Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
“The John Fiechter House, also known as Failing Cottage, is a historic house in Benton County, Oregon, United States.”
Wikipedia article John Fiechter House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 56 National Register listings published here for Benton 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 39 fires within 5 miles of John Fiechter House between 1993 and 2018, burning about 419 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge | NUSBAUM 15 |
| 6 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BRUCE RD FIRE |
| 6 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.0 acres | William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge | NUSBAUM 94 |
| 3 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge | NEW SKID |
| 15 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Philomath Unit | MILL HILL |
| 15 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Philomath Unit | BEAVER CREEK |
| 7 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Philomath Unit | DECKER STRIKE |
| 3 August 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Philomath Unit | NICOLE DR. |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of John Fiechter House: 6 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| C.E. Jones Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Conte Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Conte Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Corvallis, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 1996 and 2019: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 funnel cloud, 1 lightning. 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 2014 | Lightning | Corvallis | $11,000 | Abundant lightning resulted in around 1000 PGE customers without power in the Albany and Corvallis area. A public caller reported that a large tree struck from lightning fell onto a home. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Corvallis | - | The Willamette River near Corvallis crested at 32.8 feet around 9 AM on April 10th, which is 2.8 feet above flood stage. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corvallis | - | no account filed |
| January 2006 | Flood | Corvallis | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corvallis | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Funnel Cloud | Corvallis | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard S. Irwin Barn | 2.1 miles | 1988 | |
 | Willamette Community and Grange Hall | 2.4 miles | 2009 |
 | Peter Rickard Farmstead | 2.7 miles | 1983 |
 | Edwin and Anna Starr House | 4.2 miles | 1986 |
 | Independent School | 5.5 miles | 2013 |
| Hull-Oakes Lumber Company | 7.0 miles | 1996 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85000789 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Benton County | All 56 listed properties in this county. |
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