Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
“Bethers House, also known as the William Wyatt House, is a historic residence in Philomath, Oregon, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.”
Wikipedia article George W. Bethers House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 56 National Register listings published here for Benton County · listed in 1997 · 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 79 fires within 5 miles of George W. Bethers House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 50 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | GARRETT LANE FIRE |
| 8 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Philomath Unit | BLAKESLEY CREEK |
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | DECKER RIDGE STRIKE |
| 27 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | IRIS |
| 25 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Philomath Unit | WREN BARREL |
| 25 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Philomath Unit | OAK CREEK |
| 22 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Philomath Unit | MOUSE HILL |
| 20 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BRUMFIELD LN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of George W. Bethers House: 14 past producers, 6 producers, 1 occurrence. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Platinum, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transtion Metals Corp | Platinum, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Griffin Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Neuman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Point West Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Von Sild Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wren Pit No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Wren Pit No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Griffin | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Point West | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Philomath, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 2005 and 2014: 6 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2014 | Flood | Philomath | - | The Mary's River near Philomath reached flood stage of 20 feet at 830 AM PST on December 21st. The river crested at 20.45 feet, just 0.5 feet below the major flood category around 530 AM PST on December 22nd. |
| January 2009 | Flood | Philomath | - | Heavy rain combined with snowmelt runoff from the Coast Range caused the Marys River to overflow its banks and flood the lowlands. |
| December 2006 | Flood | Philomath | - | The Marys River near Philomath crested at 20.4 feet on the 15th; flood stage for this river is 20.0 feet. |
| January 2006 | Flood | Philomath | - | no account filed |
| January 2006 | Flood | Philomath | - | no account filed |
| December 2005 | Flood | Philomath | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philomath College | 0.2 miles | 1972 | |
 | Independent School | 3.1 miles | 2013 |
 | Irish Bend Covered Bridge No. 14169 | 4.0 miles | 2013 |
 | J. Leo Fairbanks House | 4.8 miles | 1985 |
 | College Hill West Historic District | 4.9 miles | 2002 |
 | John Bexell House | 4.9 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 97000590 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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