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One of 63 National Register listings published here for Calhoun County · listed in 1985 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Peerless Saloon
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 13 W. Tenth St., Anniston, 36201
- When was it listed? October 1985
- Category. building
- Also known as. Anniston MRA
- Census division. Anniston
- National Register reference number. 85002882 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Fires near this property
172 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 172 fires within 5 miles of Peerless Saloon between 1993 and 2020, burning about 6,723 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 42 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 | 61 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge | FM 94-10 |
| 6 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge | FM 95-14 |
| 3 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160922-14 |
| 18 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 71 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 71 workings within 5 miles of Peerless Saloon: 38 unknowns, 21 past producers, 9 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, Kaolin, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anniston Pits | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1875 | |
| Not Known, Ammiston Area | Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Shirey Prospect No 2 | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Shirey Prospect No. 2 | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Cal 3 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Donoho Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Lackey Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
42 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Anniston, the town this property stands in, in 42 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 21 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 3 lightning, 3 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anniston | $85,000 | Thunderstorm wind downed trees in Anniston including one that fell on two cars and one that fell on a house causing substantial damage. Lightning also struck one house causing a fire. |
| May 2003 | Lightning | Anniston | $75,000 | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anniston | $40,000 | Several buildings were damaged as well as numerous trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm wind according to the emergency management office. Winds gusted to 66 mph in Anniston. |
| May 2003 | Lightning | Anniston | $30,000 | A storage building at the Anniston Museum of Natural History was struck by lightning and subsequently burned to the ground. The storage building mainly housed landscaping tools and machinery. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anniston | $20,000 | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anniston | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anniston | $15,000 | A few trees were blown down around the city of Anniston. A large tree limb fell onto a home, destroying a porch and damaging the adjoining roof. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Anniston | $10,000 | Golf ball size hail was observed in Wellborn. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Anniston | $10,000 | Quarter to golfball size hail was reported around the city of Anniston. Dime size hail fell in the Piedmont area. A multi-car accident occurred on Interstate 20 due to hail and heavy rainfall but no injuries were reported. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Anniston | $10,000 | Golf ball size hail was reported in White Plains. |
| January 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anniston | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Lightning | Anniston | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anniston | $10,000 | no account filed |
| January 1997 | Hail | Anniston | $9,000 | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anniston | $5,000 | Numerous trees were blown down throughout Calhoun County. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anniston | $5,000 | Power lines were blown down in several locations in the city of Anniston. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anniston | $5,000 | Wind damage was reported by emergency management along County Road 93 about four miles north of United States Highway 78 in southwest Calhoun County. About 25 trees were downed and several buildings were damaged. |
| January 1997 | Hail | Anniston | $5,000 | no account filed |
| January 1997 | Hail | Anniston | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anniston | $4,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down along SR-144, between Ohatchee and Alexandria. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Anniston | $3,000 | Sections of Interstate 20 near Anniston were flooded and temporarily impassable. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Anniston | $3,000 | Dime to golf ball size hail was reported in and around the city of Anniston, especially on the east side. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anniston | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in Anniston. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anniston | $1,000 | Several trees were blown down across the road at 10th Street and Christine Avenue, in Anniston. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Anniston | $1,000 | Nickel size hail fell across north central Calhoun County. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anniston | - | Trees were downed across Anniston. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anniston | - | Numerous trees down across Anniston, Oxford, and Weaver, including Quintard Ave, Rainbow Cir, Conger Rd, M St, Lenlock Ln, and Interstate 20. Some trees fell on homes, vehicles, or power lines. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anniston | - | Multiple trees uprooted between Oxford and Anniston. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anniston | - | Several trees uprooted between the cities of Anniston and Oxford. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anniston | - | Multiple reports of trees uprooted and power lines downed in the city limits of Anniston. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anniston | - | Numerous trees uprooted in the city of Anniston and across Calhoun County. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anniston | - | Numerous trees uprooted and power lines downed in the city of Anniston. |
| March 2003 | Funnel Cloud | Anniston | - | A funnel cloud was spotted near the Anniston Army Depot along US 431. Another funnel cloud was observed in Anniston. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Anniston | - | Penny to nickel size hail was reported in and near the city of Anniston. |
| November 2002 | Hail | Anniston | - | Nickel size hail was reported in Oxford and in Anniston. |
| June 2002 | Hail | Anniston | - | Nickel to quarter size hail was reported in Saks and in Oxford. Dime size hail was observed in Weaver. |
| January 1999 | Funnel Cloud | Anniston | - | A funnel cloud was reported in the city of Anniston and also north of Anniston near Saks. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Anniston | - | Dime size hail was reported at Saks on the north side of the city of Anniston by the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anniston | - | Several buildings were damaged as well as numerous trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm wind according to the emergency management office. Winds gusted to 66 mph in Anniston. |
| March 1995 | Hail | Anniston | - | Dime-size hail was reported on U.S. 431 north of Anniston by the Calhoun County Sheriff's Department. |
| February 2009 | Hail | Anniston | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Anniston | - | no account filed |
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 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Wikle Drug Company | under 500 feet | 1985 |
 | Nonnenmacher Bakery | under 500 feet | 1985 |
 | Caldwell Building | under 500 feet | 1982 |
 | Bank of Anniston | under 500 feet | 1985 |
 | Greyhound Bus Station | under 500 feet | 2010 |
 | Security Bank Building | under 500 feet | 1985 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85002882 in Record Group 79. |
| Calhoun County | All 63 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.