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Photograph of Lehi Main Street Historic District
Photograph by OrangeJedi, CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Lehi Main Street Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

From the record

“The Lehi Main Street Historic District is a 5-acre (2.0 ha) historic district in Lehi, Utah, United States, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).”

Wikipedia article Lehi Main Street Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 183 National Register listings published here for Utah County · listed in 1998 · category: District.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Fires near this property

132 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Lehi Main Street Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,578 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 6 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/undetermined80
Debris and open burning22
Railroad operations and maintenance8
Arson/incendiarism6
Equipment and vehicle use4
Fireworks2
Recreation and ceremony2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Smoking2
Natural2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Firearms and explosives use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsBUCKWALTER
8 September 2016Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsFA 0806 REDWD INCORP
8 September 2006Smokingunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State Lands11600 W.
6 September 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsSHIP FIRE
5 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsILLEGAL BURN
3 September 2003Firearms and explosives use30 acresSalt Lake Field OfficeHARVSTHILL
29 September 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsBUCKWALTER #2
28 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsSOLO # 3

Every fire recorded in Utah County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 32 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Lehi Main Street Historic District: 14 past producers, 13 producers, 3 occurrences, 2 unknowns. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Geothermal. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Crater Hot SpringsGeothermalUnknown
Saratoga Hot SpringsGeothermalUnknown
American Fork Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Christen Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Gravel Pit In Twn 55 Rng 1e Sec 13Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Intermountain Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
International Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Johnson Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Johnson Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerShale
Johnson Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Utah County

Storms near this property

30 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lehi, the town this property stands in, in 30 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 15 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 4 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2015LightningLehi1 killedA family was having a picnic in a park in Lehi, Utah, when a thunderstorm moved across the area. Lightning struck a nearby tree, and critically injured a 50-year-old woman. No one else in the party was seriously injured, but the victim passed away in a hospital a few days later.
September 2012Flash FloodLehi$1,000,000Heavy rain over the Dump Fire burn scar created a debris flow, flooding a portion of Saratoga Springs, and forcing the closure of Highway 68 for a period of time. Twenty residences experienced flood damage, with 11 of those homes having water in their basements, and 9 of those homes experiencing solely yard damage. Finished basements were completely destroyed in 5 separate homes, with the most impacted home having mud nine feet deep in the basement. Structural damage to homes was estimated at $250,000, and many personal possessions inside the homes were also damaged or destroyed. Public infrastructure was also impacted, with approximately $200,000 worth of damage to a nearby park and $50,000 of fencing destroyed.
August 2024HailLehi$50,000Social media reports showed 1.5 inch diameter hail at Lehi. Time and location are estimated by radar.
October 2015Flash FloodLehi$50,000Flash flooding was reported in Lehi, with some flooded residential roadways. In addition, approximately six homes sustained flood damage, primarily to basements.
August 2024HailLehi$15,000Social media photos from around Eagle Mountain, Saratoga Springs, and Lehi showed 1-1.5 inch diameter hail.
August 2000Flash FloodLehi$10,000Heavy rain brought flooding in the Saratoga Springs area, with 2 homes having their basements flooded. Some road damage was also reported with the flooding.
August 2024Flash FloodLehi$5,000Time is estimated. Homes in Saratoga Springs sustained water damage due to intense bursts of rain, in particular on South Island Road. City parks were also impacted with floodwaters. Construction sites were also affected by rainfall.
August 2024HailLehi-One inch diameter hail was reported at Saratoga Springs.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindLehi-A wind gust of 59 mph was recorded at a personal weather station in Saratoga Springs.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindLehi-A wind gust of 62 mph was recorded at the Marina mesonet site.
September 2024Thunderstorm WindLehi-The Pioneer Crossing mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 63 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindLehi-The Point of the Mountain (I-15 Alpine) mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 62 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a line of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindLehi-The Pioneer Crossing mesonet station recorded a peak wind gust of 60 mph.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindLehi-The Point of the Mountain automated weather station recorded a peak wind gust of 65 mph.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindLehi-The Pioneer Crossing automated weather station recorded a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindLehi-The Pioneer Crossing sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 59 mph.
April 2018Thunderstorm WindLehi-Saratoga Springs reported a peak wind gust of 61 mph.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindLehi-A sensor in Saratoga Springs recorded a peak wind gust of 62 mph.
August 2014HailLehi-Penny sized hail was reported in Lehi.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindLehi-A sensor in Saratoga Springs recorded a peak wind gust of 63 mph.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindLehi-A sensor in Saratoga Springs recorded a maximum wind gust of 59 mph.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindLehi-The Pioneer Crossing sensor near Saratoga Springs, Utah recorded a maximum wind gust of 59 mph.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindLehi-A sensor in Saratoga Springs recorded a maximum wind gust of 58 mph.
September 2013Debris FlowLehi-A debris flow was reported off of the Dump Fire burn scar, but prior mitigation was successful, as retention ponds filled up, but debris did not flow into the towns of Eagle Mountain or Saratoga Springs.
May 2011HailLehi-Penny-sized hail was reported in Lehi.
April 2010HailLehi-Hail with a diameter of 0.75 inches and 1.00 inch were both reported with this storm near Lehi.
September 2007Thunderstorm WindLehi-A 53 knot wind gust was measured at Lehi, Utah.
August 2007HailLehi-Pictures of penny to nickel sized hail in Eagle Mountain were shown on KUTV.
September 2006HailLehi-Along Redwood rd. near center of town.
May 2005Tornado (F0)Lehi-Brief tornado touchdown along Utah Lake shore...photographed by spotter.

Every storm recorded in Utah County

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 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Lehi City Hallunder 500 feet1982
Harry B. Merrihew Drugstore0.2 miles1982
Christian and Sarah Knudsen House0.3 miles1998
Samuel I. and Olena J. Goodwin House0.3 miles1998
Thomas and Mary Webb House0.4 miles1998
Lehi North Branch Meetinghouse0.4 miles1998

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 98001450 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Utah CountyAll 183 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.