Built in 1915. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
“The Rainier School is an historic schoolhouse located in Rainier, Washington. The school was built in 1915 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.”
Wikipedia article Rainier School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 68 National Register listings published here for Thurston County · listed in 2004 · category: Building · built in 1915.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 136 fires within 5 miles of Rainier School between 1992 and 2020, burning about 145 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 2 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 | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.2 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 700 |
| 8 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MCINTOSH SOUTH |
| 7 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 25 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 25 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Rainier School: 6 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gehrke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Price Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rainier Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sandymere Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Scatter Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Vail Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | L. N. Rice House | 5.6 miles | 1988 |
 | Salsich Lumber Company Superintendent's House | 6.6 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04000159 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Thurston County | All 68 listed properties in this county. |
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