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One of 399 National Register listings published here for Salt Lake County · listed in 2024 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2024.
One of 399 National Register listings published here for Salt Lake County · listed in 2024 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of George and Lida Walker House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 523 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 1 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 | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
| 22 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | NEFFS WFU |
| 19 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | MULE HOLLOW |
| 16 September 2016 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | HOUNDSTOOTH |
| 12 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | WHIPPLE |
| 11 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | TOLCAT |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 63 workings within 5 miles of George and Lida Walker House: 32 producers, 19 past producers, 12 occurrences. 32 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Gold, 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 | ||
| Big Mitt and Blue Point Mine | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1904 | |
| Blue Jay Prospect | Copper, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Canyon Rim Quarries | Limestone, General, Clay, Cement Rock | Past Producer | Calcite | |
| Cottonwood Gold Eagle Mine | Silver, Iron | Past Producer | 1925 | |
| Last Dollar Mine | Lead | Occurrence | Calcite, Galena | |
| Mortand Cement Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Murray Copper and Victor Claims | Copper, Gold, Lead | Occurrence | 1912 | |
| Murry Refractories Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| New State Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Vein |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Holladay, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 1993 and 2016: 2 hail, 2 lightning, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 1998 | Lightning | Holladay | 1 hurt, $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Lightning | Holladay | $300,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Holladay | $100,000 | A small tornado touched down in the Salt Lake City suburb of Holladay in the early evening hours. The F0 tornado ripped apart a sheet metal roof on the receiving dock of an Albertson's Supermarket, and a Goodyear Tire Store reported minor damage to the roof and a sign. Several cars at the tire store had their windows blown out as well. Luckily, there were no injuries reported. |
| August 1993 | Hail | Holladay | $500 | 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. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Holladay | - | Hail with a diameter of a penny was reported in Holladay. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holladay | - | The Olympus Hills sensor recorded a wind gust of 63 mph. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holladay | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a 78mph (68kts) wind gust in Holladay. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morton A. Cheesman House | under 500 feet | 1982 | |
![]() | Harold W. and Evelyn Burton House | 0.5 miles | 2017 |
![]() | Santa Anna Casto House | 0.8 miles | 1983 |
| William and Annie Livingston House | 1.0 miles | 2002 | |
| Ross Hame | 1.2 miles | 2018 | |
| Parade of Homes Lakewood Site Historic District | 1.2 miles | 2022 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100010060 in Record Group 79. |
| Salt Lake County | All 399 listed properties in this county. |