Built in 1897. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
“The Brooks-Hughes House is a historic house in Phenix City, Alabama, U.S. It was built from 1897 to 1904 as a cottage for W.”
Wikipedia article Brooks-Hughes House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 22 National Register listings published here for Russell County · listed in 1983 · category: Building · built in 1897.
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 123 fires within 5 miles of Brooks-Hughes House between 1992 and 2018, burning about 622 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 25 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 | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20150905-001 |
| 29 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 2406 SANDFORT RD., AL |
| 15 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-MUSCOGEE-001 |
| 11 September 2002 | Smoking | 34 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-MUSCOGEE-001 |
| 1 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20140901-002 |
| 1 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Brooks-Hughes House: 12 producers, 1 past producer. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattahoochee River Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE | Producer | Ilmenite, Kyanite, Quartz, Rutile, Zircon | |
| Dixieland Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE | Producer | Placer | |
| Bussey Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Cilla Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| No. 1 Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| No. 4 Mines | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Woolfolk Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Dixieland Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kendrick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Phenix City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Phenix City, the town this property stands in, in 37 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 20 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 2 tornado, 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2003 | Hail | Phenix City | $80,000 | The supercell finished its wrath across Alabama as it exited into Georgia. Russell County received hail slightly larger than golf balls. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phenix City | $40,000 | One mobile home was destroyed, three mobile homes sustained minor damage, a few houses had minor roof damage, one home had its roof ripped off, and trees and power lines were knocked down on US 80 west of Phenix City. |
| March 2005 | Flash Flood | Phenix City | $22,000 | Doppler radar estimated three hour rainfall up to 4 inches across Russell County, with 24 hour amounts up to 6 inches. This heavy rain caused several roads in Phenix city to become flooded and temporarily impassable. Several roads were closed. Some evacuations occurred in low lying areas. |
| September 2011 | Flash Flood | Phenix City | $20,000 | Six houses were flooded with up to 6 inches of water inside in the Phenix City area. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phenix City | $20,000 | Numerous trees were blown down, and 4 to 5 homes were damaged, in Phenix City. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phenix City | $10,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Fort Mitchell. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phenix City | $10,000 | In Phenix City there were several trees and power lines down. |
| June 1996 | Hail | Phenix City | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phenix City | $8,000 | Trees and power lines blown down on Highway 80, just west of Phenix City. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phenix City | $7,000 | A tree fell on a home in Phenix City. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phenix City | $5,000 | Numerous power lines were reported down around Phenix City. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phenix City | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down in Phenix City. A couple of homes also received minor wind damage. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Phenix City | $4,000 | Dime size hail was reported in Phenix City. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Phenix City | $4,000 | Hail the size of quarters was reported in northern Phenix City. |
| March 1997 | Hail | Phenix City | $4,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phenix City | $3,000 | Steel roofing was blown off a building at 16th Street and Broad Street, in Phenix City. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phenix City | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down on Old US 431 near Phenix City. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phenix City | $3,000 | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phenix City | $2,500 | A few trees were knocked down in the Phenix City area. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phenix City | $2,000 | A few trees were blown down in north central Russell County. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phenix City | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phenix City | $1,000 | Trees were blown down on Summerville Road, in Phenix City. |
| August 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Phenix City | $1,000 | National Weather Service meteorologists performed a ground survey across far northwestern Russell County. It has been determined that brief F0 tornado occurred. The tornado touched down in a rural area along the Lee and Russell countyline, just west of County Road 71. The tornado snapped a few trees along its short path. The tornado occurred at approximately 541 PM CDT. The tornado path was only 0.1 miles long and 25 yards wide at its widest point. Begin/End: 32 27.98/85 16.68 |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phenix City | - | Reports of damage around Phenix City, including billboards blown out, a storage building damaged at 11th Ave and 14th St, and trees downed sporadically at numerous locations. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phenix City | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed in Phenix City and across Russell County. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phenix City | - | Several reports of trees downed and power outages in downtown Phenix City. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phenix City | - | Several trees uprooted in the northern portions of Phenix City. A home weather station reported a wind gust near 60 mph. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Phenix City | - | Penny to nickel sized hail completely covered the ground in some locations. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phenix City | - | Wind gusts were estimated around 60 miles an hour near Phenix City. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Phenix City | - | Dime to penny size hail was reported in the southwest part of Phenix City. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Phenix City | - | Penny size hail was reported south of Phenix City. |
| March 2000 | Hail | Phenix City | - | One inch diameter hail was covering the ground near the intersection of SR 165 and CR 39. |
| March 2000 | Hail | Phenix City | - | Penny size hail was reported between Phenix City and Fort Mitchell. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Phenix City | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Phenix City | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Phenix City | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Phenix City | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girard High School | 0.3 miles | 1983 | |
| Kid Alley Residential Historic District | 0.4 miles | 1983 | |
 | Shapre-Monte House | 0.4 miles | 1983 |
| Girard Historic District | 0.4 miles | 1983 | |
| Snow Valley Residential Historic District | 0.6 miles | 1983 | |
 | Morgan-Curtis House | 0.9 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83003477 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Russell County | All 22 listed properties in this county. |
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