Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
“The Yakima Indian Agency Building, also known as the Mary L. Goodrich Library and the Toppenish Historical Museum, is a building in Toppenish, Washington.”
Wikipedia article Yakima Indian Agency Building, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 73 National Register listings published here for Yakima County · listed in 1988 · category: Building.
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 304 fires within 5 miles of Yakima Indian Agency Building between 1992 and 2019, burning about 13,350 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 35 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 | 96 |
| Fireworks | 77 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 71 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 35 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Yakama Agency | GERMANTOWN RD. |
| 8 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Yakama Agency | 942 WINAWAY |
| 8 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Yakama Agency | 940 WINAWAY |
| 7 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Yakama Agency | 200 ELMWOOD |
| 4 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Yakama Agency | KING FIRE |
| 4 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Yakama Agency | 101 YOUNGTOWN RD. |
| 4 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Yakama Agency | EAST BRANCH |
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Yakama Agency | MARION DRAIN # 1 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Yakima Indian Agency Building: 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Zillah Bridge Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Zillah Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Toppenish, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 2003 and 2005: 2 tornado, 1 wildfire. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2003 | Wildfire | Toppenish | - | Sparks from a power line ignited a fire which grew to 400 acres. Strong winds contributed to the growth of the fire. |
| April 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Toppenish | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Toppenish | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | US Post Office-Toppenish Main | 0.3 miles | 1991 |
| Toppenish-Zillah Bridge | 2.2 miles | 1995 | |
 | Teapot Dome Service Station | 3.9 miles | 1985 |
| Mattoon Cabin | 5.4 miles | 1977 | |
 | W. P. Sawyer House And Orchard | 5.6 miles | 1977 |
| Yakima Valley Filipino Community Hall | 6.9 miles | 2023 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88000605 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Yakima County | All 73 listed properties in this county. |
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