Built in 1908 (Renaissance Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
One of 159 National Register listings published here for Spokane County · listed in 2002 · category: Building · built in 1908, Renaissance Revival architecture.
Sources: 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 7 fires within 5 miles of Latah School between 2001 and 2020, burning about 1,096 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 7.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 August 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 21 July 2003 | Smoking | 1,080 acres | Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge | WATT ROAD |
| 13 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 June 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | TEKOA TORCH |
| 21 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BIBBIE |
| 5 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Northeast Region-Department of Natural Resources | BIBBIE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Latah School: 9 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latah | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Pottratz Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Schindler Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tekoa | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fieser Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Latah Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Latah, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 2022: 1 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 2022 | Hail | Latah | $200,000 | A strong thunderstorm dropped hail ranging from half an inch to 2.75. Most hail reports ranged from 0.75 to 1.5. A 2.75 size was reported around Newman Lake at 1700PST. It traveled from Albion WA to Newman Lake WA around 1525PST to 1715PST. It damaged at least 15000 acres of crops, broke windows and damaged siding of homes in Liberty Lake, and dented numerous vehicles. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ham-McEachern House | under 500 feet | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 02001489 in Record Group 79. |
| Spokane County | All 159 listed properties in this county. |
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