Built in 1908. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
“Shepard House was a historic residence near Opp, Alabama, United States. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.”
Wikipedia article William T. Shepard House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Covington County · listed in 1973 · category: Building · built in 1908.
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 64 fires within 5 miles of William T. Shepard House between 1994 and 2020, burning about 495 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190920-12 |
| 29 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190731-2 |
| 31 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 9485 MCCLOUD RD, AL |
| 9 June 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 June 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.1 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 45 workings within 5 miles of William T. Shepard House: 31 unknowns, 13 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Opp, the town this property stands in, in 50 storm reports between 1994 and 2021: 23 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 6 tornado, 2 funnel cloud. The reports record 2 deaths. 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 2015 | Lightning | Opp | 2 killed | A male and female were struck and killed by lightning as they were attempting to cover a chicken coup which was by a tree. |
| April 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Opp | $1,000,000 | A tornado touched down just east of the Opp country club, then moved southeast crossing U S Highway 84 just south of downtown before lifting back into the cloud just west of U S Highway 331. The tornado damaged the Opp mill and tore off part of the roof from the South Highlands Elementary school. The tornado damaged more than ninety homes and several businesses. No injuries were reported. |
| November 1997 | Tornado (F1) | Opp | $250,000 | A tornado briefly touched down one mile south of Opp near the community of Beulah. Three homes were hit by the tornado. One home was completely destroyed and two others suffered major damage. Five family members in the destroyed home said they huddled in the hallway and were not injured. They said it sounded like a freight train moved through. Two large empty chicken houses were also destroyed. A barn and several outbuildings also suffered damage. Trees and power lines were blown down. Several vehicles and farm implements also were damaged by the fallen trees. One cow was killed by the debris. Another cow was found wandering in the road, but there was no way for the cow to have gotten there unless it was picked up and set on the other side of a fence that was not damaged by the storm. |
| March 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Opp | $60,000 | An F0 tornado briefly touched down near the Horn Hill community. The first touch down was near the intersection of County Roads 85 and 97 and damaged the roof and some siding of a house. The weak tornado then moved east and blew down some trees on County Road 99. A couple of the trees fell onto a trailer and damaged it. The tornado then briefly touched down one last time near County Road 77 and blew more trees down before dissipating. No one was injured. |
| May 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Opp | $25,000 | A small tornado touched down about four miles northwest of Opp blowing the side off a mobile home, overturning a pump house, and downing several trees and power lines. |
| June 2008 | Lightning | Opp | $25,000 | no account filed |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opp | $20,000 | Several trees were blown down just east of Opp as a line of thunderstorms moved through the area. The storms were moving east and weakened as they moved out of Covington county. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opp | $20,000 | Severe thunderstorms downed numerous trees and power lines in and around the Opp area. Several stores in a shopping center in the Opp area had their roofs torn off by the high thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opp | $12,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines near Opp. |
| March 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opp | $10,000 | Winds estimated at 70 mph downed trees with one falling on a house. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opp | $10,000 | Winds estimated at 70 mph damaged a roof of a home and barn and downed trees along a one mile stretch of Potter Road. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opp | $10,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm downed several trees in Opp. |
| December 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opp | $10,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines near Opp. An unoccupied older trailer was also damaged. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opp | $10,000 | Several trees blown down around Opp, Andalusia and near Heath. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opp | $8,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Opp. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opp | $8,000 | Winds damaged a shed and trees were blown down on a house near Opp. |
| May 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Opp | $5,000 | A weak tornado was filmed by a law enforcement official near US Highway 84, west of Opp. The tornado remained over an open field and the only damage found were a few trees blown down. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opp | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down near Opp. |
| September 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Opp | $5,000 | A tornado briefly touched down along County Road 77, about 4 miles southwest of Opp. The tornado twisted several trees and power lines down. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opp | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down near Opp. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opp | $5,000 | Thunderstorm wind downed numerous trees in the Beulah area near County Road 47 about four miles south of Opp. Time of event based on radar maps. |
| January 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opp | $3,500 | Trees and power lines were blown down around Opp. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opp | $3,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees along Highway 331. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opp | $2,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees on power lines along substation road. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opp | $2,000 | Two barns were damaged by severe thunderstorms winds in the Fleeta area. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opp | $2,000 | High winds blew several large tree limbs across a road near the community. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opp | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down along US HWY 84 just northeast of Opp. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opp | $1,500 | no account filed |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opp | - | Multiple trees down on roadways across Opp. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opp | - | Trees down on Substation Road in the Opp community. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opp | - | Trees down on Thomas Drive. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Opp | - | Hail dollar size hail was reported in Opp. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Opp | - | Heavy rain caused flooding of multiple streets in Opp. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Opp | - | A strong thunderstorm produced penny sized hail in and around the community. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Opp | - | A thunderstorm produced dime to nickel size hail just south of Opp. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Opp | - | Weather spotter reported nickle to quarter sized hail falling for several minutes around Opp. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Opp | - | Public reported nickel sized hail covering the ground near Opp. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Opp | - | Thunderstorm produced quarter size hail east of Opp. |
| October 2001 | Hail | Opp | - | Golfball size hail was reported near Opp. No damage was reported. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Opp | - | Dime size hail was reported near Opp. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Opp | - | Hail ranging from half to three-quarters of an inch was reported near Opp. Nickel to quarter-size hail was reported north of Andalusia. |
| March 2014 | Hail | Opp | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Funnel Cloud | Opp | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Opp | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Opp | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Opp | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Opp | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Opp | - | no account filed |
| February 2008 | Hail | Opp | - | no account filed |
| February 1996 | Funnel Cloud | Opp | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opp Commercial Historic District | 2.5 miles | 2001 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 73000339 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Covington County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |
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