Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
“The Corra White Harris House, Study, and Chapel, also known as In the Valley, is a hilltop complex located in Rydal, Georgia.”
Wikipedia article Corra White Harris House, Study, and Chapel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 20 National Register listings published here for Bartow County · listed in 1997 · category: Building.
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 240 fires within 5 miles of Harris, Corra White, House, Study, and Chapel between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,516 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 87 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 | 103 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 87 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-GORDON-001 |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BARTOW-011 |
| 6 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BARTOW-020 |
| 23 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-BARTOW-006 |
| 23 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Harris, Corra White, House, Study, and Chapel: 3 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Manganese, Clay, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funkhouser Co Quarry | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Iron Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Aggregate Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Baker Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| P M Tate Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rob Shinall Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Manganese Deposit | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Manganese Deposit | Manganese | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rydal, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 2002 and 2022: 2 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2007 | Hail | Rydal | $200,000 | A storm spotter reported golf ball-sized hail in the Rydal area while the public reported nickel-sized hail just southeast of Rydal. |
| February 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rydal | $1,000 | Tree and powerlines down at intersection of East Valley Road and Mahan road. |
| February 2020 | Flash Flood | Rydal | - | The Emergency Manager reported flooding along East Valley Road due to high flow through Sugar Hill Creek. Radar estimates indicate that 2.5 to 4 inches of rain have occurred, falling on already wet soils, resulting in flash flooding. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Rydal | - | The public reported dime size hail in Rydal. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Log Methodist Church, Campground, and Cemetery | 2.4 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 97000249 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Bartow County | All 20 listed properties in this county. |
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