Built in 1922 (Beaux-Arts). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
“The Masonic Temple-Hoquiam, in Hoquiam, Washington, is a three-storey Beaux-Arts Masonic building that was constructed in 1922.”
Wikipedia article Masonic Temple-Hoquiam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 22 National Register listings published here for Grays Harbor County · listed in 2007 · category: Building · built in 1922, Beaux-Arts, by Sutton & Whitney.
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 35 fires within 5 miles of Masonic Temple-Hoquiam between 1992 and 2020, burning about 28 acres in total. 1 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 | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | JEFFERSON |
| 5 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 19 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pacific Cascade Region-DNR | HUNTLEY |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BISHOP |
| 1 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ENDERSON ROAD |
| 8 August 2017 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | NORTH RIVER |
| 6 August 1998 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 August 2019 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BRECKINRIDGE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Masonic Temple-Hoquiam: 12 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Gold, Platinum, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cow Point Placer | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Hoquiam | Gold, Platinum | Occurrence | Beach Placer | |
| Hoquiam Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| East Aberdeen | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| West Aberdeen | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hagara Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Stafford Creek 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Carnegie Library | under 500 feet | 1982 |
 | Seventh Street Theater | 0.2 miles | 1987 |
 | US Post Office-Hoquiam Main | 0.2 miles | 1991 |
 | American Veterans Building-Hoquiam | 0.2 miles | 2011 |
 | Lachlin McTaggert House | 0.3 miles | 1985 |
 | Polson, F. Arnold, House and Polson, Alex, Grounds | 0.4 miles | 1979 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 07000934 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Grays Harbor County | All 22 listed properties in this county. |
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