Built in 1941 (Colonial Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
One of 16 National Register listings published here for Okanogan County · listed in 1991 · category: Building · built in 1941, Colonial Revival architecture.
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 212 fires within 5 miles of US Post Office-Omak Main between 1992 and 2020, burning about 222,616 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 12 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 | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Fireworks | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Colville Agency | MOOMAW |
| 7 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Colville Agency | W. MOOMAWS |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 189,923 acres | Colville Agency | COLD SPRINGS |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colville Agency | OMAK HUDS |
| 4 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Colville Agency | WANNACUT CREEK II |
| 4 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SPRING COULEE CAR WRECK |
| 30 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Colville Agency | OMAK LAKE CAMERON LA |
| 30 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colville Agency | MF HUD |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of US Post Office-Omak Main: 8 occurrences, 8 past producers, 6 unknowns, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canamera Milling and Smelting | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Deposit 10 | Dolomite | Occurrence | Dolomite | |
| Deposit 10 | Magnesite | Occurrence | ||
| Geo Thompson Farm | Graphite | Occurrence | ||
| Okanogan | Chromium, Platinum | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| Okanogan | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Limestone | |
| Okanogan County Road Div | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Sherman | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Sherman Claims | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Palmer | Copper | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Omak, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 1997 and 2015: 2 flash flood, 2 wildfire, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2002 | Wildfire | Omak | $200,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Wildfire | Omak | $50,000 | Lightning sparked several small fires between Cameron Lake and Omak Lake in the Colville Indian Reservation. A few smaller fires were also reported near Salmon Creek Rd and south of Riverside. Over 200 acres were burned. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omak | $10,000 | The roof at an Athletic Club in Omak was damaged from strong outflow winds from a thunderstorm. In addition, the winds toppled a large weeping willow tree onto a vending truck. |
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Omak | $2,000 | City Hall had to be sandbagged due to water flowing into the building. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omak | $1,500 | Trees were blown down on West Ridge Drive. |
| May 2015 | Heavy Rain | Omak | - | A weather spotter reported heavy rain from a thunderstorm washed out a ditch and caused water to run over a driveway seven miles northwest of Omak, WA. |
| June 1997 | Flash Flood | Omak | - | FLOODING IN OMAK AND MUDSLIDES ON SR97 IN OMAK |
| August 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Omak | - | WCM confirms brief tornado touchdown...F0 |
| June 2006 | Lightning | Omak | - | 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-Okanogan Main | 3.9 miles | 1991 |
 | Okanogan County Courthouse | 3.9 miles | 1995 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 91000651 in Record Group 79. |
| Okanogan County | All 16 listed properties in this county. |
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