Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
“The Mentone Springs Hotel was a hotel in Mentone, Alabama, United States. It was the last remaining large-scale resort hotel in Alabama from the late 19th century.”
Wikipedia article Mentone Springs Hotel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 13 National Register listings published here for DeKalb County · listed in 1983 · 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 267 fires within 5 miles of Mentone Springs Hotel between 1993 and 2020, burning about 4,798 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 141 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 | 141 |
| Debris and open burning | 67 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20120924-001 |
| 24 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160921-2 |
| 20 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO RD 759, VALLEY HEAD ALABAMA, AL |
| 20 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20150918-002 |
| 18 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Mentone Springs Hotel: 4 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Hulgen Iron Property | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Valley Head Area | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mentone, the town this property stands in, in 14 storm reports between 2000 and 2015: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentone | $20,000 | A roof of a building was slightly damaged, two older greenhouses were destroyed and several trees were downed by thunderstorm winds just northeast of Mentone, Alabama, along County roads 639, 641 and Alabama Highway 117. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Mentone | $20,000 | Golf ball size hail was reported. The hail produced slight to moderate damage to five cars and two homes. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentone | $1,000 | A few trees were knocked down in and around the city of Mentone. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentone | - | A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Mentone | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| July 2007 | Heavy Rain | Mentone | - | A 30 minute rainfall of 3.25 inches was reported. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentone | - | Trees were blown down along DeSoto Parkway. |
| June 2007 | Lightning | Mentone | - | A local animal park reported that at least nine cows were struck by lightning and killed on Lookout Mountain near Mentone. Time and location estimated. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Mentone | - | Nickel size hail was reported. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Mentone | - | Quarter sized hail reported on County Road 89 near Mentone. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentone | - | A tree was blown down on County Road 89. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentone | - | A tree was blown down at Sequoyah Caverns. |
| June 2003 | Flash Flood | Mentone | - | several inches of water over road. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Mentone | - | Quarter size hail was observed in Mentone. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dr. J. A. Gorman House | 0.2 miles | 1996 |
 | Winston Place | 1.5 miles | 1987 |
 | Vance C. Larmore House | 5.1 miles | 2004 |
 | Cherokee Plantation | 7.8 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83003445 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| DeKalb County | All 13 listed properties in this county. |
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