Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
“Larmore House is a historic residence near Hammondville, Alabama, United States. Larmore came to DeKalb County from Abingdon, Virginia, around 1838.”
Wikipedia article Vance C. Larmore House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 13 National Register listings published here for DeKalb County · listed in 2004 · 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 157 fires within 5 miles of Vance C. Larmore House between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,648 acres in total. None started naturally. 79 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 79 |
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190924-11 |
| 24 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160921-2 |
| 20 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190919-16 |
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Vance C. Larmore House: 8 occurrences, 3 prospects, 3 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, Clay, Kaolin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated #2 | Aluminum, Water, Free | Past Producer | Surface | |
| New Ladd Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Dek 4 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Dek 5 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Allen Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Jesse Manning Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hammondville, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 2003 and 2019: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. The reports record 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammondville | 3 hurt, $500 | Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree on hwy 40 and county road 117. Reports indicate that multiple vehicles struck the downed tree with injuries sustained. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammondville | $5,000 | A tree was downed by thunderstorm winds at the intersection of County road 236 and County road 101, near Hammondville. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Hammondville | $5,000 | several trees uprooted and snapped along with one home having minor roof damage. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammondville | $1,000 | A tree was downed by thunderstorm winds near the intersection of U.S. 11 and county road 239, just north of Hammondville, Alabama. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammondville | $1,000 | A severe thunderstorm moved northwest to southeast across southern portions of Hammondville, resulting in several trees downed and numerous power outages along County Roads 608, 751, and 752. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammondville | $500 | A tree and power lines were knocked down onto Highway 40. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Hammondville | - | Quarter size hail was reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Cherokee Plantation | 3.0 miles | 1984 |
 | Winston Place | 3.7 miles | 1987 |
 | Dr. J. A. Gorman House | 4.9 miles | 1996 |
 | Mentone Springs Hotel | 5.1 miles | 1983 |
 | Alabama Builders' Hardware Manufacturing Company | 6.7 miles | 1986 |
 | Alabama Builder's Hardware Manufacturing Company Complex (Boundary Increase) | 6.7 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04000232 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| DeKalb County | All 13 listed properties in this county. |
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