Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
“The Wilkeson Coke Ovens are from the early industrial period in Washington. The ovens are a result of the growth of the railroad in Puget Sound.”
Wikipedia article Wilkeson Coke Ovens, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 215 National Register listings published here for Pierce County · listed in 1974 · category: Structure.
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 51 fires within 5 miles of Coke Ovens between 1992 and 2020, burning about 62 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 156TH SREET |
| 5 September 1997 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 24 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 21 September 1994 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 18 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 10 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PRAIRIE CARBON |
| 7 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | 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 Coke Ovens: 16 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Flagstone, Graphite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Creek | Graphite | Occurrence | ||
| Fairfax Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Walker Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Burlington Northern Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Carbon Ridge Blowdown | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Clearwest-Westfork Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Road 0602 Pit 1818 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Wilkeson School | 0.1 miles | 1976 |
 | Wilkeson Community House | 0.3 miles | 2013 |
 | Holy Trinity Orthodox Church | 0.4 miles | 1989 |
| Walker Cut Stone Company | 0.6 miles | 1978 | |
 | Wilkeson Arch | 0.8 miles | 2000 |
 | William Bisson House | 3.8 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 74001976 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Pierce County | All 215 listed properties in this county. |
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