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Feldman's Department Store

Built in 1911. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

From the record

“Feldman's Department Store, currently known as The Downtown Exchange, is a historic commercial building in Haleyville, Alabama. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 12, 2009.”

Wikipedia article Feldman's Department Store, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 3 National Register listings published here for Winston County · listed in 2009 · category: Building · built in 1911.

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

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 800 20th St., Haleyville, 35565
  • When was it listed? August 2009
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Haleyville
  • When was it built? 1911
  • National Register reference number. 09000607 - 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

85 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Feldman's Department Store between 1995 and 2020, burning about 687 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 35 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/incendiarism35
Debris and open burning28
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Recreation and ceremony4
Natural2
Other causes2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Smoking1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
5 September 2000Arson/incendiarism12 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 1999Arson/incendiarism15 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2000Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 1999Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
9 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
5 August 2002Arson/incendiarism6.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Every fire recorded in Winston County

Mines and quarries near this property

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Feldman's Department Store: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz

Every working recorded in Winston County

Storms near this property

60 of 105 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Haleyville, the town this property stands in, in 105 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 43 thunderstorm wind, 36 hail, 13 lightning, 7 flash flood. The reports record 57 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2011Tornado (EF3)Haleyville25 hurt, $11,500,000A tornado initially touched down in southwest Marion County, near the community of Pikeville and tracked northeast where it moved across southern portions of Haleyville and into Winston County, south of AL Route 129. The tornado lifted in the William B. Bankhead National Forest, north of Rabbittown. The tornado moved into western Winston County and caused extensive damage to businesses near the intersection of CR 75 and Dolphin Rd. As the tornado crossed southern portions of Haleyville, many homes were significantly damaged and several were destroyed. This damage was consistent with an EF3 rating and winds of 150 mph. The tornado continued to produce tree damage as it entered the Bankhead National Forest area in northern Winston County, lifting along CR 3434.
April 1995Tornado (F1)Haleyville17 hurt, $450,000A tornado touched down about five miles southwest of Haleyville in Marion County along State Highway 129 and moved on a northeast track that took it into the northern section of Haleyville. The tornado path covered about five miles in Marion County and one mile in Winston County. The most significant damage occurred along State Highway 129 in Marion County and most of the injuries occurred in that area. Most of those injured were in mobile homes at the time the storm hit. Three mobile homes were destroyed along with three businesses. Large hail, around one inch, was also reported in Haleyville with the storm.
November 2001Tornado (F2)Haleyville13 hurt, $800,000no account filed
April 2009Thunderstorm WindHaleyville1 hurt, $60,000Windows were blown out, a ball field dugout, and a baseball batting cage, all sustained damage at Haleyville High School. About 50 students and adults, preparing for the school's prom in the gym, heard about the oncoming storm from a police officer. They took shelter in the basement/locker room area under the gym, and were not injured. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down around the rest of the city of Haleyville. Power lines landed on a vehicle, and briefly trapped its occupants. A tree fell onto a mobile home, slightly injuring one occupant. At least two other homes sustained damage from fallen trees.
May 2002LightningHaleyville1 hurtA boy was struck by lightning in Haleyville. The extent of the injuries was unknown.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$150,000no account filed
March 2011HailHaleyville$100,000Hail the size of golf balls caused widespread damage to vehicles and buildings in the city of Haleyville. Property damage amounts are estimated.
April 2006Tornado (F1)Haleyville$76,000no account filed
April 2011Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$50,000Numerous trees were blown down in and around the city of Haleyville, northward to the Posey Mill area. The highest winds were about 4 to 5 miles north of Haleyville, where at least 5 acres of trees were blown down, and at least one house and one barn sustained damage.
July 2004LightningHaleyville$35,000A house was struck by lightning in downtown Haleyville. The home suffered extensive damage.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$30,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across a large portion of Winston County, from Haleyville in the west to Arley in the east. Winds in Haleyville were estimated around 65 mph.
June 1996LightningHaleyville$30,000no account filed
May 2010LightningHaleyville$25,000A lightning strike set fire to a warehouse building in downtown Haleyville, resulting in a total loss of the building.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$20,000A furniture company building was damaged, and several storage trailers were overturned, south of Haleyville.
July 2006Dust DevilHaleyville$20,000An apparent dust devil caused extensive damage to two chicken houses on a farm on Dime Road, north of Haleyville. Witnesses reported seeing metal from the chicken houses, and other debris, circulating and floating in the air and being carried by the wind. Some of the debris was carried a quarter of a mile away. A power line was also torn from a pole, which resulted in a small fire. There were no thunderstorms in the area at the time. Time of the event is estimated.
May 2003LightningHaleyville$15,000Lightning apparently struck a vent duct at a vacant apartment at Royal Oak located off Pounders Sims Road. Fire department reported moderate damage to the attic area.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$15,000no account filed
June 1996LightningHaleyville$15,000no account filed
March 1996HailHaleyville$15,000no account filed
April 1998HailHaleyville$12,000Golf ball size hail was reported in and south of Haleyville.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$10,000no account filed
January 1997HailHaleyville$10,000no account filed
January 1997LightningHaleyville$10,000no account filed
February 1997Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$10,000no account filed
March 1997Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$8,000no account filed
April 2010Flash FloodHaleyville$5,000A portion of AL-13 near Dime Road, in the city of Haleyville, had to be temporarily closed due to flash flooding.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$5,000The metal roof was blown off a building, on CR-114 northwest of Haleyville.
May 2003LightningHaleyville$5,000Lightning reportedly struck a gas line at a residence on 16th Avenue. The situation was brought under control by Northwest Gas District employees.
July 2002LightningHaleyville$5,000no account filed
January 1997HailHaleyville$5,000no account filed
March 1997Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$5,000no account filed
June 1996LightningHaleyville$5,000no account filed
March 1996HailHaleyville$5,000no account filed
September 1996Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$5,000no account filed
October 2010Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$4,000Several trees were blown down along County Roads 15 and 32.
April 1997HailHaleyville$4,000Nickel size hail was reported at Forkville, in the northwest part of the county.
May 1997HailHaleyville$4,000Nickel size hail was reported in Haleyville.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$3,000Trees and power lines were blown down in Haleyville.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$3,000Trees were knocked down along SR 129 near the Marion and Winston County Line.
May 2003LightningHaleyville$3,000Lightning apparently struck a residential building damaging vinyl siding but not causing a fire.
December 1999Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$3,000Several trees were blown down onto roadways around Haleyville. One outbuilding was destroyed on CR 23.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$2,000A couple of trees were blown down around Haleyville.
September 2011Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$2,000Several trees were reported down around the city of Haleyville.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$2,000Several trees were blown down and blocked Wakefield Road, near AL-13 northwest of Haleyville.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$2,000Trees were knocked down on Kenny Street and on Newbury Road in Haleyville.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$2,000A few trees were blown down that subsequently knocked power lines down in the Haleyville area.
May 1998HailHaleyville$2,000Quarter size hail was reported northeast of Haleyville.
May 1998HailHaleyville$2,000Quarter size hail was reported between Haleyville and Double Springs.
July 2004HailHaleyville$2,000no account filed
October 1997HailHaleyville$2,000no account filed
October 1997Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$2,000no account filed
November 2007Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$1,000Winds estimated at 30 mph caused tree branches to fall on and down some power lines. The winds were accompanied by pea sized hail.
May 2003LightningHaleyville$1,000Lightning struck a power pole setting it on fire.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$1,000Trees were knocked down in Haleyville.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$1,000A few trees were blown down onto power lines in the area of Bear Creek.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$300Trees were down near Haleyville in Winston County.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindHaleyville-A tree was downed on 17th Avenue in Haleyville.
February 2025Thunderstorm WindHaleyville-Power lines were knocked down along 6th Avenue in Haleyville.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindHaleyville-Several trees down around Haleyville, with a couple on power lines.
April 2025Flash FloodHaleyville-A large section of Ellenburg Rd in Haleyville was washed out.

Every storm recorded in Winston 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.

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 09000607 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Winston CountyAll 3 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.