Built in 1935 (PWA Moderne). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
“The Benson Elementary School, at 3440 N. 3000 West in Benson, Utah, was built in 1935. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.”
Wikipedia article Benson Elementary School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 80 National Register listings published here for Cache County · listed in 1985 · category: Building · built in 1935, PWA Moderne.
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 30 fires within 5 miles of Benson Elementary School between 1992 and 2015, burning about 945 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | CENTERVILLE V |
| 23 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CUTLER PEAK |
| 15 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | TRACK |
| 8 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 3200 WEST |
| 8 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | HYDE PARK LANE |
| 6 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 218 |
| 30 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | HYDE PARK LANE |
| 29 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BIRD |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | John E. Lee House | 4.3 miles | 1982 |
 | Logan Fish Hatchery Caretaker's Residence | 4.5 miles | 1985 |
 | Douglas General Mercantile | 4.6 miles | 1982 |
 | Smithfield Tabernacle-Youth Center | 4.7 miles | 2017 |
 | Smithfield Tithing Office | 4.7 miles | 1985 |
 | Samuel and Lana Ewing House | 4.7 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85000798 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cache County | All 80 listed properties in this county. |
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