Built in 1914 (Tudor Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
One of 39 National Register listings published here for Whitman County · listed in 2011 · category: Building · built in 1914, Tudor 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 1 fire within 5 miles of Florence Ferguson House in 2020, burning about 2,685 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,685 acres | Washington State Fire Marshal's Office | MANNING RD |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Florence Ferguson House: 7 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Colfax | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Colfax Quarry | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Chestnut Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cocking Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Faires 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 Colfax, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 1997 and 2009: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 heavy rain, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colfax | $40,000 | strong winds knocked trees down, crushing a convertible. only minor wheat damage. |
| January 2009 | Flood | Colfax | $10,000 | no account filed |
| January 2007 | Flood | Colfax | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Colfax | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colfax | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Colfax | - | Water and mud was observed over North Palouse Road near the Golf Course. |
| May 1997 | Heavy Rain | Colfax | - | flooding |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | James A. Perkins House | 0.2 miles | 1972 |
| Whitman County Library | 0.4 miles | 2021 | |
 | US Post Office-Colfax Main | 0.6 miles | 1991 |
 | Manning-Rye Covered Bridge | 3.7 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 10000996 in Record Group 79. |
| Whitman County | All 39 listed properties in this county. |
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