Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
“The Gate School is the historic former school in Gate, Washington and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).”
Wikipedia article Gate School (Gate, Washington), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 68 National Register listings published here for Thurston County · listed in 1990 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 101 fires within 5 miles of Gate School between 1992 and 2020, burning about 140 acres in total. 3 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 | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Fireworks | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | INDEPENDENCE RD |
| 6 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | OAKBERG |
| 6 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CONSTRUCTION |
| 25 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 21 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | D4010 AGAIN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Gate School: 16 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakville Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Gate Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gate Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ames Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bardeaux Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Independence Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jamerson Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mima Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Peterson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Jaaska House and Warehouse | 2.3 miles | 1988 |
| Rochester Elementary School | 2.3 miles | 1990 | |
 | Jonas and Maria Lovisa Erickson Farmstead | 3.1 miles | 2002 |
 | State Training School for Girls Administration Building | 6.1 miles | 1988 |
 | Miller-Brewer House | 6.3 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 90001094 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Thurston County | All 68 listed properties in this county. |
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