Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
One of 20 National Register listings published here for Morgan County · listed in 1972 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Somerville Courthouse between 1993 and 2019, burning about 855 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 16 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 | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180924-1 |
| 15 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Somerville, the town this property stands in, in 39 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 22 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 5 flash flood, 2 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Somerville | $50,000 | Roof was reported blown off a porch and large trees were down in the Somerville area. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Somerville | $25,000 | Several trees were reported blown down near Somerville. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Somerville | $16,000 | Numerous trees were blown down in the Somerville area. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Somerville | $15,000 | Golf ball size hail was reported and produced some light to moderate damage to 15 vehicles in this vicinity. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Somerville | $10,000 | A tree and a few power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds at the road intersection of Oakmont Trail and Log Cabin Trail, around four miles north-northeast of Somerville, Alabama. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Somerville | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked a few trees down in the Somerville community. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Somerville | $4,000 | A large tree was blown across US 231 at Lacey Springs. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Somerville | $3,000 | A tree and power lines were knocked down at 9 Wayside Drive in Somerville. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Somerville | $2,000 | A tree and power lines were knocked down on NE Blevins Road. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Somerville | $2,000 | Powerlines were knocked down at 35 Center Springs Road in Somerville. Time estimated by radar. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Somerville | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down across the roadway at Highway 67 S at Watkins Lane. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Somerville | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down on Engle Road. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Somerville | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on Bluff City Road in the Somerville area. Time was estimated from radar data. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Somerville | $500 | A tree was knocked down on Bluff City Road north of Somerville. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Somerville | $200 | A tree was knocked down onto a power line at 1555 Perkins Wood Road. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Somerville | $200 | A tree was knocked down by thunderstorm winds onto Lyle Circle. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Somerville | $200 | A tree was knocked down onto the roadway. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Somerville | $200 | A tree was knocked down onto Main Street. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Somerville | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported in Somerville. |
| March 2022 | Flood | Somerville | - | Barnett Chapel Road was reported flooded. Depth of water unknown. |
| April 2020 | Flash Flood | Somerville | - | AL Hwy 36 near Hobb Ward Road flooded. Depth of water unknown. Report relayed via social media. |
| April 2020 | Flash Flood | Somerville | - | Flash flooding on Highway 36 at East Hobb Road. Photo report relayed via social media. |
| April 2020 | Flash Flood | Somerville | - | Water rushing over the roadwayon Hwy 36 between Black Road and Cutoff Road where Gum Springs Creek and Roan Branch flow under Hwy 36. Depth of water unknown. |
| April 2020 | Flood | Somerville | - | AL Hwy 36 near Hobb Ward Road flooded. Report relayed via social media. Depth of water unknown. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Somerville | - | Multiple reports of one inch diameter hail were received in Somerville. |
| December 2017 | Flash Flood | Somerville | - | Flash flooding was reported along Hobb Ward Road. Despite some receding since 7am, still well over 6 inches of swift moving water still reported as of 910am. |
| December 2017 | Flash Flood | Somerville | - | Flash flooding was reported along Barnett Chapel Road and Black Road along Gill Creek. Although receded since 7am, still well over 6 inches of swift moving water reported as of 910am. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Somerville | - | A large tree and a few power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Somerville | - | Baseball sized hail was reported by Morgan county sheriff's office from cutoff road at HIghway 36 to Hhighway 36 and Highway 67 intersections. |
| April 2009 | Funnel Cloud | Somerville | - | A funnel cloud was reported by the Somerville Fire Department. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Somerville | - | Hail up to the size of golfballs was reported east of Somerville along Highway 67 south. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Somerville | - | A tree was blown down through a mobile home. Time estimated. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Somerville | - | Penny size hail was reported. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Somerville | - | Quarter size hail was reported. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Somerville | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported along Highway 36. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Somerville | - | A few small trees were blown down on Brindley Mountain. |
| November 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Somerville | - | Emergency management reported a few trees down due to thunderstorm winds. |
| December 2000 | Hail | Somerville | - | Dime size hail was reported in Somerville. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Somerville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Green Pryor Rice House | 0.3 miles | 1986 |
 | Crabb-Stewart-Key House | 6.5 miles | 2019 |
 | Westview | 7.7 miles | 1982 |
 | Hartselle Downtown Commercial Historic District | 8.0 miles | 1999 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 72000177 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Morgan County | All 20 listed properties in this county. |
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