Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
One of 65 National Register listings published here for Teton County · listed in 1990 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Murie Residence between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,122 acres in total. 38 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 | 38 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 340 acres | Grand Teton National Park | HAYFIELDS |
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Teton National Park | PRONGHORN |
| 21 September 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Grand Teton National Park | W. TAGGART |
| 15 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Grand Teton National Park | CAR |
| 14 September 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Grand Teton National Park | POWERLINE |
| 8 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Grand Teton National Park | LONE PINE |
| 6 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Teton National Park | AIRPORT |
| 30 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Grand Teton National Park | GARTH |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Murie Residence: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Slide Area | Uranium | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moose, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 wildfire, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2007 | Lightning | Moose | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moose | $10,000 | Several trees were downed in a swath from the Death Canyon Trailhead east across the Moose-Wilson Road. Motorists were trapped on the road by fallen trees which were blocking passage. One vehicle was damaged near Death Canyon due to a fallen tree. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moose | - | A 60 mph wind gust was reported at the weather station at the Teton Saddle. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Moose | - | Nickel sized hail was seen at Moose by a trained spotter. |
| August 2003 | Wildfire | Moose | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Moose | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Murie Ranch Historic District | 0.1 miles | 1998 |
 | Moose Entrance Kiosk | 0.7 miles | 1990 |
 | Chapel of the Transfiguration | 0.9 miles | 1980 |
 | Menor's Ferry | 1.1 miles | 1969 |
 | 4 Lazy F Dude Ranch | 1.6 miles | 1990 |
 | White Grass Dude Ranch | 2.4 miles | 1990 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 90000616 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Teton County | All 65 listed properties in this county. |
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