Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
“The Hunter-Morelock House is a historic house located at 104 Holmes St. in Wallowa, Oregon. The house was built in 1903 for Charles A.”
Wikipedia article Hunter-Morelock House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 22 National Register listings published here for Wallowa County · listed in 1985 · 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 26 fires within 5 miles of Hunter-Morelock House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 49 acres in total. 20 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HOT FENCE |
| 5 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SPOTTY |
| 5 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa Unit | LOWER DIAMOND FIRE |
| 31 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa Unit | ROCK CREEK JUNIPER |
| 21 August 1994 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wallowa Unit | GOEBEL SPOT |
| 21 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa Unit | CORRAL |
| 2 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa Unit | UPPER ELK FLATS |
| 19 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa Unit | PONDO |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Hunter-Morelock House: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stones Sand & Gravel | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Stones Sand & Gravel | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Minam-Spring Creek | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Minam-Spring Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wallowa, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 1999 and 2019: 3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 wildfire, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Wallowa | $100,000 | Eyewitnesses saw the cover being ripped off the sewer ponds and rotating debris being blown into the air across the Wallowa Rover. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Wallowa | $50,000 | Field and roadway flooding was seen along the Grande Ronde River and numerous other small streams with significant snowmelt and heavy rain. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallowa | $1,000 | Strong winds from a thunderstorm knocked down several trees in Wallowa. Hail also fell with this storm. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Wallowa | - | In additon, heavy rain fell for almost 1 hour. |
| September 2002 | Wildfire | Wallowa | - | Around 200 firefighters were assigned to the Anniversary fire, which was sparked by lightning on an unknown date near the bottom of Big Canyon. Three engines, one dozer, four air tankers, one helicopter, and two water tenders were assigned to this fire, which burned 290 acres. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Wallowa | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Wallowa | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Wallowa Ranger Station | 0.5 miles | 2009 |
 | Lostine Pharmacy | 7.2 miles | 2014 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85000373 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Wallowa County | All 22 listed properties in this county. |
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