Built in 1898. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
“The James Bean Decker House, at 189 N. 300 East, in Bluff, Utah, was built in 1898. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.”
Wikipedia article James Bean Decker House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 23 National Register listings published here for San Juan County · listed in 1983 · category: Building · built in 1898.
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 17 fires within 5 miles of James Bean Decker House between 1993 and 2020, burning about 11 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Moab Field Office | BUCK CREEK |
| 8 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Moab Field Office | PUMP |
| 6 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BLUFF |
| 30 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Moab Field Office | SAND |
| 12 July 2018 | Natural | 1.2 acres | Southeast Area | BLUFF |
| 10 July 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Moab Field Office | BRIDGE |
| 8 June 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WATERMELON |
| 7 June 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Moab Field Office | HIGHWAY 191 MM 21 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of James Bean Decker House: 6 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Uranium, Vanadium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hole In Rock Mine | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | Carnotite | |
| Hole In the Rock Mine | Uranium | Past Producer | Surface, Underground | |
| Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Gravel Deposit #19038 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Quartzite | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Utah Dept of Highways Pit No 19038 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bluff, the town this property stands in, in 16 storm reports between 1997 and 2020: 4 heavy rain, 4 flash flood, 2 hail, 2 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2003 | Flash Flood | Bluff | $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Flash Flood | Bluff | $30,000 | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bluff | $12,000 | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Bluff | $10,000 | Rainfall through the day, with 1.85 inches recorded between 2 pm and 3 pm, produced flash flooding from the town of Bluff to Sand Island and along Highway 191. Sand bagging was needed in town to protect structures. Minor damage was reported. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Bluff | - | A severe thunderstorm produced large hail measured to be the size of ping-pong balls in Bluff. |
| July 2018 | Heavy Rain | Bluff | - | Thunderstorms produced 0.88 of an inch of rain within a couple of hours. Minor flooding was reported. |
| August 2016 | Heavy Rain | Bluff | - | Near Bluff 0.50 of an inch of rain fell within a 10 minute period. |
| September 2012 | Debris Flow | Bluff | - | Heavy rainfall resulted in a flow of mud and water across Highway 191 approximately 8 miles north of Bluff. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bluff | - | Strong thunderstorm winds blew down some old trees and broke off large branches from other trees throughout the town of Bluff. |
| July 2008 | Heavy Rain | Bluff | - | Minor flooding occurred around Bluff and covered a portion of Highway 163 about 3 miles east of Bluff. A spotter reported 0.53 inches of rainfall in 45 minutes. |
| October 1998 | Heavy Rain | Bluff | - | A thunderstorm produced brief heavy rain in Bluff, with 0.50 inches falling in 15 minutes. This produced some minor street flooding. |
| September 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Bluff | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Bluff | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Flood | Bluff | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Flood | Bluff | - | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Hail | Bluff | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Lemuel H. Redd Jr. House | 0.2 miles | 1983 |
 | Bluff Historic District | 0.4 miles | 1995 |
 | Joseph Frederick Adams House | 0.4 miles | 1985 |
 | John Albert Scorup House | 0.4 miles | 1983 |
 | Jens Nielson House | 1.0 miles | 1982 |
| St. Christopher's Episcopal Mission | 2.4 miles | 2002 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83003180 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| San Juan County | All 23 listed properties in this county. |
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