Cemetery-Green Mountain Cemetery | 2.6 miles | 2001 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78002283 in Record Group 79. |
| Columbia County | All 11 listed properties in this county. |
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