Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
One of 33 National Register listings published here for Lewis County · listed in 1976 · category: Building.
Sources: 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 53 fires within 5 miles of Ben Olsen House between 1993 and 2020, burning about 47 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | NIKULA |
| 6 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Fireworks | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | COWLITZ BLACKBERRY |
| 3 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 27 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 2 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Ben Olsen House: 13 past producers, 3 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buswell | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| Stillwater Creek | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Cowlitz River | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Harbor Rock-Rip 9405 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Open Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Vader | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Cowlitz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Horsley Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Janisch Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Miller Bar | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Grace Evangelical Church of Vader | 0.4 miles | 2003 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 76001897 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lewis County | All 33 listed properties in this county. |
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