Old Main and Church Street Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

From the record

One of 26 National Register listings published here for Lee County · listed in 1978 · category: District.

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

The listing

Address. Roughly bounded by E. Drake Ave., Western RR of Alabama, N. Gay St., N. College St. and Bragg Ave. and Warrior Ct., Auburn, 36830
When was it listed? October 1978
Category. district
Census division. Auburn-Opelika
National Register reference number. 78003194 - 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

29 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Old Main and Church Street Historic District between 1994 and 2016, burning about 163 acres in total. 2 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
Debris and open burning	9
Equipment and vehicle use	5
Arson/incendiarism	4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	3
Recreation and ceremony	3
Natural	2
Smoking	1
Misuse of fire by a minor	1
Power generation/transmission/distribution	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
8 September 2001	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
11 September 2016	Natural	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	20160911-3
9 August 2000	Arson/incendiarism	2.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
29 August 2003	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
16 August 2007	Equipment and vehicle use	2.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
30 July 2007	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
3 July 2016	Debris and open burning	4.1 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	20160703-11
20 July 2000	Smoking	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Lee County

Mines and quarries near this property

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Old Main and Church Street Historic District: 1 past producer, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Auburn Plant & Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Crutchfield Mine	Gold	Past Producer	Gold
Yarborough-Smith-Neighbor Prospect	Mica	Prospect

Every working recorded in Lee County

Storms near this property

60 of 67 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Auburn, the town this property stands in, in 67 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 31 thunderstorm wind, 21 hail, 6 lightning, 5 flash flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	1 killed, $10,000	no account filed
July 2004	Flash Flood	Auburn	$75,000	Heavy rain in a short period of time caused flash flooding across the metro area. Water was up to 4 feet deep across several roadways. Several automobiles weredamaged by flood waters.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	$50,000	Several trees were blown down in and around Auburn.
May 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	$50,000	Trees and power lines were blown down at several locations across Lee County. A church roof sustained moderate damage, and a parking deck had minor roof damage. A large tree fell onto a county bucket truck, and damaged the county garage shop.
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds damaged or uprooted 15 trees on the Auburn University campus, two trees falling on vehicles. Damage was also caused to a pavilion at the track, a window on the top floor of the Haley Center, and to windows in several vehicles.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	$50,000	Thunderstorm wind downed several trees which fell on two houses and two vehicles.
July 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	$20,000	Trees and power lines were down in Auburn. A tractor trailer was blown over in the wind and did significant damage to a building.
September 1996	Lightning	Auburn	$20,000	no account filed
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	$16,000	A few trees were knocked down or snapped off in Auburn. One of the trees fell on a home and it sustained moderate damage.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	$15,000	The roof of a mobile home was removed and trees and powerlines were blown down.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	$15,000	Trees were down in Auburn, including one on a trailer.
June 1996	Lightning	Auburn	$15,000	no account filed
June 1996	Lightning	Auburn	$15,000	no account filed
August 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	$12,000	Several trees were reported down in the Auburn disrupting power and telephone service as a thunderstorm moved through the area
August 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	$10,000	A tree was blown down onto a house, on Dewey Drive in Auburn.
July 1998	Lightning	Auburn	$10,000	A bolt of lightning struck an apartment building on campus and did minor damage to the attic.
April 1997	Lightning	Auburn	$10,000	Lightning struck an apartment building which damaged two of its quadruplexs.
January 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	$7,000	no account filed
March 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	$5,000	Power lines were blown down in the northwestern part of Lee County.
July 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	$5,000	no account filed
May 1997	Hail	Auburn	$4,000	Dime size hail was reported near Beauregard, in the central part of the county.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	$3,000	Numerous trees were blown down on East University Drive and Shelton Mills Road, near Auburn University.
April 2007	Lightning	Auburn	$2,000	A house was struck and damaged by lightning on Merimount Avenue in Auburn.
April 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	$2,000	Several large trees were blown down just east of US 29 in southern Lee County.
March 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	$2,000	The Lee County Sheriff estimated wind gusts around 60 miles an hour in Auburn.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	$2,000	Several trees were knocked down in Auburn. A few other trees were blown down in the southern part of the county.
April 1998	Hail	Auburn	$2,000	no account filed
April 1998	Hail	Auburn	$2,000	no account filed
August 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	$500	A tree was blown down on Foster Street, in Auburn.
October 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	$50	Strong wind knocked down a tree on Pinedale Drive in Auburn causing a power outage and closing the street for a short time.
April 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	-	Trees were downed in Auburn, including on Lee Road 57 and Lee Road 58.
August 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	-	Multiple trees were blown down near Auburn University.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	-	A gust of 58 mph was measured by a weather station at Auburn University Bookstore.
August 2023	Hail	Auburn	-	Quarter size hail reported in Auburn.
May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	-	Several trees uprooted across various locations in the Auburn area.
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	-	Large tree uprooted at the intersection of Shug Jordan Parkway and Wire Road in the city of Auburn. Power lines also downed due to fallen tree.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	-	Several trees uprooted and power lines downed in the city of Auburn.
August 2018	Flash Flood	Auburn	-	At least six inches of water covered the intersection of University Drive and Opelika Road.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	-	Several reports of trees uprooted and power lines downed in the city of Auburn.
December 2015	Flash Flood	North Auburn	-	Heavy rainfall led to flash flooding at Auburn University. Flooding was reported on East University Drive and on East Glen Avenue.
August 2013	Flash Flood	Auburn	-	Persistent heavy rainfall continued for several hours across central Lee County, causing flooding in and around Auburn. A trained storm spotter measured five inches of rain over a six hour period ending at 6 AM near Opelika. Moores Mill Rd was reported to have water covering it, as well as several other county roads.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	-	Trees were uprooted on Wrights Mill Road and North Wrights Mill Road.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	-	Trees and powerlines were reported down along Interstate 85, near exit 57.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	-	Trees and powerlines were downed across the city of Auburn.
June 2009	Hail	Auburn	-	Reported on the Auburn University campus.
June 2009	Heavy Rain	Auburn	-	Heavy rainfall caused street flooding on Opelika Road, east of Gay Street, in Auburn.
November 2009	Flood	Auburn	-	Heavy rainfall from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida caused several county roads across Lee County to become temporarily closed.
November 2006	Funnel Cloud	Auburn	-	A funnel cloud was reported between mile markers 51 and 54 on I-85, near the Macon County line.
November 2006	Flash Flood	Auburn	-	Four streets in the city of Auburn had to be temporarily closed, due to flooding from heavy rainfall.
August 2005	Hail	Auburn	-	Penny size hail was observed in Chewacla State Park.
January 2003	Hail	Auburn	-	Dime size hail was observed along Interstate 85 near Auburn.
March 2003	Hail	Auburn	-	Nickel size hail was reported on the southwest side of Auburn.
August 2002	Hail	Auburn	-	Dime size hail was observed on SR 169 just south of Auburn.
August 2000	Hail	Auburn	-	Dime size hail was reported in Auburn and in Loachapoka.
May 1999	Hail	Auburn	-	Dime size hail was reported in Auburn.
June 1998	Hail	Auburn	-	Dime size hail was reported in Auburn.
March 2022	Hail	Auburn	-	no account filed
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Auburn	-	no account filed
July 2012	Hail	Auburn	-	no account filed
July 2012	Hail	Auburn	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lee 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
Auburn University Historic District	0.5 miles	1976
Auburn Players Theater	0.5 miles	1973
President's Mansion, Old	0.6 miles	2003
Scott-Yarbrough House	0.7 miles	1975
Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church	0.8 miles	1975
U.S. Post Office	0.8 miles	1983

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 78003194 in Record Group 79.
Lee County	All 26 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.