Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
“The Ernest McCarty Oliver House, in LaFayette, Alabama, United States, is a Victorian house built in 1895. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.”
Wikipedia article Ernest McCarty Oliver House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Chambers County · listed in 1974 · 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 115 fires within 5 miles of Ernest McCarty Oliver House between 1994 and 2020, burning about 662 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 13 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 | 53 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.1 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | WEST SIDE OF COOSA RIVER, AL |
| 25 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160925-15 |
| 18 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20120912-002 |
| 11 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Ernest McCarty Oliver House: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence | Aluminum, Clay | Occurrence | 1982 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names LaFayette, the town this property stands in, in 47 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 25 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1994 | Tornado (F1) | Lafayette | $500,000 | A barn was demolished, a roof blown off a porch, damage to two houses, and numerous trees blown down in Chambers County. The damage occurred in an area running west to east south of Highway 50 from about three miles east of the Highway 50/county line to the Chambers County Public Lake. |
| September 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lafayette | $500,000 | Thunderstorm wind was believed to be responsible for damage to four houses just off U.S. Highway 431 about three miles north of Lafayette in the Buffalo community. People reported a sound like a freight train when the damage occurred. |
| November 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Lafayette | $50,000 | The tornado briefly touched down about three-quarters of a mile north of Lafayette. Numerous large trees were knocked onto a home at the intersection of US 431 and State Highway 77. Several sheds were destroyed and a large trailer was blown over. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Lafayette | $14,000 | The supercell continued along its northeastward path and dropped hail across northern Chambers County. The largest hail reported was golf ball size. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lafayette | $10,000 | Trees were blown down at several locations around Chambers County. A few vehicles were damaged by the fallen trees. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Lafayette | $10,000 | no account filed |
| December 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lafayette | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Lafayette | $8,000 | Golf ball size hail was reported in Lafayette, in the central part of the county. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Lafayette | $6,000 | Golf ball sized hail was reported by the EMA. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lafayette | $5,000 | Numerous large trees were blown down in the southern portion of the county. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Lafayette | $5,000 | Golf ball size hail was reported in Lafayette. |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lafayette | $5,000 | Trees were downed along US 431 in Chambers County. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lafayette | $5,000 | A few trees were down in the Five Points area of Lafayette. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Lafayette | $5,000 | no account filed |
| January 1997 | Hail | Lafayette | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Lafayette | $4,000 | Several roadways near Lafayette were flooded and temporarily impassable. |
| March 2002 | Hail | Lafayette | $3,000 | Golfball size hail was reported south of Lafayette near the Chambers and Lee county line. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lafayette | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down around the city of Lafayette. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lafayette | $2,000 | A few trees and several large limbs were blown down near AL-50, west of Lafayette. |
| January 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lafayette | $2,000 | One large tree was knocked down and blocked CR 289. The tree caused damage to a fence and a pole. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Lafayette | $2,000 | Quarter size hail was reported in Lafayette. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lafayette | - | A metal building was blown onto Highway 431, and trees were downed in multiple locations around Lafayette. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lafayette | - | Trees were reported down at LaFayette High School, along 2nd Avenue, and along U.S. Highway 431 near LaFayette. Social media video and photos showed a tree that fell on a vehicle in LaFayette. The occupant escaped without injury. Another tree was downed on CR 102 just north of town as well. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lafayette | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed in Lafayette. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Lafayette | - | Tennis ball size hail reported on the southeast side of Lafayette. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lafayette | - | Numerous trees uprooted and power lines downed in Lafayette. Numerous trees uprooted reported countywide. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lafayette | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed in the city of Lafayette. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lafayette | - | Several trees uprooted in the town of Lafayette. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lafayette | - | Numerous trees uprooted across the eastern portion of the county. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Lafayette | - | A garage and property around a home flooded. Radar estimated 4.5 inches of rain. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lafayette | - | Trees were reported down in the city of Lafayette, causing numerous power outages. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Lafayette | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported in the Oak Bowery community. |
| February 2005 | Hail | Lafayette | - | Penny size hail was observed in the city of Lafayette. |
| August 2005 | Hail | Lafayette | - | Penny size hail was reported near Lafayette. |
| December 2005 | Hail | Lafayette | - | Quarter size hail was reported just north of Lanett and West Point along the west side of West PointLake. |
| December 2005 | Hail | Lafayette | - | Penny size hail was observed near the Trammel Crossroads community. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Lafayette | - | Dime size hail fell from just west of Lafayette to Lanett. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Lafayette | - | Dime size hail was reported in Lafayette. |
| April 1995 | Hail | LaFayette | - | Quarter-size hail was reported at Standing Rock in northeast Chambers County. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Lafayette | - | Golf ball-size hail was reported in south-central Chambers County through the Lee County Emergency Management Agency. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Lafayette | - | Large hail was reported near Lafayette in central Chambers County. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Lafayette | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Lafayette | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Lafayette | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Lafayette | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Lafayette | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Lafayette | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Chambers County Courthouse Square Historic District | 2.6 miles | 1980 |
| Vines Funeral Home and Ambulance Service | 3.1 miles | 2008 | |
 | New Hope Rosenwald School | 6.5 miles | 2001 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 74000402 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Chambers County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |
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