Built in 1937 (Tudor Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.
“The Ray F. and Ethel Smith House, at 1697 E. Vine St. in Murray, Utah, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.”
Wikipedia article Ray F. and Ethel Smith House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 399 National Register listings published here for Salt Lake County · listed in 2019 · category: Building · built in 1937, Tudor Revival architecture.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Ray F. and Ethel Smith House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 510 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 2 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | FERGUSON |
| 3 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | FERGUSON |
| 22 September 2020 | Natural | 60 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | NEFFS |
| 16 September 2016 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | HOUNDSTOOTH |
| 11 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | TOLCAT |
| 10 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | NEFF |
| 1 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | QUAIL HOLLOW |
| 8 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.2 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MILL |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 91 workings within 5 miles of Ray F. and Ethel Smith House: 42 producers, 37 past producers, 12 occurrences. 42 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Minerals Mill | Barium-Barite | Producer | ||
| Alta Champion | Silver, Lead, Gold, Bismuth | Producer | Vein | |
| Big Mitt and Blue Point Mine | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1904 | |
| Blue Jay Prospect | Copper, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Cottonwood Gold Eagle Mine | Silver, Iron | Past Producer | 1925 | |
| Dry Fork Mine | Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Iron | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Midvale Minerals Co | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Arsenic | Past Producer | ||
| Midvale Minerals Co. | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Arsenic | Producer | ||
| Mortand Cement Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Murray Copper and Victor Claims | Copper, Gold, Lead | Occurrence | 1912 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Murray, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murray | $250,000 | Power lines were snapped in Murray, with multiple large trees uprooted throughout town. Carport and car damage occurred, as did damage to business signs and rooftops. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murray | $5,000 | Extensive roof damage from large tree on house. |
| August 1993 | Hail | Murray | $5,000 | Tropical moisture surged further north into Utah. This moisture led to the development of severe thunderstorms over the southern portion of Salt Lake County. The rest of the county was hardly touched. The hail accumulated to a 3-inch depth in Herriman. The hail shredded vegetation, and damaged vehicles. |
| August 1993 | Hail | Murray | $500 | Shortly after the above thunderstorms moved out of the area, new thunderstorms redeveloped in the same area. Again, the remainder of the county was hardly touched. In Sandy, the hail piled up to a depth of 2 inches. The hail shredded vegetation, and damaged vehicles. These thunderstorms also had frequent lightning. Lightning that struck a tree in Draper caused a very large branch to fall on some cars in a church parking lot. The damage to the cars was $30,000. The electric current from a nearby lightning strike worked its way into a house in Sandy destroying a television set. Brief heavy rainfall from these thunderstorms caused minor urban flooding. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Murray | - | One inch hail was reported in Murray. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Murray | - | Hail with a diameter of approximately 0.75 inches was observed near Murray. |
| August 2006 | Heavy Rain | Murray | - | Heavy rain fell along the eastern Salt Lake Valley, 1-1.3" in an hour fell from Murray to East MIllcreek. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parade of Homes Lakewood Site Historic District | 0.8 miles | 2022 | |
 | Henry J. Wheeler Farm | 1.1 miles | 1976 |
 | Harold W. and Evelyn Burton House | 1.1 miles | 2017 |
| Morton A. Cheesman House | 1.2 miles | 1982 | |
 | Brinton-Dahl House | 1.2 miles | 1980 |
| George and Lida Walker House | 1.3 miles | 2024 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100004479 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Salt Lake County | All 399 listed properties in this county. |
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