Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
“The Centralia Post Office is a federal post office in Centralia, Washington. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1991.”
Wikipedia article Centralia Post Office, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 33 National Register listings published here for Lewis County · listed in 1991 · 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 45 fires within 5 miles of US Post Office-Centralia Main between 1992 and 2020, burning about 32 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 28 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.6 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SCATTER FIRE |
| 22 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 1 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ELIZABETH |
| 31 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GRAF STRIKE |
| 30 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | JOPPISH STRIKE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of US Post Office-Centralia Main: 14 past producers, 2 producers, 2 occurrences. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Centralia | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Borrow Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Brown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gillingham Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Bernobich Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Centralia Pit & Plant No. 64 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Foron Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hanaford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | The Sentinel | under 500 feet | 1991 |
 | Eagle's Hall | under 500 feet | 2003 |
 | Olympic Club Saloon | 0.2 miles | 1980 |
 | Centralia Union Depot | 0.2 miles | 1988 |
 | George E. Birge House | 0.6 miles | 1986 |
 | Hubbard Bungalow | 0.7 miles | 2005 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 91000640 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lewis County | All 33 listed properties in this county. |
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