BlockFrom the record
One of 4 National Register listings published here for Gilliam County · listed in 1998 · category: District · built in 1899.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Condon Commercial Historic District
Built in 1899. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
The listing
- Address. Roughly bounded by Ward, Spring,and Oregon Sts.,and mid-block between Walnut and Frazier Sts., Condon, 97823
- When was it listed? May 1998
- Category. district
- Census division. Condon
- When was it built? 1899
- National Register reference number. 98000609 - 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
2 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Condon Commercial Historic District between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,781 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 781 acres | Prineville District | BARNETT RD |
| 18 July 1992 | Natural | 2,000 acres | Prineville District | BUCKHOLLOW |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Condon Commercial Historic District: 5 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condon Rock Products Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| 30 Mile Creek Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| 30 Mile Creek | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Condon Rock Products | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
9 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Condon, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 1995 and 2020: 5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Condon | $7,000 | A thunderstorm produced very heavy rain in a short period of time in Condon. A cooperative observer reported 1.12 inches of rain in about 15 minutes, which led to flash flooding. The flash flood resulted in flooding on Main Street, while mud, rocks, and water spilled over roadways inside, and in the vicinity of Condon, flooding some buildings, and shorting out power lines. The basement of the North Central Education Service District Building collected water that rain gutters couldn't contain. Gilliam county Road Department Employees aided in cleaning and repairing county roads. The property damage from this event is estimated at $7,000. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Condon | - | Tree down and damage to a home. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Condon | - | Hailstones up to the size of nickels were reported with accumulations of up to 2 inches on the ground. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Condon | - | Power lines down across northern half of county between Arlington and Condon. |
| July 1998 | Heavy Rain | Condon | - | A thunderstorm moved through Condon and produced heavy rain and strong wind. Local rain gages measured up to 2.25 inches of rain in less than two hours. Several basements and downtown businesses, including the post office, were flooded. The wind also broke tree branches. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Condon | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Condon | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Condon | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Condon | - | 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
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Condon Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) | 0.1 miles | 2001 |
 | S. B. Barker Building | 0.1 miles | 1989 |
 | Silas A. Rice Log House | 0.5 miles | 1991 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98000609 in Record Group 79. |
| Gilliam County | All 4 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.