Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
“The Soap Creek School, located near Corvallis, Oregon, United States, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article Soap Creek School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 56 National Register listings published here for Benton County · listed in 1991 · 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 34 fires within 5 miles of Soap Creek School between 1992 and 2018, burning about 177 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 1 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SULPHUR SOAP |
| 5 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | S. BERRY CR. 21 |
| 5 September 2014 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 86 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CHIP ROSS FIRE |
| 28 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Philomath Unit | RIVENDALE LANE FIRE |
| 28 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Philomath Unit | CHIP ROSS |
| 2 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Philomath Unit | CRESENT VALLEY DR |
| 12 September 2000 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Philomath Unit | MT. VIEW DRIVE |
| 7 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Philomath Unit | ALDER CREEK |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Soap Creek School: 24 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Rock Products 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Albany Rock Products 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Coffin Butte | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tremaine Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tremaine Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Alder Creek Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Clemons | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Coffin Butte Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Coffin Butte Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Oregon State University | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Camp Arboretum Sign Shop | 2.3 miles | 2008 |
 | Lewisburg Hall and Warehouse Company Building | 2.8 miles | 1991 |
 | North Palestine Baptist Church | 3.3 miles | 2013 |
 | Children's Farm Home School | 4.7 miles | 2008 |
 | Dr. Ralph Lyman Bosworth House | 5.9 miles | 1981 |
 | Charles L. Schuster House | 6.1 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 91000803 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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