Built in 1904 (Queen Anne style architecture in the United States). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
One of 33 National Register listings published here for Polk County · listed in 1981 · category: Building · built in 1904, Queen Anne style architecture in the United States.
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 9 fires within 5 miles of George A. Wells Jr. House between 1992 and 2017, burning about 195 acres 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge | FIELD 9 |
| 1 August 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Northwest Oregon District | WELLS ISLE |
| 9 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BARRETT CREEK |
| 9 July 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge | WINTEL RD |
| 28 July 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 175 acres | Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge | GOOSE1988 |
| 25 July 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge | MOHOFF |
| 30 May 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge | ANKENYFIRE |
| 3 February 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge | ATV FLD 21 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of George A. Wells Jr. House: 13 past producers, 9 producers, 2 occurrences. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Clay | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Buena Vista Clay | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Krauger Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Krauger Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Wigrich-Pomeroy Bar | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Wigrich-Pomeroy Bar | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Independence, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 2003: 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Independence | - | According to a report from the public, a tornado touched down for approximately 5 minutes near Independence. No damage was reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Parker School | 2.9 miles | 1989 |
 | Sarah Helmick State Park | 4.1 miles | 2022 |
 | James S. and Jennie M. Cooper House | 5.1 miles | 1988 |
 | Independence National Bank | 5.2 miles | 1986 |
 | Independence Historic District | 5.2 miles | 1989 |
 | Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Church | 5.2 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 81000521 in Record Group 79. |
| Polk County | All 33 listed properties in this county. |
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