Built in 1901. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
One of 74 National Register listings published here for Whatcom County · listed in 2003 · category: Building · built in 1901.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Berthusen Barn and Privy between 1996 and 2019, burning about 8 acres in total. None 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 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WISER LAKE |
| 1 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 21 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SMOKING POLE |
| 3 June 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WOODLAND RD |
| 1 June 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Berthusen Barn and Privy: 6 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturman and Herringa Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | Limonite | |
| Sturman and Herringa Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Devries Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Loomis Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lynden Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| River Bars and Washing | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Swope 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 Lynden, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 1997 and 2009: 1 funnel cloud, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2009 | Flood | Lynden | $5,600,000 | Some homes and businesses in Ferndale, Marietta and Lynden were flooded, most of them from the Nooksack River. Most schools in the area were closed or limited hours for 3 days. Sections of several major roads were closed. In the end more than two dozen roads had sections that had been washed away. |
| June 1997 | Funnel Cloud | Lynden | - | Thunderstorms were reported in the Lynden and Blaine areas throughout the day, one thunderstorm reportedly contained a funnel cloud. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | US Post Office-Lyden Main | 2.8 miles | 1991 |
 | Lynden Department Store | 2.8 miles | 2011 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03000306 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Whatcom County | All 74 listed properties in this county. |
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