Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
“Wilson Homestead, located in Sisters, Oregon, is a house that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article William T. E. Wilson Homestead, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 51 National Register listings published here for Deschutes County · listed in 1998 · category: District.
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 414 fires within 5 miles of William T.E. Wilson Homestead between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,261 acres in total. 105 started naturally. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 105 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 99 |
| Debris and open burning | 60 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 |
| Smoking | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Other causes | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Deschutes National Forest | 0885 |
| 7 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | COIDC 0884 |
| 7 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Sisters Unit | LAKE DRIVE |
| 6 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Deschutes National Forest | 0923 CS |
| 6 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Deschutes National Forest | 0942 CS |
| 6 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sisters Unit | TROUT |
| 5 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CLOVERDALE RD 1095 |
| 5 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MT. VIEW 0772 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of William T.E. Wilson Homestead: 8 past producers, 8 producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyrus Farms | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cyrus Farms Pit | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Zimmerman Butte | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Zimmerman Butte Pit | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Arpke | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Arpke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fryrear | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fryrear Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sisters, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1997 and 2020: 13 hail, 5 lightning, 3 wildfire, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1999 | Hail | Sisters | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Lightning | Sisters | $20,000 | Lightning started a house fire in an attic at Black Butte Ranch. |
| November 1999 | Flash Flood | Sisters | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Lightning | Sisters | $5,000 | Lightning struck a log home and started a fire in the attic. |
| August 2012 | Lightning | Sisters | $100 | Lightning struck a tree and started a small grass fire in a residential area. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sisters | - | Trained spotter reported winds of 60 mph for 3 to 5 minutes. |
| July 2002 | Wildfire | Sisters | - | The Cache Mountain Fire, sparked by lightning, consumed 4,200 acres and 11 structures. |
| August 1999 | Hail | Sisters | - | Hail reported by firefighters on Cashe Mountain. Heavy rain also fell with this storm. Over one inch of rain fell in 1 1/2 hours ending at 8 pm. |
| August 1999 | Hail | Sisters | - | Dime-sized hail was also reported in the town of Sisters at around the same time. |
| August 1999 | Hail | Sisters | - | One-half inch of rain fell in 40 minutes along with the hail. Dime-sized hail was also reported by firefighters nearby at the same time. |
| July 1997 | Wildfire | Sisters | - | A lightning strike started a 25 acre fire on Black Crater about seven miles west of Sisters. No structures were threatened. |
| July 1997 | Lightning | Sisters | - | A lightning strike knocked out a pump at a wastewater treatment plant causing between 50,000 and 70,000 gallons of wastewater to spill into Indian Ford Creek. |
| September 1997 | Lightning | Sisters | - | Lightning blew two fuses in Cloverdale leaving customers with out power for two and a half hours. Several trees were damaged or destroyed in Sisters and Cloverdale. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Sisters | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Sisters | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Sisters | - | no account filed |
| September 2013 | Hail | Sisters | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Sisters | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Sisters | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Wildfire | Sisters | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Sisters | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Sisters | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Sisters | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Sisters High School | 2.2 miles | 2006 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98000205 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Deschutes County | All 51 listed properties in this county. |
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