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One of 70 National Register listings published here for Davis County · listed in 1997 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Taylor, John W., Janet (Nettie), and May Rich, House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 49 East 500 North, Farmington, 84025
- When was it listed? October 1997
- Category. building
- Census division. South Davis
- National Register reference number. 97001325 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Fires near this property
65 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Taylor, John W., Janet (Nettie), and May Rich, House between 1993 and 2020, burning about 5,560 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 5 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 | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
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 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | ROCK RING |
| 6 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | FRUIT |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | FARMINGTON BAY |
| 3 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | FARMINGTON FLAT |
| 16 September 2019 | Natural | 365 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | FRANCIS |
| 15 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | PARRISH |
| 14 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | MILLER CREEK |
| 13 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | CAMPFIRE #3 |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Taylor, John W., Janet (Nettie), and May Rich, House: 10 prospects, 9 occurrences, 5 producers, 4 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Tungsten, Silver, Gold, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Boy | Tungsten, Silver, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Lucky Boy Prospect | Copper, Gold, Silver, Tungsten | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Morning Star Claims Group | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Bountiful Peak Campground Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Morris Creek East Prospects | Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Nance and Fanning | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Nance and Fanning Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Upper Baer Canyon Workings | Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Malachite | |
| Farmington-Centerville Freeway Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Mountain Road Gravel Pit. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
Storms near this property
12 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Farmington, the town this property stands in, in 12 storm reports between 2004 and 2026: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2015 | Flash Flood | Farmington | $50,000 | Heavy rain over northern Davis County caused widespread street and parking lot flooding, particularly in Farmington and Layton. In addition, several homes in Fruit Heights experienced basement flooding. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $1,000 | In Farmington, a tree was snapped off near its base. |
| July 2004 | Flash Flood | Farmington | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | A 59mph severe wind gust associated with a thunderstorm was measured by the CENWWS UPR weather station. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | The CENEWS mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 62 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | The U.S. Highway 89 at Park Lane automated weather station recorded a peak wind gust of 66 mph. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | A personal automated weather station in Farmington measured a wind gust of 63 mph. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | The CENEWS Union Pacific Railroad automated weather station in Farmington recorded a peak wind gust of 59 mph. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Tree branches were downed at Lagoon Amusement Park. |
| August 2018 | Hail | Farmington | - | Large hail was reported in Farmington, Kaysville, Fruit Heights, and Layton, with some stones as large as golf ball-sized. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | The US-89 and Park Lane sensor recorded a wind gust of 59 mph. |
| September 2012 | Hail | Farmington | - | One inch hail was reported in Farmington. |
Map coverage status
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.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Lagoon Flying Scooter | 0.2 miles | 2012 |
 | Lagoon Roller Coaster | 0.2 miles | 2012 |
 | Lagoon Carousel | 0.2 miles | 2012 |
 | Farmington Tithing Office | 0.6 miles | 1985 |
 | Clark Lane Historic District | 0.6 miles | 1994 |
| Elias and Mary Ann Van Fleet House | 0.6 miles | 2025 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 97001325 in Record Group 79. |
| Davis County | All 70 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.