Built in 1889 (Italianate architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
One of 32 National Register listings published here for Walla Walla County · listed in 2000 · category: Building · built in 1889, Italianate architecture.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Max Baumeister Building: 10 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walla Walla Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dell Avenue Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jones-Scott Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mill Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Walla Walla, the town this property stands in, in 19 storm reports between 1999 and 2017: 10 thunderstorm wind, 4 funnel cloud, 2 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 2001 | Lightning | Walla Walla | $25,000 | no account filed |
| December 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walla Walla | $20,000 | A severe thunderstorm with winds gusting to 58 mph knocked down trees and caused power outages to over 3500 customers in Walla Walla. One large tree fell onto an unoccupied car and caused major damage. |
| May 2005 | Flash Flood | Walla Walla | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walla Walla | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Heavy Rain | Walla Walla | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walla Walla | $2,000 | Winds from a dissipating thunderstorm broke tree limbs 8 to 10 inches in diameter, damaged the roof of a camper, and broke a window. Very little rain fell from this storm. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walla Walla | $1,000 | Power lines down due to strong wind gust at Pioneer Park in Walla Walla. Damage amount estimated. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walla Walla | - | Strong thunderstorm winds downed power lines in Walla Walla. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walla Walla | - | Roof damage reported in the city of Walla Walla. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walla Walla | - | A 60 mph wind gust estimated by the public. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walla Walla | - | Awnings were ripped off travel trailers and tree limbs up to 6 inches in diameter were snapped. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walla Walla | - | Large tree limbs and power lines blown down. |
| February 2003 | Funnel Cloud | Walla Walla | - | A funnel cloud was cited west of Walla Walla, which had sporadic movement. The base of the funnel cloud was at about 1,000 feet, with the length of the funnel around 500 to 600 feet. |
| March 1999 | Funnel Cloud | Walla Walla | - | A funnel cloud was seen southeast of Walla Walla for a few minutes during the early afternoon. A newspaper's photographer was able to capture the funnel cloud on film. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walla Walla | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Walla Walla | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Walla Walla | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Walla Walla | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Walla Walla | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dacres Hotel | 0.1 miles | 1974 |
 | US Post Office-Walla Walla Main | 0.1 miles | 1991 |
 | Walla Walla Downtown Historic District | 0.1 miles | 2021 |
 | Liberty Theater | 0.2 miles | 1993 |
 | Marcus Whitman Hotel | 0.2 miles | 1999 |
| Bachtold Building-Interurban Depot | 0.2 miles | 2019 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 00001448 in Record Group 79. |
| Walla Walla County | All 32 listed properties in this county. |
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