Built in 1939 (Colonial Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
One of 45 National Register listings published here for Clark County · listed in 1991 · category: Building · built in 1939, Colonial Revival architecture, by Louis A. Simon.
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 35 fires within 5 miles of US Post Office-Camas Main between 1992 and 2020, burning about 299 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | STOREDAHL |
| 2 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | SANDY 2 |
| 16 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | SANDY JUNCTION |
| 9 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | RIVERBEND |
| 8 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 27 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SR 14 |
| 23 August 2000 | 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 34 workings within 5 miles of US Post Office-Camas Main: 19 past producers, 11 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 plant. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Troutdale Smelter | Aluminum | Plant | ||
| Camas Placer | Titanium, Iron, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Image | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Red Rock Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Washington | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Midvale Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Washougal Pit | Iron | Producer | ||
| Washougal Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | Magnetite | |
| Haag & Shaw Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Camas, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 2023: 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Funnel Cloud | Camas | - | Social Media video shared via Twitter showed a funnel cloud with observable rotation. The person was located in Camas, WA near SE 2nd Ave and SE Cedar St facing south towards the Columbia River. A media article shared another video of the waterspout over the Camas Slough and stated that the waterspout was observed for several minutes. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Farrell Building | under 500 feet | 2006 |
 | John Roffler House | 0.3 miles | 1993 |
 | Pittock House | 2.7 miles | 1979 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 91000639 in Record Group 79. |
| Clark County | All 45 listed properties in this county. |
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