Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
“The Bryand Brand House is a historic plantation house on the east side of Alabama State Route 14 near Marion, Alabama. The two-story Greek Revival style house was built in 1845.”
Wikipedia article Bryand Brand House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 22 National Register listings published here for Perry County · listed in 2010 · 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 200 fires within 5 miles of Bryand Brand House between 1994 and 2020, burning about 744 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 14 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 burning | 70 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 13 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190930-20 |
| 29 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190929-19 |
| 27 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190924-8 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marion, the town this property stands in, in 37 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 20 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $150,000 | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $100,000 | Thousands of trees were blown down across Perry County. |
| March 1996 | Tornado (F1) | Marion | $95,000 | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Marion | $30,000 | The tornado touched down in a wooded ravine, between Nichols Lane and CR-7. It then traveled east-northeast for just over a mile, and lifted near the intersection of Coles Truck Stop Road and AL-5. Along the path, approximately 100 hardwood trees were snapped, and near the end of the path, several hardwoods were uprooted. A home sustained minor damage to shingles and siding. The occupant of the home took refuge in a closet, and was unharmed, after her brother called to inform her of the tornado warning. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Marion | $25,000 | A swath of large hail occurred from west central Perry County near Scotts Station to near the Vaiden Airport. The hail may have been much larger in surrounding rural areas. A few trees were also blown down and one outbuilding was destroyed. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $10,000 | Numerous trees and several power lines were blown down on the western side of the city of Marion. |
| January 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $10,000 | A deteriorating car repair garage was destroyed due to wind getting into the old building and blowing it out. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $10,000 | A roof of a downtown building was damaged, blowing debris over the area. Several large trees were also uprooted as well. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Marion | $10,000 | Golf ball size hail was reported in Radford. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Marion | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Marion | $8,000 | A swath of hail fell across central Perry County associated with supercell 3. Hail was reported from penny size to ping pong ball size. A few locations observed minor accumulations of the hail. The hail may have been larger in the rural areas and was therefore not observed. |
| November 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $6,000 | Thunderstorm wind snapped trees north of Marion. There were also reports of structural damage north of Marion. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $5,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down on the eastern side of Marion. |
| February 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down near the intersection of of SR 5 and CR 38. |
| March 2000 | Hail | Marion | $3,000 | One inch diameter size hail fell in Marion. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down northeast of Marion. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down on CR-7, north of Marion. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Marion | $2,000 | Quarter to golf ball size hail was observed in and around the city of Marion. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $1,000 | A tree was blown down and it blocked a road in Marion County. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Marion | $1,000 | Quarter size hail briefly fell near the Coleman community. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | Multiple trees were downed with power outages around Marion and Sprott. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | Multiple trees were blown down around Marion. |
| December 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | A few trees were downed around the Perry County. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | Numerous trees uprooted in and around the city of Marion. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | Several trees uprooted in Marion. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Marion | - | Quarter size hail reported a few miles north of Marion. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | A few homes sustained minor roof damage in Marion. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | Two homes along Oakcrest Drive sustained minor roof damage due to fallen trees. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Marion | - | Penny size hail was reported near the Perry Municipal Airport along CR 45. |
| February 2001 | Hail | Marion | - | Quarter size hail was reported near Marion. |
| December 2000 | Hail | Marion | - | Dime size hail was observed in the city of Marion. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | Several trees were down and at least one power line in the city of Marion according to the police department there. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| February 2007 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Moore-Webb-Holmes Plantation | 0.7 miles | 2011 |
 | Kenworthy Hall | 3.7 miles | 1990 |
 | Green Street Historic District | 5.1 miles | 1979 |
 | First Congregational Church of Marion | 5.1 miles | 1982 |
 | Phillips Memorial Auditorium | 5.2 miles | 1990 |
| Lincoln Normal School | 5.2 miles | 2022 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 10000523 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Perry County | All 22 listed properties in this county. |
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