Built in 1890. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
“Pullman High School is a public secondary school in the city of Pullman, Washington, the home of Washington State University.”
Wikipedia article Pullman High School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 39 National Register listings published here for Whitman County · listed in 1998 · category: Building · built in 1890.
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 mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Pullman High School: 17 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pullman | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Central Premix Concrete Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bishop Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Carl Carsoarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Druffel Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Glaspy Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Henderson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Poppie Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pullman, the town this property stands in, in 20 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 4 flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | Flash Flood | Pullman | $1,100,000 | Missouri Flat Creek experienced a Flash Flood which resulted in the North Grand Avenue business district being inundated with up to 4 feet of water in places. Numerous businesses were damaged and parked cars were floated and carried away. Pullman police and fire crews made numerous water rescues of stranded customers and employees of at least 4 businesses including the rescue of 16 people from one business. There were no known injuries and by the next morning the creek had receded back into it's banks. |
| February 1999 | Flash Flood | Pullman | $250,000 | Rapid snowmelt and heavy rain lead to rising creeks and streams across Whitman County, which lead to high water levels on the North Fork of the Palouse River. Several homes and business had reports of flooding. |
| December 1998 | Flash Flood | Pullman | $50,000 | Rapid snowmelt and 2-4 inches of rain lead to flooding of small creeks and streams around Pullman. Portions of the WSU campus exerienced flooding, while several downtown businesses and city streets were indunated by a foot of water. Portions of Highway 195 were closed. |
| March 2026 | Flood | Pullman | $30,000 | South Fork Palouse River flooding, with minor to moderate flooding in areas across Pullman, including downtown, Grand Avenue, and the area around the City Playfields. Water covered N Grand north of NW Windus St. NE Morton St by Reaney pool was flooded across all lanes. Grand Avenue closed from Nye to Ritchie. Main Street from Spring to Pine was closed. Morton Street near Reaney Park closed due to flooding. |
| September 2019 | Flood | Pullman | $1,000 | Brief heavy rain from a thunderstorm pooled at an intersection in downtown Pullman apparently due to leaf clogged storm drains. The water pooled about 9 inches deep in the intersection which was sufficient to cause minor first floor flooding in a number of adjacent business establishments. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pullman | $500 | Observer reported 1 inch tree limbs broken and shingles blown off roof. Pullman, Moscow Airport recorded a max gusts of 67 MPH. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pullman | $500 | Downed tree was reported. Pullman, Moscow Airport recorded a gust of 67 MPH. |
| February 2025 | Flood | Pullman | - | Heavy rain and rapid snow melt led to water over roadway on North Grand by Mobil Station and Cougar County Drive In.. The Pullman Airport recorded 1.15 inches of rain. |
| February 2025 | Flood | Pullman | - | Water over roadway on Fairmount Drive between Grand and Planet Fitness reported. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pullman | - | Mesonet station DW6220 in Pullman reported a gust of 69 MPH. |
| May 2022 | Funnel Cloud | Pullman | - | A small funnel cloud dissipated shortly after formation. There is no indication that the circulation ever made contact with the ground. The location is estimated from social media shared by the media. |
| May 2020 | Funnel Cloud | Pullman | - | A member of the public reported and submitted a picture of a funnel cloud in southeast Pullman, Washington. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pullman | - | A Mesonet station in Pullman, Washington measured a wind gust of 60 mph. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pullman | - | Strong outflow winds from a thunderstorm contributed to several downed power lines in Pullman with about 60 customers losing power. Six trees fell on roads, three trees fell on cars, and two power lines were downed. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Pullman | - | 3/4 inch hail reported by sheriff's office |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pullman | - | 60 mph gust |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pullman | - | 60 mph gust |
| May 2008 | Flash Flood | Pullman | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pullman | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Pullman | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate Telephone Co. - Pullman | under 500 feet | 2026 | |
 | William Swain House | under 500 feet | 1994 |
 | Cordova Theater | 0.1 miles | 2004 |
| Star Route and Palouse Street Brick Road | 0.1 miles | 2014 | |
 | Northern Pacific Railway Depot - Pullman | 0.2 miles | 2019 |
 | U.S. Post Office-Pullman | 0.2 miles | 2003 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98001017 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Whitman County | All 39 listed properties in this county. |
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