Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
“Robb House, located in Forest Grove, Oregon, is a house listed on the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article James D. Robb House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 51 National Register listings published here for Washington County · listed in 1988 · 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 7 fires within 5 miles of James D. Robb House between 2000 and 2020, burning about 18 acres in total. 3 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 | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | NL210 RD POSITIVE STRIKE |
| 7 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SOUTHFORK CARPENTER CR R |
| 5 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Forest Grove District | 1S4W BURN |
| 5 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Forest Grove District | GALES PEAK FIRE |
| 29 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | OPPENLANDER LANE FIRE |
| 2 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 17 acres | Forest Grove District | HERR ROAD FIRE |
| 2 October 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | OMEGA DRIVE FIRE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of James D. Robb House: 11 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Grove Clay Products Co | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Forest Grove Clay Products Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Carpenter Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hergert Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Otto Rock Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Plant #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Forest Grove, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2007 and 2018: 1 heavy rain, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Forest Grove | $100,000 | Multiple greenhouse structures were damaged at a farm on Thatcher Road. Witness accounts also confirmed a tornado. The tornado was likely on the ground for about 30 seconds to 1 minute. |
| December 2007 | Heavy Rain | Forest Grove | - | Storm total precipitation was 6.37 inches. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Benjamin Cornelius Jr. House | 0.3 miles | 1988 |
 | Painter's Woods Historic District | 0.4 miles | 2009 |
 | Clark Historic District | 0.4 miles | 2002 |
 | Isaac Macrum House | 0.4 miles | 1998 |
 | C.W. Mertz Rental House #2 | 0.6 miles | 2005 |
 | Forest Grove Downtown Historic District | 0.6 miles | 2020 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88001033 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Washington County | All 51 listed properties in this county. |
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