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One of 93 National Register listings published here for Clackamas County · listed in 1993 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
William Hatchette Vaughan House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building, 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Vaughan, William Hatchette, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. 14900 S. Macksburg Rd., Molalla, 97038
- When was it listed? May 1993
- Category. building
- Census division. Molalla
- National Register reference number. 93000456 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Fires near this property
188 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 188 fires within 5 miles of William Hatchette Vaughan House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,698 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 10 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 | 99 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Other causes | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HERMAN FIRE |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | GRAVES CREEK |
| 8 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | BEAVERCREEK BURN |
| 8 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | CALLAHAN |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,584 acres | Molalla Unit | CLACKAMAS COUNTY FIRES |
| 7 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | DALMATIAN PILE |
| 6 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | BARREL |
| 5 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | RINGO RD |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 38 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of William Hatchette Vaughan House: 28 past producers, 6 producers, 2 occurrences, 2 prospects. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molalla Clay | Iron, Aluminum, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free | Prospect | 1911 | |
| Ellis Deposit | Aluminum, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Perry Bond Ranch | Aluminum, Clay | Prospect | ||
| Bear Creek No.2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Clackamas County 3 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Dorshir Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Dorshir Pit | Stone | Producer | ||
| Dutton & Adkins Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Fernwood Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Fernwood Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this property
7 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Molalla, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 2000 and 2019: 3 lightning, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 2011 | Lightning | Molalla | 1 hurt | A thunderstorm early Wednesday evening produced lightning that struck a man riding a tractor near Toliver Road, west of Highway 213 in Molalla, Oregon. The man drove himself to the hospital. |
| April 2003 | Lightning | Molalla | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| October 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Molalla | $50,000 | The tornado occurred along Highway 213 2 miles west of Molalla. One half of a roof was torn from a home, the roof of an apartment complex was damaged, a satellite dish was torn from it's mounting, two one foot diameter trees were toppled, and a gate and a dog house, along with smaller items, were strewn about. No injuries were reported. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molalla | $15,000 | Multiple large trees down in Molalla that fell on vehicles, fencing, and at least one home, seen on social media. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molalla | - | News media reported thunderstorm winds blew trees and branches down in Mollala. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molalla | - | A radio station reported thunderstorm winds blew down trees and limbs near Mollala and Silver Falls city. |
| May 2004 | Lightning | Molalla | - | no account filed |
Map coverage status
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.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Fred Vonder Ahe House and Summer Kitchen | 2.4 miles | 1976 |
 | Horace L. Dibble House | 2.4 miles | 1974 |
 | Howard's Gristmill | 4.0 miles | 1981 |
 | Macksburg Lutheran Church | 5.9 miles | 1982 |
| John and Magdalena Davis Farm | 6.1 miles | 2005 | |
 | Rock Creek Methodist Church | 7.9 miles | 1975 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93000456 in Record Group 79. |
| Clackamas County | All 93 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.