Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“The Elgin Opera House, located at 100 North 8th Street in Elgin, Oregon, United States, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article Elgin Opera House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 21 National Register listings published here for Union County · listed in 1980 · 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 29 fires within 5 miles of Elgin City Hall and Opera House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 782 acres in total. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | LaGrande District | PUMPKIN RIDGE |
| 20 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | LaGrande District | DARR CANYON |
| 8 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | LaGrande District | COFFIN #1 |
| 7 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 17 acres | LaGrande District | GORDAN CREEK |
| 7 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.7 acres | LaGrande District | BEEHIVE |
| 7 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 680 acres | LaGrande District | RHINEHART |
| 7 August 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | LaGrande District | GORDON CREEK |
| 5 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Umatilla National Forest | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Elgin City Hall and Opera House: 22 past producers, 13 producers, 2 occurrences. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Diatomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek | Diatomite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Indian Creek Diatomite | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Elgin | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Lough | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Philips Creek | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| West Quarry | Stone | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elgin, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1997 and 2019: 17 hail, 2 lightning, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 strong 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elgin | $5,000 | Reports of power outages due to downed tree limbs in the area north of Elgin. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elgin | - | Two large trees down across road. The road also had standing water and looked like a little river. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Elgin | - | Nickel sized hail fell for 5 minutes and covered the ground. It was followed by an estimated 1/2 inch of rain in 10 to 15 minutes. |
| August 2009 | Heavy Rain | Elgin | - | Rainfall of 1.5 inches was observed. |
| May 1999 | Strong Wind | Elgin | - | Strong gusty winds knocked out power to about 550 residences in Elgin for around 1 1/2 hours. |
| August 1999 | Hail | Elgin | - | Nickled-sized hail covered the ground. |
| July 1998 | Lightning | Elgin | - | Lightning struck a power pole near a plywood mill in Elgin. The strike blew up a transformer and caused a pole fire and damaged electronic equipment in the plant. Part of the plant was not operating for a day because of the damaged equipment. |
| July 1997 | Lightning | Elgin | - | Lightning struck electrical equipment near an Elgin substation knocking out power to 1,100 customers. Lightning also hit a pole north of Elgin spliting it in half and blew fuses on the line. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Elgin | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Elgin | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Elgin | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Elgin | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Elgin | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Elgin | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Elgin | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Elgin | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Elgin | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Elgin | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Elgin | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Elgin | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Elgin | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Elgin | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Elgin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dry Creek School | 6.1 miles | 2000 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80003383 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Union County | All 21 listed properties in this county. |
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