Built in 1877. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
“The Alfred William Harper House is a historic house located at 125 West 400 North in Lindon, Utah.”
Wikipedia article Alfred William Harper House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 183 National Register listings published here for Utah County · listed in 1987 · category: Building · built in 1877.
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 166 fires within 5 miles of Alfred William Harper House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,906 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 17 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/undetermined | 68 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 24 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Fireworks | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CASCADE FIRE |
| 6 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | DRY CANYON 2 |
| 6 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SHIP FIRE |
| 5 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | MAHOGANY |
| 4 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | OREM PEAT BOG 4 |
| 30 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | DRY CYN. LINDON |
| 27 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CANYON GLEN |
| 27 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | ILLEGAL BURN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Alfred William Harper House: 15 producers, 14 past producers, 4 occurrences. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), Brick Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahogany Mtn. Prospect | Calcium | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Wadley Pit | Brick Clay | Producer | Surface | |
| Mcfarland Deposit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Wadley Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Ellis Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Ellis Mcfarland and Smith Pits | Clay | Producer | ||
| Ellis, Mcfarland & Smith Pits | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Mcfarland Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Smith Clay Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Wadley Deposit | Clay | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lindon, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 2000 and 2016: 2 hail, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Lindon | $50,000 | About an hour after a heavy rainstorm caused flash flooding in Salt Lake County, another storm moved through Utah County, causing flash flooding in Orem. Storm drains were overflowing and water covered the roads up to 3 inches deep. At least seven homes had flooding in their basements or garages. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Lindon | - | Multiple reports were received of penny sized hail in Lindon and Pleasant Grove. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Lindon | - | Severe thunderstorms produced heavy rain and 3/4 inch hail in Lindon. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Joseph Olpin House | 1.1 miles | 1977 |
| John Alma Adams House | 1.3 miles | 1987 | |
 | William J. and Lizzie Cullimore House | 1.3 miles | 1998 |
 | Jacob Hanmer White House | 1.4 miles | 1987 |
 | Samuel Green House | 1.5 miles | 1987 |
 | David and Drusilla Baxter House | 1.5 miles | 1998 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87000828 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Utah County | All 183 listed properties in this county. |
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