Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“The Whitman-Cobb House is a historic residence in New Market, Alabama. It was built circa 1861 in a Greek Revival style with Federal and Adamesque details.”
Wikipedia article Whitman-Cobb House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 97 National Register listings published here for Madison County · listed in 1982 · 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 32 fires within 5 miles of Whitman-Cobb House between 1997 and 2014, burning about 79 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Smoking | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 4569 WINCHESTER RD, AL |
| 20 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 391 COUNTY LAKE RD, NEW MARKET, AL |
| 17 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | MAZEVILLE RD, AL |
| 4 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 749 ARNOLD ROAD, AL |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Market, the town this property stands in, in 28 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 16 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | Tornado (F1) | New Market | $110,000 | Trees were down in the New Market area, this damaged several homes in the area. One home had major damage and four homes had minor roof damage. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Market | $30,000 | One barn was totally destroyed and one barn partially destroyed near New Market. Several large trees and power lines were also blown down. Trees were also blown down in Hazel Green. |
| March 1996 | Hail | New Market | $12,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Market | $10,000 | Several trees were blown down along Winchester road. |
| January 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Market | $10,000 | A home in New Market was damaged when a large tree was blown over onto it. |
| May 1998 | Hail | New Market | $10,000 | Golf ball size hail was reported in New Market. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Market | $3,000 | Several trees were snapped at a BBQ restaurant. |
| April 2002 | Hail | New Market | $3,000 | Golf ball size hail fell in New Market. |
| April 2002 | Hail | New Market | $3,000 | Quarter size to one and one half inch diameter size hail was observed in and around the city of New Market. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Market | $3,000 | A few large trees and power lines were blown down near New Market. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Market | $1,000 | Social media photo indicated a tree was knocked down and a trampoline flipped over onto a fence at a residence in New Market. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Market | $1,000 | Large hardwood tree branches were broken. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Market | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked a tree onto a road in New Market. Time estimated. |
| June 2011 | Hail | New Market | - | Nickel size hail was reported. |
| March 2009 | Hail | New Market | - | Quarter sized hail was reported to the media by the public. Photo verification of the hail is noted. |
| April 2008 | Hail | New Market | - | A severe thunderstorm produced nickel size hail just west of New Market near New Market Road. |
| August 2008 | Hail | New Market | - | Nickel size hail fell in the New Market area. |
| April 2006 | Hail | New Market | - | Quarter size hail was reported. |
| May 2006 | Hail | New Market | - | Nickel sized hail reported. |
| February 2005 | Hail | New Market | - | Quarter size hail reported. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Market | - | A tree was blown down at a residence along Hurricane Road. |
| March 2003 | Hail | New Market | - | penny size hail reported. |
| March 2003 | Hail | New Market | - | Nickel size hail reported. |
| May 2003 | Hail | New Market | - | golf ball hail reported |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Market | - | a few trees down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Market | - | a few trees and power lines down. |
| February 2000 | Hail | New Market | - | Dime size hail fell in Deposit. |
| March 1998 | Hail | New Market | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | New Market United Methodist Church | 0.3 miles | 1990 |
 | New Market Historic District | 0.3 miles | 2004 |
 | New Market Presbyterian Church | 0.5 miles | 1988 |
 | McCrary House | 5.2 miles | 1982 |
 | McCartney-Bone House | 7.6 miles | 1977 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82002057 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Madison County | All 97 listed properties in this county. |
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