Ashe Cottage

Built in 1858 (Carpenter Gothic). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

From the record

“Ashe Cottage, also known as the Ely House, is a historic Carpenter Gothic house in Demopolis, Alabama. It was built in 1832 and expanded and remodeled in the Gothic Revival style in 1858 by William Cincinnatus Ashe, a physician from North Carolina.”
Wikipedia article Ashe Cottage, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 29 National Register listings published here for Marengo County · listed in 1978 · category: Building · built in 1858, Carpenter Gothic.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. 307 N. Commissioners Ave., Demopolis, 36732
When was it listed? October 1978
Category. building
Census division. Demopolis
When was it built? 1858
Architectural style. Carpenter Gothic, Gothic Revival
National Register reference number. 78000502 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

40 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Ashe Cottage between 1994 and 2019, burning about 192 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	14
Debris and open burning	8
Recreation and ceremony	6
Arson/incendiarism	4
Equipment and vehicle use	3
Railroad operations and maintenance	3
Power generation/transmission/distribution	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
28 September 2003	Arson/incendiarism	1.5 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
24 September 2014	Power generation/transmission/distribution	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	SWR-20140924-004
13 September 1994	Recreation and ceremony	1.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
12 September 2000	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
11 September 2002	Equipment and vehicle use	5.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
13 July 2007	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.5 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
30 June 2007	Natural	3.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
19 June 2002	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Marengo County

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Ashe Cottage: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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
	Demopolis Quarry & Cement Plant	Limestone, General	Producer
	Tate Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer	Quartz

Every working recorded in Marengo County

Storms near this property

26 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Demopolis, the town this property stands in, in 26 storm reports between 1994 and 2021: 15 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Demopolis	2 hurt, $10,000	Trees were reported down in the community, and a store in the community received roof damage as a result of high thunderstorm winds. Two people received minor injuries at the store.
July 2003	Lightning	Demopolis	$150,000	Lightning was believed to be the cause of a fire at Mr. G's, a popular Italian restaurant in Demopolis. Lightning occurred in the area from 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm CDT, but the fire was not spotted until 12:30 am. The building was totally destroyed by the fire.
April 2010	Tornado (EF1)	Demopolis	$110,000	The tornado touched down at the City Landing area of Demopolis, and from there moved on a north-northeast path. At City Landing, at least 20 people witnessed the tornado and ran for shelter. At least 20 vehicles were damaged, many with windows blown out. Tool boxes were ripped off the back of a few trucks and were thrown into other vehicles, and many trees were snapped off in the area. The tornado then crossed US-43 and moved into a rural part of the county, before crossing the Black Warrior River and moving into Greene County.
March 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Demopolis	$50,000	One house sustained minor damage and a number of trees were downed in Demopolis. Power lines down in the Linden area caused power outages for about two hours.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Demopolis	$10,000	Trees were down in Demopolis.
January 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Demopolis	$8,000	One building sustained roof damage in an industrial park just south of Demopolis.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Demopolis	$8,000	no account filed
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Demopolis	$5,000	Strong winds blew shopping carts into 8 vehicles, causing damage, at the Demopolis Wal-Mart. Small signs were knocked down, and there was minor roof damage.
April 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Demopolis	$5,000	A few trees were blown down in Demopolis.
May 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Demopolis	$5,000	Trees were reported down in the area south-southwest of Demopolis between Demopolis and Jefferson. Numerous trees were blown down in Linden especially on the north side of town.
June 2005	Flash Flood	Demopolis	$3,000	Several streets in Demopolis were covered with water and were temporarily impassable.
April 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Demopolis	$2,000	A few trees were blown down in and around the city of Demopolis.
April 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Demopolis	$2,000	A few trees were knocked down in and around Demopolis.
May 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Demopolis	$200	Trees were reported down in the city of Demopolis.
May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Demopolis	-	Trees uprooted on home on south Strawberry Avenue.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Demopolis	-	Trees were reported down near County Road 2 and Arcola Road, east of Demopolis.
January 2008	Funnel Cloud	Demopolis	-	A funnel cloud was spotted in Demopolis by Fire Department personnel, a train conductor, and at least one member of the general public.
April 2007	Hail	Demopolis	-	The hail covered the ground in spots.
March 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Demopolis	-	A weather net site in Demopolis recorded a 61 mph wind gust.
March 2003	Hail	Demopolis	-	Penny size hail was observed along the Tombigbee River southwest of Demopolis up to the western side of the city.
April 2000	Hail	Demopolis	-	Dime size hail was reported just north of Demopolis.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Demopolis	-	A radio station in the community estimated thunderstorm winds of 55 to 60 mph.
May 2010	Hail	Demopolis	-	no account filed
February 2009	Hail	Demopolis	-	no account filed
April 2007	Hail	Demopolis	-	no account filed
July 2003	Hail	Demopolis	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Marengo County

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

6 within 8 miles

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
US Post Office	0.2 miles	1984
Confederate Park	0.2 miles	1975
Curtis House	0.2 miles	1977
Demopolis Historic Business District	0.2 miles	1979
Demopolis Historic District (Boundary Increase)	0.2 miles	2014
Lyon-Lamar House	0.3 miles	1974

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 78000502 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Marengo County	All 29 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.