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One of 189 National Register listings published here for Jefferson County · listed in 2008 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Jonathan W. Bass House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Bass, Jonathan W., House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. 629 Montevallo Rd., Leeds, 35094
- When was it listed? May 2008
- Category. building
- Census division. Leeds
- National Register reference number. 08000456 - 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
144 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 144 fires within 5 miles of Jonathan W. Bass House between 1994 and 2019, burning about 3,506 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 50 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 | 50 |
| Debris and open burning | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160924-19 |
| 17 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160917-6 |
| 17 September 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SMITH-SIMS ROAD, AL |
| 17 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Jonathan W. Bass House: 4 past producers, 2 producers, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Barium-Barite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds Cement Plant | Stone | Plant | ||
| Leeds Mine & Quarry | Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| U.S. Steel Corp. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| J M Dorough Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| J.M. Dorough | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Leeds Brown Fe Mines | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Leeds Brown Iron Ore Mines | Iron | Past Producer | Goethite |
Storms near this property
18 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leeds, the town this property stands in, in 18 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Leeds | 1 killed, $1,000,000 | After investigating a very complex pattern of widespread damage with both a ground survey team and an aerial survey, surveys teams concluded that a portion of the damage in the city of Leeds was caused by a tornado. The tornado touched down east of Interstate 20 near Henry Ellen Rd, where trees falling on a mobile home caused one fatality to an elderly woman. The tornado tracked east-southeastward, roughly between the railroad tracks and US-78 towards the city center. There was significant roof damage to several buildings along Highway 78 from Leeds City Park in the downtown area, windows were blown out of several businesses, buildings were partially de-roofed, and the brick facade of one building was collapsed. The old rock wool warehouse facility received major irreparable damage. The most concentrated and significant material damage occured near Leeds High School. Fencing around the girls softball field was mangled and twisted, and a large batting catch was overturned and rolled. Tall wooden utility poles with field lighting were snapped half way up. Several homes just to the east of the athletic fields received significant damage. Over the path of this tornado, an estimated 30 to 40 homes and 20 to 30 businesses were damaged or destroyed. Several hundred trees were either snapped off or were uprooted along the path. Aside from the one fatality, no other injuries were reported. |
| June 1999 | Flash Flood | Leeds | $300,000 | Three to five inches of rain, most in a two hour period, caused area streams and creeks to overflow. According to newspaper reports, at least 18 homes and 14 businesses were flooded. Several roads were flooded and were temporarily closed. Many residents were rescued by the Leeds Fire Department. The Leeds Fire House was also substantially damaged by the high water. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Leeds | $50,000 | Many streets in the city of Leeds had to be closed due to flooding. Several cars became stranded in the flood waters. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leeds | $50,000 | Brief heavy rain, small hail, and damaging wind occurred in Leeds. The wind collapsed a roof at Ron's Automotive in Leeds. The collapsed roof damaged three cars inside the building and nine cars that were in the outside car lot. The storm also knocked down trees and produced minor damage to several mobile homes in Leeds Park. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leeds | $15,000 | Numerous trees were blown down across the city. At least one fell onto a house. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leeds | $8,000 | Several trees were knocked down in Leeds. |
| January 1997 | Hail | Leeds | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leeds | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down along Main Street. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leeds | $2,000 | A few trees were blown down just east of the city of Leeds. |
| November 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leeds | - | Numerous trees were downed around Leeds, some falling on homes and vehicles. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leeds | - | Several trees uprooted in the city of Leeds. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Leeds | - | Nickel size hail reported just southwest of the city of Leeds. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leeds | - | Several trees uprooted in the city of Leeds. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leeds | - | Several trees uprooted in the city of Leeds. |
| May 2003 | Funnel Cloud | Leeds | - | A funnel cloud was reported over Leeds. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Leeds | - | Large tree limbs were downed in Trussville and three-quarter inch hail was reported in Leeds and Graysville. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Leeds | - | no account filed |
| February 2008 | Hail | Leeds | - | no account filed |
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
3 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds Downtown Historic District | 1.1 miles | 1995 | |
| Southern Railroad Depot | 1.1 miles | 1983 | |
| Cahaba Homestead Village Historic District | 6.8 miles | 2006 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 08000456 in Record Group 79. |
| Jefferson County | All 189 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.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- 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.