Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
“The Burton-Blackstone-Carey Store is a historic commercial building at 103 State Street in Millsboro, Delaware. It is a wood-frame structure with vernacular Greek Revival styling.”
Wikipedia article Burton-Blackstone-Carey Store, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 136 National Register listings published here for Sussex County · listed in 2014 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Burton-Blackstone-Carey Store between 2005 and 2020, burning about 178 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2015 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Delaware Forest Service | GODWIN FIRE |
| 7 July 2012 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Delaware Forest Service | not named |
| 6 July 2012 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Delaware Forest Service | not named |
| 5 April 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Delaware Forest Service | not named |
| 13 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 160 acres | Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge | MILLSBORO FIRE |
| 11 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Delaware Forest Service | not named |
| 18 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Delaware Forest Service | AVALON FIRE |
| 27 October 2012 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Delaware Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Burton-Blackstone-Carey Store: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sussex Sand and Gravel Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Millsboro, the town this property stands in, in 20 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 4 funnel cloud, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2006 | Lightning | Millsboro | $1,000 | no account filed |
| November 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millsboro | $500 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines across the town. |
| August 1994 | Hail | Millsboro | $50 | Dime-sized hail fell east of Millsboro on Route 24. The hail was reported by Delaware Emergency Management Agency. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millsboro | - | A few reports of trees and power lines down across Millsboro. Time estimated from radar. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millsboro | - | A tree was downed across Gravel Hill Rd and Doc Frame Rd. |
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millsboro | - | A tree fell onto the roof of a home on River Dr. Time estimated from radar. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millsboro | - | Power lines were reported down near Millsboro. Time of event estimated from radar. |
| September 2016 | Flood | Millsboro | - | Roadway flooding at the intersection of routes 113 and 26. Flooding also along route 20 and other spots on 113. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millsboro | - | Trees downed from thunderstorm winds in the Stormwater Creek Development. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Millsboro | - | A thunderstorm dropped penny size hail in Millsboro. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millsboro | - | A severe thunderstorm knocked trees down in the Millsboro area around 855 AM EDT on June 25th. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millsboro | - | A severe thunderstorm tore down several large tree limbs in Millsboro. |
| August 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Millsboro | - | A funnel cloud was noticed over Millsboro. It did not touch down or cause any damage. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Millsboro | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Millsboro | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Millsboro | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millsboro | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Millsboro | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millsboro | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Funnel Cloud | Millsboro | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry-Shockley House | 0.3 miles | 1985 | |
| Warren's Mill | 0.7 miles | 1978 | |
 | Godwin School | 3.0 miles | 2018 |
 | Johnson School | 3.4 miles | 1979 |
 | Harmony Church | 4.0 miles | 1979 |
| Ames Hitchens Chicken Farm | 4.1 miles | 1979 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 14000551 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Sussex County | All 136 listed properties in this county. |
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