Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“The Soren Simonsen House, located at 55 W. 200 North in Monroe, Utah, was built in c.1880. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.”
Wikipedia article Soren Simonsen House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 20 National Register listings published here for Sevier County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.
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 97 fires within 5 miles of Soren Simonsen House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,757 acres in total. 71 started naturally. 3 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 | 71 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2020 | Firearms and explosives use | under an acre | Central Area | JOE TOWN |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | 18 acres | Richfield Field Office | MINI GOLF |
| 5 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | THOMPSON BASIN RD |
| 30 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | SCRUB FLAT WFU |
| 28 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | TROGDOR |
| 27 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Area | WASHBURN |
| 24 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | RIVER BOTTOM 2 |
| 23 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | LC |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Soren Simonsen House: 10 past producers, 9 producers, 3 occurrences, 1 unknown. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Hot Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Noonday Prospect | Manganese | Past Producer | Pyrolusite | |
| Noonday Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | 1940 | |
| Richfield | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Elsinore Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel | |
| Elsinore Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept Highways Pit 21006 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept Highways Pit 21007 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept Highways Pit 21009 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Utah Dept Highways Pit 21010 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Monroe, the town this property stands in, in 10 storm reports between 1997 and 2020: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 wildfire, 1 hail, 1 flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 1997 | Wildfire | Monroe | 1 killed, $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Flood | Monroe | $150,000 | The Sevier River at Sigurd peaked at 1728 cfs on June 1st, then remained above flood stage for more than a week after that as it slowly receded. Many roads across Sevier county continued to be impacted and damaged, including State Road 118 between Joseph and Monroe, the Sevier River Road between Central Valley and Annabella, and Seegmiller Lane near Richfield. In addition, flood waters seeped into about a dozen homes, while threatening more than a dozen others. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $10,000 | A strong thunderstorm ripped through the Sevier Valley, knocking down a 200-foot section of building in Richfield, and blowing down large trees in Monroe. The strongest recorded wind gust was 48 mph (42 kts), but stronger gusts likely occurred with this storm. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | - | Signal Peak RAWS station reported a peak wind gust of 60 mph. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | - | A peak wind gust of 60 mph was recorded by the Signal Peak sensor. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | - | The Monroe sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 64 mph. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | - | The Signal Peak RAWS recorded a peak wind gust of 60 mph. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | - | The Signal Peak RAWS recorded a maximum wind gust of 59 mph. |
| July 2001 | Hail | Monroe | - | Monroe reported 3/4" hail from a severe thunderstorm. |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Monroe Presbyterian Church | under 500 feet | 1980 |
 | Monroe City Hall | 0.2 miles | 1985 |
 | Elsinore Sugar Factory | 3.2 miles | 1980 |
 | Elsinore White Rock Schoolhouse | 3.8 miles | 1978 |
 | Joseph William Parker Farm | 4.1 miles | 1977 |
 | Sevier Ward Church | 7.4 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82001758 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Sevier County | All 20 listed properties in this county. |
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