John A. McDougald House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

From the record

One of 24 National Register listings published here for Bulloch County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
Listed as. McDougald, John A., House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. 121 S. Main St., Statesboro, 30458
When was it listed? June 1982
Category. building
Census division. Statesboro
Architectural style. Neoclassical architecture
Architect. Wilbur Bacon Camp
National Register reference number. 82002390 - 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

308 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 308 fires within 5 miles of John A. McDougald House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 750 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 23 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	203
Arson/incendiarism	23
Misuse of fire by a minor	22
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	18
Natural	15
Equipment and vehicle use	11
Recreation and ceremony	10
Smoking	3
Railroad operations and maintenance	3

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
9 September 2008	Debris and open burning	3.4 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
5 September 1997	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
29 September 2013	Debris and open burning	1.1 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2014-BULLOCH-003
24 September 1997	Debris and open burning	1.7 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
23 September 2020	Debris and open burning	1.8 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2021BULLOCH007
22 September 2010	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2011-BULLOCH-008
22 September 2004	Smoking	1.7 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
21 September 2010	Arson/incendiarism	1.8 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2011-BULLOCH-005

Every fire recorded in Bulloch County

Storms near this property

60 of 85 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Statesboro, the town this property stands in, in 85 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 66 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 6 flash flood, 2 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
August 2023	Flash Flood	Statesboro	$55,000	An emergency manager reported numerous dirt roads washed out across the northern portions of Bulloch County due to heavy rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Idalia. Flooding waters also came near to entering homes along Northlake and Westlake Drives. Numerous paved roads were also flooded with water flowing across them. Daily rainfall amounts between 6 to 8.43 inches were recorded by the time of flash flooding starting across the area.
August 2013	Flash Flood	Statesboro	$50,000	Bulloch County 911 dispatch relayed numerous reports of road closures in or near the Statesboro city limits. Approximately 20 to 25 water rescues were reported due to flooding in the first floor of an apartment complex and homes along Johnson Street and West Site Road as well as Hodges Circle. Two dam failures were also reported northeast of Statesboro. One of the dams was along Buck Creek Road. Twenty-two homes were also impacted in the Statesboro area.
November 2024	Flash Flood	Statesboro	$25,000	Bulloch County dispatch reported flood waters entering two homes just west of Statesboro. One home was on Hodges Circle and the other was on W Jones Avenue.
August 2014	Flash Flood	Statesboro	$12,500	The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported several roads closed and automobiles stalled due to flooding. Flooding also caused water damage to a house on Johnson Street. Roads closed included Fair and Gentilly, Forest, Proctor, Ellis, Johnson, Chandler, Herty and Highway 67. Several rescues were needed for vehicles stalled in water half way up car doors. Parking lots were flooded in Georgia Southern Campus with water as deep as 2.5 feet.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$10,000	Bulloch county dispatch reported numerous trees and at least one power line down around Statesboro, Georgia.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$10,000	Tree down on a house in the Landing Subdivision.
June 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$8,000	Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and powerlines.
March 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$5,250	The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported a tree fell on a house on the 100 block of South Roundtree Street.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$5,000	Law Enforcement reported a tree down down on a house off of South College Street in downtown Statesboro, Georgia.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$5,000	The public reported roof damage to 2 buildings at the Laurel Point apartments in Statesboro, Georgia.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$5,000	Law Enforcement reported multiple trees and power lines down in Statesboro, Georgia.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$5,000	One tree was reported to have fallen on a car on Lakeview Road in Statesboro.
April 1999	Tornado (F0)	Statesboro	$5,000	Roof partially torn off boat house, boat thrown some distance, several trees uprooted or snapped off.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$5,000	Several large trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$3,000	The public reported several large trees down in a yard on Clito Road.
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$3,000	Law Enforcement reported 3 trees and power lines down near Statesboro, Georgia.
February 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$3,000	Law Enforcement reported 2 trees and powerlines down on Cromartie Drive near Jones Avenue in Statesboro, Georgia.
January 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$2,000	Bulloch County 911 Center reported at least 3 trees down in Statesboro.
September 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$2,000	Three trees and numerous tree limbs were reported down due to high winds. The damage occurred on Georgia Avenue and Chelsea Circle.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$2,000	Trees and powerlines down on Highway 67 just outside city limits.
December 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$1,500	Law enforcement reported several trees down near the intersection of Highway 24 and Lanier Road in Statesboro, Georgia.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$1,250	A Bulloch County emergency manager reported power lines down on North Main Street at Debbie Drive.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$1,000	The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of South\|Mulberry Street and East Vine Street due to thunderstorm outflow.
December 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$1,000	The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Maple Street in Statesboro.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$1,000	Law enforcement reported a tree down near the intersection of Johnson Street and West Jones Avenue.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$1,000	Law Enforcement reported a tree down and blocking West Jones Avenue in Statesboro, Georgia.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$1,000	Law enforcement reported one tree down blocking OC Banks Road.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$1,000	A 911 center reported a tree down on OC Banks Road.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$1,000	Trees were reported down on Fred Blitch Road.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$500	Law Enforcement reported a tree down on power lines along North Main Street and Debbie Drive, 1 mile north of Statesboro, Georgia.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$500	The public reported a large pine tree down on north Main Street in Statesboro, Georgia.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$500	A tree was reported down on Simmons Road.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$500	One tree was reported to have fallen in a parking lot in downtown Statesboro.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$500	One tree was reported down on Old River Road in Statesboro.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$500	One tree was reported down off Register Road.
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$500	Thunderstorm winds knocked down several powerlines.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	$500	Two large trees were downed at U.S. Highway 301 and Shelby Street in Statesboro.
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	-	Bulloch County Emergency Management reported several large trees uprooted and blown down along portions of Highway 301 in Statesboro.
May 2024	Hail	Statesboro	-	Bulloch County Emergency Management reported slightly larger than quarter sized hail at the 911 Emergency Operations Center.
May 2024	Hail	Statesboro	-	A trained spotter reported hail up to quarter sized in the center of Statesboro.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	-	Bulloch County Emergency Management reported a tree down at Shelby Street and East Parrish Street.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	-	A Bulloch County emergency manager reported power lines down on North Main Street at Debbie Drive.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	-	A 911 call center reported a tree down near the intersection of South College Street and West Jones Avenue, a tree down near the intersection of Highway 301 and Randy Lowery Road, and a tree down along Highway 67 near Stambuk Lane. An emergency manager also reported a tree down on Buelah Lane at Emmit Grove Road.
April 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	-	The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported numerous trees down in Statesboro. Several trees fell on structures. A metal roof was also blown off a building on Highway 301.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	-	The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on power lines along Ramble Road.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	-	The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported a tree down and blocking the road between Country Club Road and West Jones Avenue.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	-	The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Westside Road and a tree down on Pulaski Highway west of Statesboro.
August 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	-	The media reported several trees down around Statesboro.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	-	Bulloch County dispatch reported a tree down on Westside Road near the bypass.
January 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	-	Bulloch County dispatch reported a power line down on N Zetterower Avenue at Northside Drive East.
April 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	-	The Bulloch County 911 Center reported a tree down on Garfield Street.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	-	Bulloch County dispatch reported at least 3 trees down in Statesboro with power lines down as well.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	-	Bulloch County dispatch reported a tree down on Johnson Street.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	-	Bulloch County dispatch reported four trees down in and around Statesboro. One tree was down near Westside Road and Banks Dairy Road, another was down on Rountree Street, another was down near Proctor Street and Blitch Lane, and the final one was down on Hazelwood Drive.
April 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	-	The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported several trees and large limbs down in near the city of Statesboro.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	-	Bulloch County dispatch reported a tree down on Pulaski Road near High Point Road.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	-	Bulloch County dispatch reported a tree down across the road in the 700 block of W Jones Avenue.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	-	Bulloch County dispatch reported a large tree blown down in the 700 block of Pine Straw Court.
August 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	-	The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported power lines down onto a structure along the 100 block of Montgomery Drive.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Statesboro	-	The Bulloch County Warning Point reported multiple trees down around Statesboro.

Every storm recorded in Bulloch County

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 miles

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
William G. Raines House	under 500 feet	1987
James Alonzo Brannen House	under 500 feet	1989
Dr. Madison Monroe Holland House	0.1 miles	1989
US Post Office-Statesboro	0.2 miles	1989
South Main Street Historic District	0.2 miles	1989
West Main Street Commercial Historic District	0.2 miles	1989

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 82002390 in Record Group 79.
Bulloch County	All 24 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.
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.