Built in 1930 (Beaux-Arts). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
One of 16 National Register listings published here for Mason County · listed in 2013 · category: Building · built in 1930, Beaux-Arts.
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 225 fires within 5 miles of Mason County Courthouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 228 acres in total. None started naturally. 22 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 | 102 |
| Debris and open burning | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Fireworks | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | AGATE |
| 7 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SYLVAN HEIGHTS |
| 7 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MILEPOST 345 |
| 6 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CHURCH |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Mason County Courthouse: 14 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Shore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 | ||
| Central Shop Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Evergreen Materials | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lake Isabella Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lost Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mason Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shelton, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 2009: 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 | Shelton | $900,000 | There was flooding along the Skokomish River. Several homes in Shelton flooded, most from local creeks. Several roads in the area were also flooded, including SR 106 and 108. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Shelton Public Library and Town Hall | 0.2 miles | 1983 |
 | Simpson Logging Company Locomotive No. 7 and Peninsular Railway Caboose No. 700 | 0.2 miles | 1984 |
 | Goldsborough Creek Bridge | 0.5 miles | 1982 |
 | Malaney-O'Neill House | 4.8 miles | 2013 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 12001160 in Record Group 79. |
| Mason County | All 16 listed properties in this county. |
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