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George H. Wood House

Built in 1889. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

From the record

One of 15 National Register listings published here for Iron County · listed in 1978 · category: Building · built in 1889.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • Listing status. The Park Service records this property as Removed.
  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Listed as. Wood, George H., House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. 432 North Main St., Cedar City, 84721
  • When was it listed? November 1978
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Cedar City
  • When was it built? 1889
  • National Register reference number. 78002662 - 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

241 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 241 fires within 5 miles of George H. Wood House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 319 acres in total. 50 started naturally. 4 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/undetermined87
Natural50
Equipment and vehicle use33
Fireworks20
Debris and open burning15
Misuse of fire by a minor12
Recreation and ceremony11
Arson/incendiarism4
Smoking4
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouthwest AreaMM57 I15
9 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State Landsnot named
8 September 2011Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsMARLBORO
7 September 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCedar City Field OfficeKANARRA MOUNTAIN
6 September 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouthwest AreaMM58 I15
6 September 1999Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsSPRUCE FIRE
6 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsPARKWEST
30 September 2009Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsCEDAR CITY ASSIST 3

Every fire recorded in Iron County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 26 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of George H. Wood House: 12 past producers, 12 producers, 2 occurrences. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Uranium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
B & D #1UraniumOccurrence
Coal Creek Canyon Gypsum DepositGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer1923
Coal Creek Canyon Gypsum DepositGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Mammoth Plaster & Cement Co. QuarryGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
Cedar Aggregate Products PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Condominium PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerAndesite, Limestone, Sandstone
Condominium PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Iron County Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
R A Childs PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Section 24 Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSurface

Every working recorded in Iron County

Storms near this property

18 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cedar City, the town this property stands in, in 18 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 12 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2012Flash FloodCedar City$1,500,000Major flash flooding occurred in the cities of Enoch and Cedar City on the afternoon of August 17th. Enoch had the most significant damage, with 110 houses damaged by flood waters, while Cedar City mostly experienced street flooding. About 30 of those 110 houses experienced major damage, typically over $30,000 per house, while the rest had more minor damage. Flood waters and some sewage poured into many basements, as well as some ground level floors. The water broke windows and destroyed carpets, walls, and personal belongings in many of the homes.
July 2013Flash FloodCedar City$400,000Significant flash flooding occurred in Cedar City and Enoch, following record rainfall. The Cedar City ASOS recorded 2.25 inches of precipitation for the day, breaking the previous one-day record precipitation for the site. In Cedar City, 30 to 40 homes, as well as one church, experienced flooding, primarily in basements. In addition, heavy rain caused the roof of the Metalcraft Technologies building to collapse, though no one was in the building at the time. In Enoch, two homes and one public works building had significant flooding resulting in damage. Despite all this property damage, no injuries were reported due to the flood waters.
October 2004Flash FloodCedar City$400,000no account filed
August 2021Flash FloodCedar City$200,000Flash flooding was reported on Coal Creek. The Coal Creek near Cedar City gauge rose from 8 CFS to 1160 CFS overnight. Several homes within the Flying L Ranches subdivision outside of Cedar City were damaged by floodwaters.
August 2001Flash FloodCedar City$50,000Portions of Cedar City got pounded with heavy rains, submerging the north freeway interchange with several inches of water and causing a multi-car accident. Streets and basements were also flooded in the Fiddler's Canyon subdivision.
June 2000Flash FloodCedar City$50,000Slow moving thunderstorms formed over Cedar City, causing massive flash flooding. The west side of town received the worst of the flooding. Drainage systems in town were overwhelmed by the storm, as flood waters up to 4 feet deep moved through the streets. One subdivision was evacuated as a wall of water broke through windows and flooded basements. Mud and debris covered Highway 56 west of town, and some intersections were washed out. Several vehicles were also swept down city streets. Two traffic accidents were also caused by the heavy rain and flooding. Rain totals were impressive with one spotter on the west side of town reporting 2.36 inches during the storm. Miraculously, nobody was injured.
September 1998FloodCedar City$2,000no account filed
May 2023Thunderstorm WindCedar City-The Cedar City Regional Airport ASOS recorded a wind gust of 62 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
August 2023Flash FloodCedar City-There were reports of flooding at a campground in Cedar Canyon. The Cedar Canyon stream gauge reported a significant rise.
July 2021Flash FloodCedar City-Urban flash flooding was reported in Cedar City. A video received via social media showing water flowing down streets near the Ashdown Subdivision.
July 2018Flash FloodCedar City-Heavy rain caused flash flooding that temporarily closed state Route 14 at milepost 5.
July 2012Flash FloodCedar City-A flash flood occurred on Coal Creek, with the gauge there increasing from 44 cfs to 1021 cfs in one hour.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindCedar City-Thunderstorms wind gusts at Ceder City airport. Gust occurred at 1440 local time.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindCedar City-A 54 knot wind gust was recorded at the Cedar City airport ASOS.
August 2005Flash FloodCedar City-SR14 closed due to debris and up to 2ft of water across the road
July 2003Flash FloodCedar City-Flash flooding was reported over the mountains about 2 miles east of Cedar City.
September 2002HailCedar City-A severe thunderstorm brought heavy rain and 3/4 inch hail to portions of Cedar City.
August 1999Heavy RainCedar City-A thunderstorm dropped heavy rain in Cedar City for a short period of time, with .31 inches falling in 8 minutes.

Every storm recorded in Iron County

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

4 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Cedar City Railroad Depot0.3 miles1984
US Post Office-Cedar City Main0.5 miles1989
Old Main and Science Buildings0.7 miles1984
Cedar City Historic District0.8 miles2004

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 78002662 in Record Group 79.
Iron CountyAll 15 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.