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One of 27 National Register listings published here for Talladega County · listed in 1987 · category: Building · built in 1841.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
William Watters House
Built in 1841. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
The listing
- Listed as. Watters, William, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. Co. Hwy. 8, Sylacauga, 35151
- When was it listed? September 1987
- Category. building
- Census division. Sylacauga
- When was it built? 1841
- National Register reference number. 87001652 - 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
90 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of William Watters House between 1994 and 2019, burning about 2,684 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 22 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 | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 48 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 55 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of William Watters House: 8 unknowns, 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Marble, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka White Marble Co. Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Gantts Number 2 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Sylacuga Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Adair & Brewer Diggings | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Mcpherson's Bank | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Sulphur Springs Mountain | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this property
57 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sylacauga, the town this property stands in, in 57 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 34 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 15 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2001 | Tornado (F2) | Sylacauga | 15 hurt, $800,000 | The F2 tornado began at 3:42 pm near the intersection of Forest Glen Rd. and Odens Mill Rd., in the Oak Grove Community. It traveled northeast crossing US 280 and ended at 3:45 pm near Shirtee Creek in the Odena Community. The Red Cross and the local Emergency Management Agency estimate that 15 people were injured, two critically. Forty to 50 homes were damaged with 7 of the homes sustaining significant damage. Ten mobile homes were totally destroyed. Several outbuildings and sheds were destroyed and numerous trees were blown down or uprooted along the entire path. The tornado path was 3.1 miles long and 400 yards wide at its widest point. Beg: 33 10.930/86 18.818 End: 33 12.502/86 16.176 |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | $30,000 | Numerous trees were blown down and uprooted around Sylacauga. The volunteer fire department suffered roof damage. A few homes and mobile homes were damaged by the fallen trees. |
| May 2003 | Lightning | Sylacauga | $20,000 | A home was struck by lightning in the Oak Grove community just outside Sylacauga. The home on Daleview Circle suffered significant damage to one room before being extinguished by the fire department. No injuries were reported. |
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Sylacauga | $20,000 | Flash flooding resulted from a heavy downpour in the Sylacauga area. Several business had several inches of water in them. The Chamber of Commerce, the local newspaper, and several business were flooded in the downtown area. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | $10,000 | Trees were down in Sylacauga. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | $8,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in Sylacauga. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | $8,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in and around Sylacauga. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | $5,000 | A tree fell on a house on South Main Avenue. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | $5,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down across the city of Sylacauga. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Sylacauga | $5,000 | Flash flooding occurred near the intersection of Fort Williams Street and Broadway Avenue in downtownSylacauga. The water had risen over the tires on vehicles and made the roads temporarily impassable. |
| January 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | $5,000 | Numerous trees were blown down in and around the city of Sylacauga. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | $4,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in Sylacauga. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | $3,000 | A few trees were blown down near Sylacauga. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | $3,000 | A few trees, several large limbs, and some power lines were blown down around the Avondale Mills Property in Sylacauga. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | $3,000 | Shingles were ripped from a structure in the Country Club Estates area near Renfroe about 10 miles west of Talladega. Trees were reported down in Sylacauga along with damage to several signs including one bank sign. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down east of Sylacauga. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | $2,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down around the city of Sylacauga. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | $2,000 | Large tree uprooted in Fairmont Subdivision. |
| October 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | $2,000 | A large tree was blown down onto power lines, on Long Pond Circle in Sylacauga. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | $2,000 | A few trees were blown down on East 6th Street and on Arrowhead Moates Road. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Sylacauga | $2,000 | Half dollar size hail was reported near Sylacauga. |
| February 1998 | Hail | Sylacauga | $2,000 | Hail the size of quarters was reported near Sylacauga. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | $1,000 | Trees down. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Sylacauga | $1,000 | Quarter size hail was reported near Sylacauga. |
| January 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | $500 | Trees were downed around the Sylacauga area, including Odens Mill Rd and New County Line Rd at Coaling Rd. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | - | Trees and power lines were downed in Sylacauga. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | - | Trees were downed in Sylacauga, including on Cedar Creek Dr and Park St. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | - | Numerous trees were downed in the Sylacauga area. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | - | Several trees were downed around Sylacauga, including 4th St, Cherokee St, and Oldfield Rd. Trees and power lines fell on a vehicle in town as well. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | - | Trees were downed in the Sylacauga area. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | - | Several trees were downed in Sylacauga and adjacent areas of southern Talladega County. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | - | A few trees were downed in Sylacauga, with some falling on power lines and blocking roadways. |
| January 2023 | Hail | Sylacauga | - | Quarter to half-dollar size hail reported in Sylacauga. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | - | Numerous trees uprooted and power lines downed across the city of Sylacauga. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Sylacauga | - | Quarter size hail reported in Sylacauga. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | - | Numerous reports of uprooted trees and downed power lines in Sylacauga. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed in the city of Sylacauga. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed in the city of Sylacauga. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | - | Numerous trees uprooted in the city of Sylacauga. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | - | Several trees uprooted in the city of Sylacauga and damage to a roof at a drug store at the corner of US-21 and North Broadway Avenue. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | - | Numerous trees uprooted in and around the city of Sylacauga. |
| December 2009 | Heavy Rain | Sylacauga | - | Street flooding was reported on Betsy Ross lane, in Sylacauga. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Sylacauga | - | Hail up to the size of quarters fell for several minutes in and around Sylacauga. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Sylacauga | - | Reported in Sycamore. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Sylacauga | - | Reported on Millerville Highway at Trammell Road. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Sylacauga | - | Reported in Oak Grove Community. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Sylacauga | - | Reported on US 280 near Merkle Mountain. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Sylacauga | - | Reported near the Center Hill Community. |
| December 2005 | Hail | Sylacauga | - | Penny size hail was reported in Sylacauga. |
| March 2000 | Hail | Sylacauga | - | Dime size hail was observed in Sylacauga. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Sylacauga | - | Dime size hail was reported in Winterboro in the western part of the county. |
| March 2022 | Hail | Sylacauga | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Sylacauga | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Sylacauga | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Sylacauga | - | no account filed |
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylacauga | - | 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
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | William Averiett House | 1.2 miles | 1986 |
 | Welch-Averiett House | 1.3 miles | 1986 |
 | Goodwin-Hamilton House | 2.0 miles | 1986 |
| Benjamin H. Averiett House | 2.5 miles | 1986 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87001652 in Record Group 79. |
| Talladega County | All 27 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.