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Main Street Commercial District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

From the record

“The Main Street Commercial District is a historic district in Dothan, Alabama, United States. The district covers 18 acres and portions of six blocks in Dothan's historic commercial district.”

Wikipedia article Main Street Commercial District (Dothan, Alabama), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 13 National Register listings published here for Houston County · listed in 1983 · category: District.

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

The listing

Fires near this property

58 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Main Street Commercial District between 1994 and 2020, burning about 474 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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/undetermined17
Debris and open burning16
Arson/incendiarism6
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Equipment and vehicle use5
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry CommissionTIDWELL FALLS OFF ENFINGER RD, AL
20 September 2010Railroad operations and maintenance3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
22 August 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
2 August 2020Debris and open burning1.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20200802-2
17 August 2000Railroad operations and maintenance5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
21 July 2000Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
16 July 2002Arson/incendiarism5.2 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Every fire recorded in Houston County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Main Street Commercial District: 14 unknowns, 3 producers, 2 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Lingo PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Roy J. Lingo Sand Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown

Every working recorded in Houston County

Storms near this property

60 of 108 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dothan, the town this property stands in, in 108 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 70 thunderstorm wind, 21 hail, 6 flash flood, 4 tornado. The reports record 11 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2025Tornado (EF1)Dothan5 hurt, $500,000A tornado touched down in Dothan, AL and produced EF-1 damage along its entire length. The maximum winds were estimated to be 105 mph. The tornado initially touched down near Rimson Rd. and then travelled east northeast along Southland Dr. Damage began to become less scattered as the tornado crossed South Bell Dr., continuing to snap and uproot trees, a few of which fell on homes. The tornado then entered a business district where it did substantial damage to the Dothan Preparatory Academy. Several sections of the roof were removed and several windows were broken. Unfortunately, a few students suffered minor injuries when a portion of the gymnasium s roof was removed. Some of the roof was found blocks away. The tornado was at its widest after crossing U.S. 231. Several small businesses and a warehouse had windows blown out and sections of their roofs removed. There were also several power poles snapped in this vicinity. The tornado then proceeded east northeast through residential neighborhoods, snapping and uprooting trees. Once again, some fell on houses and one crushed a car. The track went down Chalker St. and then along or north of East Selma St. The tornado damaged the roof of a doctor s office on Haven Dr. and then uprooted a few trees before lifting just shy of Southeast Alabama Medical Center.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindDothan2 hurt, $100,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county. Ten structures were damaged and 2 minor injuries occurred from trees falling on homes. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
October 1995Tornado (F1)Dothan2 hurt, $90,000A tornado downed trees and damaged two businesses. A person was injured at each business. (Length and width are estimated.)
May 1994Thunderstorm WindDothan1 hurt, $50,000Five trees were reported downed on Highway 109 south of Dothan with a minor injury to the occupant of a car.
September 2011Thunderstorm WindDothan1 hurt, $5,000A tree was blown down onto a house with injuries on Ross Clark Circle SE. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindDothan$2,200,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across Dothan. At the peak, 40,000 customers were without power. Structural damage occurred to Houston County Farm Center with a preliminary damage assessment of major damage to 33 homes and minor damage to 115 homes. Also some cars had trees on them. The assessment listed the damage total at over $2.2 million. No injuries occurred in the storm itself, but 3 minor injuries occurred during cleanup.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindDothan$100,000There were at least 25 areas with trees down within the city of Dothan.
February 2013Flash FloodDothan$50,000Multiple road were closed due to flash flood damage. The bulk of the road closures were from near Dothan southeastward through Ashford to Gordon. Some roads include Bruner Pond, Fowler, Womack, Pineview, and Turnpike. Monetary damage was estimated.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindDothan$50,000Five vehicles were damaged and minor structural damage occurred at the Houston County Road Department facility on East Webb Road and Ross Clark Circle.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindDothan$50,000Thunderstorm winds uprooted a number of trees and downed power lines in the Rehobeth community located about 8 miles south-southeast of Dothan. One 100-year-old pecan tree fell on a house causing minor damage.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindDothan$30,000A large oak tree blew down in Dothan and damaged a building and two ambulances. Monetary damage was estimated.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindDothan$30,000Dothan State Police reported two houses with roof damage in the southeast corner of the city of Dothan. Trees, power lines, and wooden fences were also reported downed by the wind.
January 1997Thunderstorm WindDothan$30,000no account filed
April 2015Thunderstorm WindDothan$25,000A large tree was blown down onto Church street with a car demolished.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindDothan$25,000A tree fell on the roof of a home on Wheat Street. Monetary damage was estimated.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindDothan$25,000A tree fell on the roof of a home on Galaxie Drive. Monetary damage was estimated.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindDothan$25,000A county official reported numerous trees and power lines down throughout the city.
June 2002LightningDothan$25,000Lightning sparked a house fire. Reported by the Houston County EMA.
January 2022Thunderstorm WindDothan$20,000A snapped power pole landed on a car in Dothan.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindDothan$15,000Numerous trees and power lines down with scattered power outages. Reported by the Houston County EMA.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindDothan$10,000Several trees were blown down on Memphis Street, impacting at least one home.
May 2019Tornado (EF0)Dothan$10,000An EF0 tornado touched down near the Dothan City Cemetary and moved to the northeast for about one mile before lifting right before Highway 431 and 210. It knocked down a few gravestones before producing minor damage to a nearby building and trees. It crossed Main Street and impacted another business producing minor roof and pillar damage along with snapped trees. It continued to move northeast with minor roof damage to a building and produced a clear, narrow path through a wooded area and across an open field. Max winds were estimated near 80 mph.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindDothan$10,000A satellite dish on the roof of the WDHN-TV building was blown off. Downed trees around the building. Reported by a WDHN-TV meteorologist.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindDothan$10,000Houston County EMA reported numerous downed trees and power lines with scattered power outages in west Dothan.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindDothan$5,000A large awning was blown into the median of Ross Tucker Circle from a nearby structure. A picture was posted via WDHN-TV facebook.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindDothan$5,000Two trees and a power pole were down on Tate Drive near Rip Hewes stadium.
July 2015LightningDothan$5,000Lightning struck a transformer near the 1100 block of Valley Forge Road, igniting the transformer on fire. Damage was estimated.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindDothan$5,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down around Dothan and across northern Houston county. Monetary damage was estimated.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindDothan$5,000A tree was blown down onto a house in downtown Dothan. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindDothan$5,000A large tree fell on a vehicle at a trailer park. Some trees were knocked down across the city. Reported by the Houston County Sheriff.
January 1999Thunderstorm WindDothan$5,000Downed trees blew two transformers disrupting power to 30 Dothan residents.
November 1995Tornado (F0)Dothan$5,000A small tornado downed trees and power lines and overturned a travel trailer.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindDothan$4,000Numerous trees were blown down near Dothan. Monetary damage was estimated.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindDothan$3,000Scattered trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindDothan$3,000Trees were blown down at the Dothan Country Club downtown and along main street downtown.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindDothan$3,000Multiple trees were blown down in the Dothan area. Monetary damage was estimated.
February 2012Thunderstorm WindDothan$3,000A trained spotter reported large oak trees snapped in half around Dothan. Monetary damage was estimated.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindDothan$3,000Several trees and power lines were down on Omussee Road.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindDothan$3,000The Alabama DOT reported several downed trees and utility poles.
February 2003Thunderstorm WindDothan$3,000Trees and power lines down. Reported by the Houston County EMA.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindDothan$2,000Power lines were down near the intersection of Floyd and South Lena.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindDothan$2,000A power line was down on South Lena Street in Dothan.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindDothan$2,000A resident living by the Harley Davidson reported on social media that a large tree knocked over a power line.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindDothan$2,000A tree fell onto a power line on Denton Road and Junaluska Ave in north Dothan resulted in the closure of Denton Road.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindDothan$2,000Power lines were blown down around Dothan.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindDothan$2,000The public reported the awning of the Fast Stop Gas Station was blown down.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindDothan$2,000The windows were knocked out of sliding glass doors of an apartment complex as well as the back window of a car in a parking lot on Sioux Street. This was reported by the public on the WTVY-TV facebook page. Monetary damage was estimated.
August 2010LightningDothan$2,000A house was struck by lightning, which resulted in a hole in the roof and the loss of 4 to 5 shingles. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindDothan$2,000Several trees and power lines were down.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindDothan$2,000A tin shed was destroyed and a few trees down on WG Bond Road. Reported by the Houston County EMA.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindDothan$2,000A storage shed was blown over. Reported by the Houston County EMA.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindDothan$2,000Power lines down at State Road 52 East and Livingston Loop. Reported by the Houston County EMA.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindDothan$1,000A screen door was ripped off due to strong winds in the Dothan Garden District.
February 2013Flash FloodDothan$1,000Water flowed into the garage of a residence in the Lavor Hills subdivision in Dothan. There was also flooding of low lying areas and some roads ongoing. Monetary damage was estimated.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindDothan$1,000Several downed trees along U.S. Highway 84. Reported by the Houston County EMA.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindDothan$1,000Several large trees down in Dothan. Reported by local media.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindDothan$1,000Downed trees reported by Houston County EMA.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindDothan$1,000Trees down reported by Houston County EMA.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindDothan$500A tree was blown down near the intersection of Moore Street and South Park Street.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindDothan$500A few trees and utility poles were down. There were numerous downed branches throughout the city.

Every storm recorded in Houston 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.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Dothan Opera Houseunder 500 feet1977
Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse0.1 miles1974
Dothan Municipal Light and Water Plant0.2 miles1991
Howell School0.4 miles2013
Moody Hospital0.4 miles2021
Water Works Standpipe0.5 miles2016

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 83002984 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Houston CountyAll 13 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.