Built in 1929 (Moderne architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Pend Oreille County · listed in 1997 · category: Building · built in 1929, Moderne architecture, by Gustav Albin Pehrson.
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 37 fires within 5 miles of Pend Oreille Mines and Metals Building between 1992 and 2020, burning about 41 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 15 September 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LOST CREEK |
| 13 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Colville National Forest | WEREWOLF (RED FLAG) |
| 6 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Colville National Forest | 21 MILE |
| 4 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Colville National Forest | SPOT 35 |
| 31 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Colville National Forest | S. FORK FLUME CREEK |
| 3 August 1994 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 28 August 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Colville National Forest | RIVERSIDE MINE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 94 workings within 5 miles of Pend Oreille Mines and Metals Building: 38 past producers, 25 occurrences, 23 prospects, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bella May Mine | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper, Uranium | Past Producer | 1906 | |
| Bella May Mine | Zinc, Cadmium, Lead, Silver, Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Bella May, Diamond R., Polly Molly | Molybdenum, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Blue Bucket | Zinc, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Bucket | Silver, Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Blue Jim | Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc, Antimony | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite, Siderite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Frisco - Standard | Silver, Copper, Antimony, Lead, Zinc | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrargyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stannite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Grandview Mine | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Cadmium, Silver, Uranium | Past Producer | 1924 | |
| Grandview Mine | Zinc, Lead, Silver, Cadmium | Past Producer | ||
| Hoosier | Copper, Silver, Gold | Prospect |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Metaline Falls, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 2017 and 2020: 1 debris flow, 1 flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | Flood | Metaline Falls | $8,000,000 | The USGS River Flow Gage at Abeni Falls Dam which controls the flow of the Pend Oreille River surpassed the Flood Flow of 95,000 Cubic Feet per Second (CFS) at 2:30 PM PST on May 11th. The flow increased and passed through the Moderate Flood Flow of 115,000 CFS at 12:15 PM on May 18th. The flow continued to increase and peaked at the Moderate Flood reading of 121,000 CFS at at 5:00 AM on May 27th. The flow continued to fluctuate between 118,000 CFS and 121,000 CFS through the end of May. The flow receded to below the Flood Flow on June 6th. |
| April 2017 | Debris Flow | Metaline Falls | $200,000 | Periodic heavy rain and spring time snow melt continued to cause travel problems in Pend Oreille County through the first half of April. Numerous secondary roads were damaged or cut by small stream and field flooding and debris flows. Most notably, Flowery Trail Road which crosses a mountain range and connects the towns of Usk and Chewelah was closed due to dangerous and unstable conditions caused by a 300 yard section of hillside slowly flowing onto the road bed. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Metaline Falls | - | A member of the public reported quarter size hail on Sullivan Creek from a thunderstorm near Metaline Falls. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Lewis P. Larson House | under 500 feet | 1979 |
 | Washington Hotel | 0.1 miles | 1979 |
 | Metaline Falls School | 0.1 miles | 1988 |
 | Idaho and Wash. Northern RR Bridge | 5.9 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 97001081 in Record Group 79. |
| Pend Oreille County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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