Built in 1907. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
One of 22 National Register listings published here for Grays Harbor County · listed in 1985 · category: Building · built in 1907.
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 29 fires within 5 miles of Lachlin McTaggert House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 20 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | JEFFERSON |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BISHOP |
| 1 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ENDERSON ROAD |
| 8 August 2017 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | NORTH RIVER |
| 6 August 1998 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 August 2019 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BRECKINRIDGE |
| 4 August 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 31 August 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Lachlin McTaggert House: 10 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Platinum, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cow Point Placer | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Hoquiam | Gold, Platinum | Occurrence | Beach Placer | |
| Hoquiam Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| West Aberdeen | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hagara Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Stafford Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Swano Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Masonic Temple-Hoquiam | 0.3 miles | 2007 |
 | Carnegie Library | 0.3 miles | 1982 |
 | US Post Office-Hoquiam Main | 0.4 miles | 1991 |
 | Seventh Street Theater | 0.4 miles | 1987 |
 | American Veterans Building-Hoquiam | 0.4 miles | 2011 |
 | Joseph Lytle Home | 0.4 miles | 1990 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85001942 in Record Group 79. |
| Grays Harbor County | All 22 listed properties in this county. |
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