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One of 215 National Register listings published here for Pierce County · listed in 2011 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
One of 215 National Register listings published here for Pierce County · listed in 2011 · category: Building.
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 4 fires within 5 miles of Andrew & Bertha Skansie Net Shed and House between 2001 and 2018, burning about 40 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SPILLMAN |
| 17 August 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 40 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 11 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CUTTS ISLAND |
| 26 May 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Andrew & Bertha Skansie Net Shed and House: 9 past producers, 1 plant, 1 producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Nickel, Arsenic. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Asarco Refinery | Copper, Nickel, Arsenic | Plant | ||
| Crescent Valley Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pohl Pit - Div. 10 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Stacy-Benson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed 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 Gig Harbor, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2002 and 2015: 1 funnel cloud, 1 tornado. 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 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Gig Harbor | - | Tornado starting from about 4 miles wsw of Gig Harbor dissipating just ene of Gig Harbor. Tornado determination based on eye-witness reports and video. Maximum intensity EF1. Wind up to 110 mph. Path length 4.1 miles. Maxmimum width up to 175 yards. |
| June 2002 | Funnel Cloud | Gig Harbor | - | A funnel cloud was sighted in the Gig Harbor area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Midway School | 1.9 miles | 1987 |
![]() | Fort Nisqually Factor's House | 3.1 miles | 1970 |
| Camp Six | 3.3 miles | 1973 | |
| Point Defiance Streetcar Station | 3.5 miles | 2014 | |
![]() | Point Defiance Lodge | 3.6 miles | 2017 |
| Cabin No. 97 | 3.6 miles | 1977 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 11000627 in Record Group 79. |
| Pierce County | All 215 listed properties in this county. |