Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
“The Houston Jail is a historic jail building in Houston, Alabama. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 5, 1975.”
Wikipedia article Houston Jail, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 3 National Register listings published here for Winston County · listed in 1975 · 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 171 fires within 5 miles of Houston Jail between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,478 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 101 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 101 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.3 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | National Forests in Alabama | CHAMPION |
| 4 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 31 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180904-2 |
| 4 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | National Forests in Alabama | RUSTY BANKS |
| 26 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | National Forests in Alabama | BRUSHY CREEK #2 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Houston, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Houston | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down in the central part of the county. |
| December 2000 | Hail | Houston | $3,000 | Golf ball size hail was observed in the Houston and Addison areas. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Houston | - | Trees were downed in the Houston area. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Houston | - | Pea to nickel size hail fell in and around the Houston area. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Houston | - | Dime size hail was reported near Houston. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Houston | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 75000331 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Winston County | All 3 listed properties in this county. |
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