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Clyde Carter House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

From the record

“The Clyde Carter House is a historic residence in Ford City, Alabama, United States. Built at a time of vast land speculation in Colbert County, the house represents the then-fashionable Spanish eclectic style not commonly found in the rural deep South.”

Wikipedia article Clyde Carter House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 29 National Register listings published here for Colbert County · listed in 2004 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • Listed as. Carter, Clyde, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. 300 Lime Kiln Rd., Ford City, 35661
  • When was it listed? June 2004
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Leighton
  • National Register reference number. 04000559 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

134 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 134 fires within 5 miles of Clyde Carter House between 1994 and 2016, burning about 544 acres in total. None started naturally. 26 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 burning57
Arson/incendiarism26
Recreation and ceremony14
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Equipment and vehicle use8
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Smoking6
Railroad operations and maintenance3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2016Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission20160907-3
7 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission20160907-6
30 September 2008Debris and open burning1.5 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionRIVER ROAD, AL
28 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2000Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 2000Smokingunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Every fire recorded in Colbert County

Storms near this property

42 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ford City, the town this property stands in, in 42 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 41 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2025Tornado (EF1)Ford City1 hurt, $608,000The tornado touched down near Ford City where initial tree limbs snapped then rapidly began uprooting numerous trees north of River Road. Several trees were uprooted on River Road. One of these trees fell on a home and the drywall fell and scratched a child, resulting in one injury. North of River Road, several trees were found uprooted along with two collapsed silos along Sprout Spring Hollow Road. These silos had been in place since the 1930s and were completely destroyed, marking the maximum intensity of 105 mph. The tornado then tracked east-southeast toward Foster Mills and Red Bank, uprooting numerous trees along its path and snapping large limbs. The tornado then proceeded to cross the Tennessee River - Wheeler Lake into Lauderdale County.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindFord City$156,000A very large tree was knocked down onto a home at 7355 River Road.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindFord City$20,000Two outbuildings were destroyed and one large pecan tree over 100 years old was blown down. One tin building was destroyed.
March 2013Thunderstorm WindFord City$15,000Thunderstorm winds lifted a portable garage up into a tree on Foster Hill Road.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindFord City$15,000Multiple trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds around Spout Springs road and Wheeler View drive.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindFord City$10,000A few trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindFord City$8,000A power pole and power lines were knocked down.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindFord City$8,000The Nitrate city fire department reported trees down on Wallace Mill Road.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindFord City$5,000Trees and powerlines were reported down at 405 Wallace Mill Road. Time was estimated from radar.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindFord City$4,000A power pole was snapped in half.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindFord City$3,000A tree was blown down on River Road.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindFord City$2,000A tree and some power lines were reported down near 14070 County Line Road. Time was estimated from radar data.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindFord City$2,000A power pole was leaning or down at 2130 Hatton School Road. Time was estimated from radar data.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindFord City$2,000A power pole was reported leaning by 991 center for Colbert county at at 1457 Wallace Mill Road.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindFord City$2,000A power pole was knocked over at 85 Veterans Drive. Time estimated by radar.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindFord City$2,000A tree was blown down on Gargis Hollow Road.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindFord City$2,000A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few power lines along Wallace Mill Road.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindFord City$1,000A tree was reported down at 180 Alloys Park Lane.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindFord City$1,000A tree was knocked down at 380 Ashmore Circle. Time estimated by radar.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindFord City$1,000A tree was knocked down at 180 Alloys Park Lane.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindFord City$1,000A tree was blown down near 1690 Spout Springs Drive. Time was estimated from radar data.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindFord City$1,000A tree was reported down near 10855 2nd Street. Time was estimated from radar data.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindFord City$1,000A tree was reported down near the intersection of Mt. Pleasant Road and Wallace Mill Road. Time was estimated by radar.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindFord City$1,000A tree was reported down at the intersection of Hatton School road and East 2nd Street. Time was estimated from radar.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindFord City$1,000A tree was reported down near the intersection of Spout Springs Road and River Road. Time was estimated from radar.
December 2017Thunderstorm WindFord City$1,000A power pole was snapped and lines knocked down on Baker Road.
November 2017Thunderstorm WindFord City$1,000A power pole was knocked down near the corner of Hatton School Road and East 2nd Street.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindFord City$1,000A tree was blown down on power lines at the Shady Grove Untied Methodist church.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindFord City$1,000A tree was blown down in Hatton on Hatton Lane.
September 2024Thunderstorm WindFord City$500A tree was knocked down at 170 Veterans Drive.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindFord City$500A tree was knocked down on Lakewood Drive.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindFord City$500A tree was knocked down onto a residence causing minor roof damage near Ford City. Small hail also reported at this location. Time estimated by radar.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindFord City$500A tree was knocked down against a house.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindFord City$500A tree was knocked down at 7532 River Road.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindFord City$500A tree was knocked down at 71 Mill Stream Trail.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindFord City$200A tree was knocked down at the intersection of River Road and County Line Road.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindFord City$200A tree was knocked down at Lime Kiln Hollow Drive and Lime Drive. Time estimated by radar.
March 2020Thunderstorm WindFord City$200A tree was knocked down at River Road and Gargis Hollow Road. Time estimated by radar.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindFord City$200A tree was knocked down at a restaurant.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindFord City-A large tree fell on a home in the Ford City area.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindFord City-Multiple trees were knocked down on River Road at Lakeview Drive.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindFord City-A tree was blown down on Brick School Road.

Every storm recorded in Colbert County

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

4 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Old Brick Presbyterian Church1.4 miles1989
John Johnson House4.4 miles1986
Wilson Dam5.7 miles1966
Preuit Oaks8.0 miles1986

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 04000559 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Colbert CountyAll 29 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.