Sarah Martin House

Built in 1875 (Renaissance Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

From the record

“The Sarah Martin House is a historic home located at 310 East Broadway in Monmouth, Illinois. Constructed from 1875 to 1878, the Italian Villa style house was the home of Monmouth socialite Sarah Martin.”
Wikipedia article Sarah Martin House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 11 National Register listings published here for Warren County · listed in 1980 · category: Building · built in 1875, Renaissance Revival architecture.

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

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Listed as. Martin, Sarah, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. 310 E. Broadway, Monmouth, 61462
When was it listed? October 1980
Category. building
Township. Monmouth township
When was it built? 1875
Architectural style. Renaissance Revival architecture
National Register reference number. 80001414 - 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

5 since 2014

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Sarah Martin House in 2014, burning about 20 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
Debris and open burning	4
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
22 May 2014	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Illinois Division of Forestry Resources	2014-341
9 April 2014	Smoking	9.0 acres	Illinois Division of Forestry Resources	2014-235
9 April 2014	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Illinois Division of Forestry Resources	2014-239
8 April 2014	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Illinois Division of Forestry Resources	2014-231
20 April 2014	Debris and open burning	5.0 acres	Illinois Division of Forestry Resources	2014-264

Every fire recorded in Warren County

Mines and quarries near this property

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Sarah Martin House: 2 occurrences, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Limestone Prospect	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Occurrence
Limestone Prospect	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Occurrence
Monmouth Quarry and Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Plant

Every working recorded in Warren County

Storms near this property

60 of 71 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Monmouth, the town this property stands in, in 71 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 40 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 9 tornado, 5 flash flood. 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
May 2003	Hail	Monmouth	$2,000,000	no account filed
May 2003	Flash Flood	Monmouth	$1,000,000	6 inches water covering intersection of US 67 and 210th Ave
April 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	$25,000	Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down several power poles and ripped the roof off of a building on the north side of Monmouth, IL at 508 pm April 30.
August 2003	Lightning	Monmouth	$25,000	Tree struck and fell onto 2 garages
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	$10,000	Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph snapped a 6 to 7 inch diameter tree off at the base in Monmouth, IL at 533 pm CDT May 25. The tree fell onto a house causing some roof damage.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	$10,000	Winds estimated to be 60 mph blew some trees down in Monmouth, IL around 604 pm June 1. One tree fell onto a car.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	$10,000	Winds estimated to be 80 mph blew down several trees and power lines in Monmouth, IL.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	$10,000	Trees down
April 1998	Tornado (F1)	Monmouth	$8,000	no account filed
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	$5,000	Wind gusts estimated to be 75 mph blew down some trees and power lines in Monmouth, IL at 635pm CDT June 16.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	$5,000	Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down some power poles in Monmouth, IL around 1056 pm July 24.
July 2004	Flash Flood	Monmouth	$5,000	Mainly nuisance flooding occurred due to the heavy rainfall with water only collecting around 5 inches deep on streets. However, in areas of poor drainage, water collected 1 to 2 feet deep on roads causing cars to stall out.
April 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down a chimney at a residence and several trees. The roof of a machine shed, grain bins, and a barn were also damaged.
April 1998	Tornado (F1)	Monmouth	$3,000	no account filed
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	$2,500	Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down some power lines on the south end of Monmouth, IL around 1058 pm July 24.
March 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	$2,000	Winds estimated at greater than 50 mph from Lake Warren to Alexis.
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	$1,500	Tree uprooted
July 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	$1,000	9-10 inch diameter limbs down
April 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	$500	Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree, which blocked U.S. Highway 67.
March 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	$500	Window was blown out at County Jail.
June 2025	Tornado (EF1)	Monmouth	-	An EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 100 mph touched down on the south side of Monmouth, and move northeast through town, damaging trees, sheds, and a garage. A roof was torn off a mobile home, and roof damaged on a house. It continued northeast where it tore the roof off a shop building and damaged trees southeast of Gerlaw.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	-	Estimated 50 to 60 mph wind gusts with torrential rain. Relayed from HAM radio.
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	-	A trained spotter reported 1 to 2 inch tree limbs down.
August 2025	Funnel Cloud	Monmouth	-	Brief funnel cloud with video evidence from social media.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	-	A few 3 inch diameter tree branches down. The time was estimated from radar data.
May 2022	Hail	Monmouth	-	Dime to quarter size hail and torrential rain in Monmouth.
May 2022	Tornado (EFU)	Monmouth	-	A brief landspout tornado was reported by law enforcement. No damage was observed to assign an EF-scale rating.
May 2022	Tornado (EFU)	Monmouth	-	A brief landspout tornado was reported by emergency management. No damage was observed to assign an EF-scale rating.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	-	Two large tree limbs were blown down.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	-	Several trees and a few power lines were blown down in Monmouth.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	-	Law enforcement reported both trees and power lines down in Monmouth and just north of the city.
October 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	-	A National Weather Service storm survey team determined the damage to the large section of the Monmouth Fire Station was caused by straight line thunderstorm winds. The wind caused two garage doors to fail first, which then allowed air to push into the building, lifting a 20 foot wide, 80 foot long section of the roof off the building. Additional shingle damage and minor tree damage in the area indicated straight line winds.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	-	Local law enforcement reported two trees were down.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	-	An Illinois DOT station measured a 77 mph gust along and multiple reports of flattened corn were also received from near that area.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	-	A member of the public reported two locations of trees down, one on homes in Monmouth College, and another on a mobile home in Monmouth. The time of this report has been estimated from radar.
July 2015	Flash Flood	Monmouth	-	Numerous photos of water flowing down streets, images were received via social media.
May 2014	Hail	Monmouth	-	Golf ball sized hail fell in Monmouth, IL at 428 pm CDT May 11.
May 2014	Hail	Monmouth	-	Quarter sized hail fell in Monmouth, IL at 429 pm CDT May 11.
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	-	A trained spotter measured winds of 62 mph.
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	-	A trained spotter reported several trees down.
September 2011	Hail	Monmouth	-	Golf ball sized hail fell in Monmouth, IL at 335 pm CDT September 3.
September 2011	Hail	Monmouth	-	Quarter sized hail fell in Monmouth, IL at 345 pm CDT September 3.
September 2011	Hail	Monmouth	-	Half dollar sized hail fell in Monmouth, IL at 335 pm CDT September 3.
April 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	-	Wind gusts estimated to be 65 mph were observed about 1 mile north of Monmouth, IL at 505 pm April 30. Heavy rain and pea sized hail was also noted.
April 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	-	Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph were observed about 1 mile north of Monmouth, IL at 502 pm April 30.
November 2010	Hail	Monmouth	-	A trained spotter meaured hail to penny size near Monmouth.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	-	Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph were observed 1 mile west of Monmouth, IL at 534 pm June 23.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	-	Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph were observed 1 mile west of Monmouth, IL at 535 pm CDT June 23. Trees were downed in Monmouth.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	-	Wind gusts measured to be 60 mph were observed 4 miles west southwest of Coldbrook, IL at 547 pm June 23.
June 2010	Hail	Monmouth	-	Quarter sized hail fell about 2 miles west of Monmouth, IL around 1029 pm June 1.
June 2008	Hail	Monmouth	-	Quarter-sized hail fell in Monmouth, IL at 1:53 pm June 15.
August 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	-	Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph blew down some tree branches in Monmouth, IL at 357 am August 5.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	-	from co-op observer at the ag station northwest of town; areas of waist high corn blown down around the local area.
July 2004	Heavy Rain	Monmouth	-	Street flooding
June 2002	Flash Flood	Monmouth	-	Highway 164 covered with water 6 to 12 inches deep.
June 2002	Flash Flood	Monmouth	-	Highway 67 closed due to high water.
May 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	-	Law enforcement estimated winds reached 60 mph for nearly 5 minutes.
April 2000	Hail	Monmouth	-	Penny-sized hail reported by law enforcement official.
October 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	-	Large tree limbs downed.
October 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Monmouth	-	Several trees downed on city streets.

Every storm recorded in Warren 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
Brewer, May (Carns) and John E., House	under 500 feet	2023
Colwell, E. B., and Company Department Store	0.1 miles	1993
Pike-Sheldon House	0.2 miles	1999
Monmouth Courthouse Commercial Historic District	0.2 miles	2006
Patton Block Building	0.3 miles	1990
William S. Weir Jr. House	0.4 miles	1992

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 80001414 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Warren County	All 11 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.