Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
“The Little Red Schoolhouse on Shaw Island, Washington was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.”
Wikipedia article Little Red Schoolhouse (Shaw Island, Washington), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 21 National Register listings published here for San Juan County · listed in 1973 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Little Red Schoolhouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 21 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Fireworks | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | JACKSON |
| 6 September 2019 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DEER HARBOR |
| 6 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | TERRACE |
| 12 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BEACHEM |
| 1 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Region-Department of Natural Resources | CLAY FARM RD |
| 6 August 2002 | Fireworks | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 August 1998 | Fireworks | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Little Red Schoolhouse: 12 past producers, 6 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Harbor Feldspar Deposit | Feldspar | Occurrence | ||
| Humphrey Head Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Erismann Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Friday Harbor Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lopez Redi-Mix Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lopez Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Shoal Bay Pit No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed [Ot | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Biendle Deposit | Limestone, General | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tharald Homestead | 0.8 miles | 2002 | |
 | Orcas Hotel | 2.0 miles | 1982 |
 | San Juan County Courthouse | 3.6 miles | 1984 |
 | Port Stanley School | 5.1 miles | 1994 |
| American and English Camps, San Juan Island | 6.2 miles | 1966 | |
 | Rosario | 6.6 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 73001886 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| San Juan County | All 21 listed properties in this county. |
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