Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
“The Patrick Farrish House, also known as the Lowe and Paula McDaniel House, is a historic house located in Thomaston, Alabama. It was built in 1926 in the Craftsman style.”
Wikipedia article Patrick Farrish House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 29 National Register listings published here for Marengo County · listed in 2000 · 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 25 fires within 5 miles of Patrick Farrish House between 1994 and 2020, burning about 291 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 28 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20120704-002 |
| 28 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Thomaston, the town this property stands in, in 10 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2004 | Tornado (F2) | Thomaston | 2 hurt, $135,000 | no account filed |
| February 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thomaston | $15,000 | no account filed |
| November 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Thomaston | $10,000 | no account filed |
| December 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thomaston | $8,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines near Thomaston. |
| January 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thomaston | - | Trees were downed in the Thomaston area. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thomaston | - | A few trees were blown down near Thomaston. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thomaston | - | Multiple trees uprooted in Thomaston. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thomaston | - | Numerous trees uprooted along County Roads 25 and 28. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Thomaston | - | Penny size hail was reported along SR 66 in far eastern Marengo County. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Thomaston | - | Dime size hail was reported by the sheriff's office. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Thomaston Central Historic District | 0.4 miles | 2000 |
 | C.S. Golden House | 0.4 miles | 2000 |
 | Thomaston Colored Institute | 0.7 miles | 2000 |
 | Half-Chance Bridge | 5.5 miles | 1972 |
 | William Poole House | 5.7 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 00001026 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Marengo County | All 29 listed properties in this county. |
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