Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
“The Cambridge Public School and High School is a historic school building constructed in 1905 in Cambridge, Wisconsin.”
Wikipedia article Cambridge Public School and High School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 238 National Register listings published here for Dane County · listed in 1998 · 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 115 fires within 5 miles of Cambridge Public School and High School between 2003 and 2020, burning about 226 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 | 50 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Cambridge Public School and High School: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter Quarry No. 2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Norman Carpenter and Son | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cambridge Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mankowski Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nelson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bedrud-Olson Farmstead | 5.0 miles | 1999 |
 | Hall, Samuel, House | 7.1 miles | 1993 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98000708 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Dane County | All 238 listed properties in this county. |
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