Built in 1889. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
“The Pipe School is located in Lanark, Wisconsin, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 and built in 1889.”
Wikipedia article Pipe School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 22 National Register listings published here for Portage County · listed in 1993 · category: Building · built in 1889.
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 162 fires within 5 miles of Pipe School between 1992 and 2020, burning about 217 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 46 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 34 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | TRAIN BRAKE FIRE |
| 16 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | PROCESSOR FIRE |
| 6 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | SAND LAKE |
| 5 August 2012 | Smoking | 2.1 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HWY 10 WESTBOUND FIRE |
| 3 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | FROST VALLEY FIRE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Pipe School: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Severance-Pipe Farmstead | 0.1 miles | 1993 |
 | L. A. Pomeroy House | 3.9 miles | 1992 |
 | Rising Star Flouring Mill | 7.0 miles | 2018 |
| New Hope Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church and Cemetery | 7.4 miles | 2019 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93001171 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Portage County | All 22 listed properties in this county. |
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