Built in 1830. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
“Bride's Hill, known also as Sunnybrook, is a historic plantation house near Wheeler, Alabama. It is significant as an example of a Tidewater-type cottage.”
Wikipedia article Bride's Hill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 12 National Register listings published here for Lawrence County · listed in 1986 · category: Building · built in 1830.
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 130 fires within 5 miles of Bride's Hill between 1994 and 2019, burning about 2,216 acres in total. None started naturally. 59 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 | 59 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20130928-001 |
| 21 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 45 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20150912-001 |
| 30 August 1999 | Smoking | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Courtland, the town this property stands in, in 40 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 25 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtland | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds snapped and knocked down six large wooden power poles. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtland | $10,000 | A few trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtland | $10,000 | A few trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtland | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtland | $8,000 | Trees and powerlines were reported down off of Jessie Jackson Parkway. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtland | $8,000 | Trees and powerlines were blown down in the Courtland community. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtland | $6,000 | Large trees were downed and hail the size of dimes was reported. |
| October 1996 | Hail | Courtland | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtland | $4,000 | Trees and powerlines were reporte down in the northern portion of the Courtland community. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtland | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtland | $2,000 | Trees were knocked down. |
| December 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtland | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down near Courtland and nickel size hail was also reported. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtland | $1,000 | A few trees and power lines were knocked down along Monroe Street in Courtland. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtland | $1,000 | Power lines were knocked down on CR 150. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtland | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down onto a home in North Courtland. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtland | $500 | A tree and power lines were knocked down on Rosa Parks Street in North Courtland. Time estimated by radar. |
| December 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtland | - | Thunderstorm winds overturned an 18-wheeler on Highway 20 at the intersection of CR 150. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtland | - | A measured 63 mph wind gust due to a severe thunderstorm at the Courtland, Alabama Airport. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Courtland | - | Nickel sized hail was reported. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Courtland | - | Heavy rainfall produced brief flash flooding in the city of Courtland. |
| May 2008 | Heavy Rain | Courtland | - | At the Courtland historical climate network site, 4.84 inches of rainfall was recorded beginning Monday night and ending at 9:30 PM. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtland | - | Several trees were blown down on power lines causing power outages. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtland | - | Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtland | - | Three trees were knocked down near County Road 150. One of the trees fell on a car and pulled a power line down. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Courtland | - | Quarter size hail was reported. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtland | - | Trees and powerlines were blown down. Time estimated. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtland | - | A tree was blown down on Airbase Road. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Courtland | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtland | - | A tree and a few power lines were blown down due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtland | - | A large tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Courtland | - | Penny size hail was reported. |
| February 2003 | Flash Flood | Courtland | - | Water over road on county road 150. |
| February 2003 | Flash Flood | Courtland | - | County road 150 flooded with a few outlying roads closed. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Courtland | - | golf ball size hail reported |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtland | - | large tree and three power poles blown down. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Courtland | - | Large trees were downed and hail the size of dimes was reported. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Courtland | - | Three-quarter inch hail was reported at several locations across Lawrence County. |
| December 2005 | Hail | Courtland | - | no account filed |
| December 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Courtland | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Courtland | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Joseph Wheeler Plantation | 1.5 miles | 1977 |
 | John McMahon House | 3.5 miles | 1987 |
 | Courtland Historic District | 3.6 miles | 1991 |
 | Courtland Historic District (Boundary Increase) | 3.6 miles | 1998 |
 | Thomas Holland House | 5.6 miles | 1991 |
 | Boxwood Plantation Slave Quarter | 7.8 miles | 2013 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 86001544 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lawrence County | All 12 listed properties in this county. |
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