Built in 1894. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
“The Wilson House and Farmstead, at 94 E. 250 North in Midway, Utah, was built in 1894. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.”
Wikipedia article Wilson House and Farmstead, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 38 National Register listings published here for Wasatch County · listed in 2007 · category: Building · built in 1894.
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 186 fires within 5 miles of Wilson House and Farmstead between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,309 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 58 |
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Fireworks | 16 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SWEAT |
| 7 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | HEBER ASSIST 2 |
| 6 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SMITH FIRE |
| 6 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | DEER CREEK RAINBOW BAY |
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MIDWAY 6TH SO. |
| 29 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | LITTLE SPOT |
| 29 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Uintah and Ouray Agency | BWALLOW1 |
| 24 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | HEBER CREEPER 6 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Wilson House and Farmstead: 8 producers, 6 past producers, 2 unknowns, 2 occurrences. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ledge-Mayflower Mine | Copper, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Cottonwood Canyon Stone Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Limestone Borrow Pit. | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Midway Hot Pot | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Midway Tufa Quarries | Limestone, High Calcium | Past Producer | Calcite | |
| Park Heber Tunnel | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Phosphate Hill Prospect | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | Collophane | |
| Thaynes Mine | Zinc, Lead | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Big Hollow Crushed Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Quartzite | |
| Charleston Crushed Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Limestone, Quartzite |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Midway, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 2013 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $5,000 | Multiple trees were downed in Midway. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $1,000 | MPING relayed damage report of 1-inch tree limbs broken and shingles blown off in Midway. |
| September 2013 | Funnel Cloud | Midway | - | A rope funnel cloud was spotted and photographed near Midway, Utah. The time listed is approximate. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | William Coleman House | 0.2 miles | 1986 |
 | Burgener-Boss Farmstead | 0.4 miles | 1994 |
 | Midway Social Hall | 0.4 miles | 1995 |
 | Watkins-Coleman House | 0.4 miles | 1971 |
 | George Bonner Sr. House | 0.4 miles | 1986 |
 | George Bonner Jr. House | 0.4 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 07000667 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Wasatch County | All 38 listed properties in this county. |
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