Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
“Sharp House, located off Utah 36 in Vernon, Utah, is an Italianate house that was built in 1888.”
Wikipedia article John C. Sharp House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 29 National Register listings published here for Tooele County · listed in 1984 · 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 38 fires within 5 miles of John C. Sharp House between 1992 and 2018, burning about 2,711 acres in total. 17 started naturally. None 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 | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | RESERVOIR |
| 5 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | VERNON |
| 18 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | VERNON CRK |
| 17 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | EAST BENMORE |
| 16 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | AQUEDUCT |
| 4 August 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | RED PINE |
| 24 August 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | DUNBAR |
| 22 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | TRUCK |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of John C. Sharp House: 18 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Lead, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcite Quarry | Calcium, Limestone, General | Past Producer | Surface | |
| International Group | Lead | Producer | ||
| New Eclipse | Lead, Silver | Producer | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Surface | |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Surface |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vernon, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 1998 and 2002: 5 thunderstorm wind. 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 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vernon | - | A severe thunderstorm gust to 64 mph (56 kts) was recorded at Vernon Hills. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vernon | - | A severe thunderstorm wind gust of 70 mph (61 kts) was recorded at Vernon Hill. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vernon | - | Severe thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 60 mph (52 kts) at Hat Island, Gunnison Island, and Vernon Hill. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vernon | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vernon | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84002424 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Tooele County | All 29 listed properties in this county. |
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