Built in 1910. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“The Ax Billy Department Store, located in Eugene, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is currently occupied by the Downtown Athletic Club.”
Wikipedia article Ax Billy Department Store, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 123 National Register listings published here for Lane County · listed in 1982 · category: Building · built in 1910.
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 160 fires within 5 miles of Ax Billy Department Store between 1997 and 2020, burning about 92 acres in total. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 111 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Fireworks | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | 150215987 |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | 150215670 |
| 7 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | FFD140203958 |
| 7 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Western Lane District | BLANTON |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | EAST 40TH |
| 5 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | FFD140202531 |
| 3 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | 150211575 |
| 3 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | 150211432 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Ax Billy Department Store: 20 past producers, 12 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Molding Sand Deposit | Silica, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Eugene Molding Sand Deposit | Silica, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hawkins Butte | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Hawkins Butte | Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Eugene Sand and Gravel Incorporate | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Fisher Butte Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Larson Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Larson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eugene, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 hail. 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 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Eugene | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Eugene | $25,000 | A Lane Community College Official witnessed a rain wrapped tornado that significantly damaged three vehicles. One vehicle was moved around 125 feet and ended upside down on a berm in a parking lot. Estimated wind speeds of 65 to 85 mph is needed to move a car which rates the tornado as an EF0. |
| January 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eugene | $15,000 | Strong winds from a band of thunderstorms brought around 8 large trees down. Some of these trees damaged power poles or took down power lines as they fell, and resulted in power outages. A stop sign was blown down, part of a roof blew off, as well as two chicken coup roofs. Part of a chain link fence form a construction site blew onto 5th Street and blocked the southbound lanes. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eugene | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Flood | Eugene | - | Heavy persistent rainfall resulted in localized flooding at several of Eugene parks and creeks impacting Alton Baker Park, Delta Ponds, and along the Fern Ridge Path. A trained spotter reports lots of ponding of water near Fairmount Blvd and E 19th Ave, downhill from Hendricks Park. Additionally, another trained spotter reports parts of Amazon Park Trail underwater in the area of E 23rd Ave and Willamette St. due to small stream/river flooding. |
| June 2005 | Lightning | Eugene | - | Thunderstorms produced frequent lightning in the Eugene and Springfield area early in the morning. Lightning struck several power transformers in Eugene and Cottage Grove, resulting in power outages to 300 Eugene residences and 50 in Cottage Grove. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Eugene | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Schaefers Building | under 500 feet | 1979 |
 | McDonald Theater Building | under 500 feet | 1982 |
 | Quackenbush Hardware Store | 0.1 miles | 1982 |
 | Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity House (Old) | 0.1 miles | 1983 |
 | McMorran and Washburne Department Store Building | 0.2 miles | 1989 |
 | Eugene Hotel | 0.2 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82003731 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lane County | All 123 listed properties in this county. |
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