Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
“Pitts' Folly is a historic antebellum Greek Revival residence located in Uniontown, Alabama. The house was built by Philip Henry Pitts as his main house.”
Wikipedia article Pitts' Folly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 22 National Register listings published here for Perry County · listed in 1984 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Pitts' Folly between 1994 and 2020, burning about 699 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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/undetermined | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 34 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190904-4 |
| 4 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 32 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20140921-001 |
| 18 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20150918-002 |
| 16 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20150916-001 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Uniontown, the town this property stands in, in 16 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 7 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 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 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Uniontown | $645,000 | A tornado touched down in Smith County, Mississippi and tracked through Jasper and Clarke Counties (See Storm Data Jackson), where it caused EF4 rated damage. The tornado then crossed into Choctaw County (See Storm Data Mobile) Alabama, where it caused EF3 rated damage. The tornado tracked across portions of Sumter, Marengo and western Perry Counties, before it dissipated. The tornado crossed into Perry County north of Uniontown and produced significant tree damage. The tornado crossed AL Hwy 183, where it damaged two outbuildings and destroyed a grain silo. The tornado lifted east of AL Hwy 183, northeast of Uniontown. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Uniontown | $250,000 | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Uniontown | $110,000 | A small tornado touched down just southwest of Uniontown in an open area and traveled north-northeast across the western portions of Uniontown. The tornado ended just north-northwest of Uniontown in an open area. The tornado tore shingles off several houses in the southwest section of Uniontown in addition to downing trees and power lines. The tornado did similar damage to residential structures in the northwest portion of Uniontown. A one-story apartment complex lost a portion of it's roof. Several trees fell on homes and blocked residential streets. Beginning: 32 26.587/87 31.219 End: 32 27.857/87 30.951 |
| December 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Uniontown | $15,000 | A few trees were knocked down in Uniontown. One of the trees fell onto a carport and smashed a car. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Uniontown | $10,000 | Scattered trees and powerlines were downed in Uniontown. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Uniontown | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Uniontown | $4,000 | Broadway Avenue and County Road 26 were flooded and were temporarily impassable. |
| December 2000 | Hail | Uniontown | $4,000 | Golf ball size was reported by the Uniontown Police Department. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Uniontown | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down across roadways in Uniontown. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Uniontown | $1,000 | Penny size hail fell in and around Uniontown. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Uniontown | $1,000 | Quarter size hail was reported in and near Uniontown. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Uniontown | - | Multiple trees were blown down around Uniontown. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Uniontown | - | Several trees were blown down near the intersection of Buster Sealy Road and Alabama Highway 183. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Uniontown | - | Nickel size hail was reported in and around Uniontown. The hail may have been much larger in surrounding rural areas. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Uniontown | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Uniontown | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Fairhope Plantation | 1.1 miles | 1992 |
 | Westwood | 1.1 miles | 1974 |
 | Uniontown Historic District | 1.1 miles | 2000 |
 | Westwood (Boundary Increase) | 1.2 miles | 1984 |
 | Westwood Plantation(Boundary Increase) | 2.2 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84000717 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Perry County | All 22 listed properties in this county. |
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