Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
One of 324 National Register listings published here for King County · listed in 1983 · 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 5 fires within 5 miles of Pickering Farm between 1993 and 2008, burning about 3 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SQUAK MOUNTAIN |
| 15 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 10 September 1993 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 9 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 2 July 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SQAUK STUMP |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Pickering Farm: 14 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Clay Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Sunset Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Harris Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Section 31 Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Coal Creek Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Issaquah Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Issaquah Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pacific-Rivera-Green Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ps A 224 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Issaquah, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 1999 and 2013: 1 heavy rain, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1999 | Heavy Rain | Issaquah | $85,000 | Heavy rains led to a road being washed out by Issaquah Creek. |
| December 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Issaquah | $25,000 | About 8600 Seattle City Light customers lost power. About 300 homes in the Sammamish area lost power and one had a tree fall on it. In Maple valley a lumber storage building had its roof ripped off. |
| July 2013 | Lightning | Issaquah | $10,000 | South of Issaquah, a tree fell and struck a woman standing on her porch. The woman suffered a broken hip. A lightning strike sparked a gas leak in a Sammamish neighborhood, it hit a house, then went through the gutter system and ruptured a buried gas line 100 feet away and causing flammable gas to spew into the air. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Johan and Louise Wenberg House | 1.0 miles | 2024 | |
 | Issaquah Depot | 1.4 miles | 1990 |
 | Issaquah Sportsmen's Club | 1.9 miles | 1998 |
| Brandes House | 2.0 miles | 1994 | |
 | Pacific Coast Company House No. 75 | 5.0 miles | 1979 |
 | Preston Community Clubhouse | 5.8 miles | 2008 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83003343 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| King County | All 324 listed properties in this county. |
Block