Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
“The William Friend Young House at 550 E. Five Hundred N. in Pleasant Grove, Utah, United States, was built during 1885-86.”
Wikipedia article William Friend Young House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 183 National Register listings published here for Utah County · listed in 1987 · 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 147 fires within 5 miles of William Friend Young House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,688 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 12 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 | 59 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 23 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Fireworks | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | MADDIE |
| 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 |
| 30 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | DRY CYN. LINDON |
| 27 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | COWBOY |
| 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 35 workings within 5 miles of William Friend Young House: 16 producers, 14 past producers, 5 occurrences. 16 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 Pleasant Grove, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 1997 and 2021: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Grove | 1 killed | A strong microburst wind resulted in one death in Utah County. The fatality occurred at a baseball park in Pleasant Grove, when a gust of wind blew a 250-pound portable pitching mound over, striking the 13-year-old boy in the head. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Grove | 1 hurt | Tree fell on woman east of Pleasant Grove in microburst |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Grove | $5,000 | Social media posts indicated multiple downed trees in Pleasant Grove. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Pleasant Grove | $2,000 | A severe thunderstorm moved through Utah County. A spotter in Pleasant Grove measured 3/4" hail from this storm. |
| August 2010 | Hail | Pleasant Grove | - | Hail with a diameter of 0.75 inches was reported in Pleasant Grove. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Pleasant Grove | - | Reported in Pleasant Grove |
| September 2002 | Hail | Pleasant Grove | - | A severe thunderstorm produced nickle-size hail and very heavy downpours in the Pleasant Grove area. Rainfall amounts of .78 inches in 15 minutes produced street flooding. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Grove | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Grove | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Thomas A. Richins House | under 500 feet | 1987 |
 | Fugal Blacksmith Shop | 0.2 miles | 1994 |
 | Fugal Dugout House | 0.2 miles | 1986 |
 | Christen Larsen House | 0.4 miles | 1987 |
 | Jacob Hanmer White House | 0.4 miles | 1987 |
 | Pleasant Grove Tithing Office | 0.5 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87000834 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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