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One of 7 National Register listings published here for Monroe County · listed in 2025 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Lee Family Home
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2025.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Still standing. The Park Service records this property as extant.
- Address. 219 West Avenue, Monroeville, 36460
- When was it listed? December 2025
- Category. building
- Census division. Monroeville
- National Register reference number. 100012399 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
188 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 188 fires within 5 miles of Lee Family Home between 1994 and 2020, burning about 807 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 17 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 | 83 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.1 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Lee Family Home: 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2 Clay Prospect. | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Millsap Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Scott Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this property
56 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Monroeville, the town this property stands in, in 56 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 33 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 4 flash flood, 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | 1 hurt, $10,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed a tree on a house and caused one injury. |
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $200,000 | A Travel Inn on 136 near Highway 184 had the roof blown off by winds estimated at 60-70 mph. A few hundred yards down from the motel a couple of dead tees were blown down. A trailer had its skirting blown out and a limb was blown into to the top of the trailer. |
| February 2022 | Flash Flood | Monroeville | $50,000 | The downtown Monroeville fire department is flooded with a significant amount of water in the building. |
| February 2022 | Flash Flood | Monroeville | $50,000 | Multiple reports of Flash Flooding in the Monroeville area. Also reports of homes flooding in the area. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $50,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Monroeville. The winds also damaged a roof at the Junior High School and a barn in Monroeville. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $35,000 | A large tree was blown down by severe thunderstorm winds near 60 mph. The falling tree caused damage to a house as well as extensive damage to a pickup truck. |
| January 2017 | Flash Flood | West Monroeville | $25,000 | Flash flooding resulted in the closure of several roads in the city of Monroeville. Five homes also experienced flooding. |
| February 2013 | Flood | Monroeville | $25,000 | Heavy rains caused flooding in many areas with water around 2 houses. |
| January 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $25,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down as a line of thunderstorms moved through the county. The damage extended from north of Monroeville to Peterman to Midway. |
| November 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $12,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm downed several trees near Monroeville. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $10,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees and power lines in Monroeville. |
| January 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $10,000 | Winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees just north of Monroeville. |
| November 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $10,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm downed several trees in Monroeville. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $10,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines north of Monroeville. |
| December 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Monroeville | $10,000 | A weak tornado briefly touched down just north of Monroeville. Several trees and power lines were blown down. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $8,000 | Trees were blown down near Monroeville as thunderstorms moved through the area. Nickel size hail was also reported near Bermuda. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $5,000 | Winds estimated at 70 mph downed numerous trees and power lines across the county. |
| November 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $5,000 | High winds flipped a carport at a sporting goods store. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts around 60 mph downed trees along south Mt. Pleasant Avenue between Monroeville and Highway 84. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts around 60 mph downed numerous trees in the Monroeville area. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down and power outages were reported. |
| February 2012 | Lightning | Monroeville | $5,000 | A lightning strike caused a structure fire. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $5,000 | Winds estimated at 70 mph downed trees and powerlines down. The 911 center also took a direct lightning strike which has knocked out communications. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $5,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees and power lines. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $5,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Monroeville. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $5,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Monroeville. A citizen also measured 65 mph gusts. |
| December 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $5,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees just south of Monroeville. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $5,000 | High winds blew several trees down just southeast of Monroeville. |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $5,000 | High winds downed trees from the west end of Monroeville to just east of Monroeville. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $5,000 | Trees were uprooted at the intersection of Highway 30 and 35 according to local law enforcement agencies. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $4,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed a tree on a house. |
| February 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Monroeville | $2,000 | no account filed |
| December 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $2,000 | no account filed |
| January 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $1,500 | no account filed |
| January 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $1,000 | A severe thunderstorm wind gust blew down a power line onto Golf Dr in Monroeville. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | $1,000 | Several trees were blown down in Monroeville. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | - | Numerous reports of trees and power lines down in Monroe County. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Monroeville | - | High winds downed powerlines on Park Road in Monroeville. |
| February 2022 | Flash Flood | Monroeville | - | A vehicle overturned in Limestone Creek with entrapment off of Highway 41 north of Monroeville. Numerous roads are flooded and impassable in the area. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | - | High winds downed trees on Armstrong Road. |
| March 2007 | Funnel Cloud | Monroeville | - | A funnel cloud was reported for several minutes north of Monroeville. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroeville | - | A little northeast of Vredenburgh, a huge downburst occurred. Hundreds of eighteen year old pine trees in a one-half mile area were blown down. The damage occurred in a large pine forest farm. This pattern had the classic appearance of a microburst from the air. Foresters' estimated damage at neat 1 million dollars. A few minutes later a tornado struck around the same area. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Monroeville | - | Quarter size hail was reported near Monroeville. |
| March 1995 | Hail | Monroeville | - | Dime-size hail was reported just southeast of Monroeville. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Monroeville | - | Quarter-size hail was reported just northwest of Monroeville. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Monroeville | - | Marble-size hail was reported five miles north of Monroeville. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Monroeville | - | no account filed |
| February 2008 | Hail | Monroeville | - | no account filed |
| January 2008 | Hail | Monroeville | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Monroeville | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Monroeville | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Monroeville | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Monroeville | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Monroeville | - | no account filed |
| December 1996 | Hail | Monroeville | - | no account filed |
| February 1996 | Hail | Monroeville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Old Monroe County Courthouse | 0.3 miles | 1973 |
 | Monroeville Downtown Historic District | 0.5 miles | 2009 |
| Vanity Fair Park | 0.9 miles | 2020 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100012399 in Record Group 79. |
| Monroe County | All 7 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.