Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
One of 73 National Register listings published here for Linn County · listed in 1991 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of First Baptist Church of Brownsville between 1992 and 2015, burning about 10 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | GAP ROAD # 2 |
| 29 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | MIDDLE RIDGE # 2 |
| 14 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | UNION POINT # 2 |
| 11 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | SUNSET LANE |
| 4 August 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | UNION POINT |
| 15 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | COURTNEY CREEK # 2 |
| 15 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | COURTNEY CREEK # 3 |
| 12 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | OAK BASIN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of First Baptist Church of Brownsville: 16 past producers, 14 producers. 14 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abc Crushing Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Abc Crushing Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brownsville Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brownsville Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ellefson | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Ellefson Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Henshaw Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Henshaw Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Leblanc | Stone | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brownsville, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2019: 4 funnel cloud. 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 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Brownsville | - | Public reported a funnel cloud near Brownsville. |
| May 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Brownsville | - | A trained storm spotter reported two funnel clouds 2 miles west of Brownsville, OR. |
| October 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Brownsville | - | A couple of reports from the Public described a funnel cloud around 10 miles north of Brownsville, Oregon. One of the reports came from an off-duty police dispatcher that confirmed rotation with the cloud. |
| June 2009 | Funnel Cloud | Brownsville | - | A funnel cloud was sighted and photographed north of Brownsville during the afternoon. The time and exact location are estimated based on the narrative from the newspaper clipping. The funnel cloud and another one nearby never touched the ground, lasted only a few minutes before they disappeared. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross-Averill House | under 500 feet | 1991 | |
 | Starr and Blakely Drug Store | under 500 feet | 1982 |
 | C. J. Howe Building | 0.1 miles | 1980 |
 | John M. Moyer House | 0.2 miles | 1974 |
 | John and Mary Moore House | 0.3 miles | 2001 |
 | George C. Cooley House | 0.7 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 91000807 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Linn County | All 73 listed properties in this county. |
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