Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
“The John Weir House is a historic house located at 715 N. Built in 1836, the house is the second-oldest in Edwardsville after the Benjamin Stephenson House.”
Wikipedia article John Weir House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 40 National Register listings published here for Madison County · listed in 1983 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of John Weir House in 2001, burning under an acre 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 December 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of John Weir House: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison County Pit | Stone | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Edwardsville, the town this property stands in, in 51 storm reports between 1995 and 2018: 25 thunderstorm wind, 23 hail, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1999 | Hail | Edwardsville | $200,000 | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | $100,000 | A late night thunderstorm produced wind gusts around 70 mph causing widespread wind damage in Edwardsville. Most of the damage was due to downed trees and power lines. The storm carved a west path from North Main Street south to Goshen Road. Quite a few roofs and vehicles were damaged by downed trees and limbs. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | $5,000 | Several power poles were reported down north northeast of town. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | $2,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed large tree limbs which took down power lines. One line fell onto the roof of a house causing a brief fire. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | $200 | Ham radio spotters reported several large trees and limbs down along Highway 159. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees, tree limbs and power lines in Edwardsville and Glen Carbon. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | Nickel to quarter size hail cover the ground in the Edwardsville area. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across eastern parts of the St. Louis Metro area. Around 930 pm...one of these storms produced a downburst with wind speeds estimated between 75 and 80 mph along Buena Vista Street in the Grandview Subdivision in Edwardsville. These damaging winds caused large 4 to 5 foot diameter trees to be uprooted, as well as numerous smaller trees. Several large trees were blown down on a couple of homes, causing extensive damage. No injuries were reported. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | Minor roof damage occurred to a building on the campus of SIUE. Also, several large trees were uprooted. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| July 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Edwardsville | - | A tornado briefly touched down in a open field south of Edwardsville near Illinois Route 159. No damage or injuries were reported. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed some trees and power lines. Power was not restored in some areas until about 10 am the next morning. |
| July 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Edwardsville | - | Local law enforcement reported a brief tornado in an open field east of Edwardsville. |
| December 2002 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | Storm spotters reported 1 inch hail at the intersection of I-270 and Highway 111. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees on the north side of Edwardsville. Several roads were blocked by the downed trees. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts damaged the gutters on a house in Edwardsville. Some trees and power lines were also down in the area. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | Local law enforcement reported trees down on the north and east sides of the city. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | Amateur radio spotters reported 1 inch hail southwest of Edwardsville. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| September 2008 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Funnel Cloud | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Edwardsville Chapter House | 0.2 miles | 1980 |
 | Madison County Sheriff's House and Jail | 0.3 miles | 1980 |
 | Narodni Sin | 0.5 miles | 2002 |
 | Berlemann House | 0.5 miles | 1980 |
 | St. Louis Street Historic District | 0.5 miles | 1983 |
 | Benjamin Stephenson House | 0.8 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83000329 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Madison County | All 40 listed properties in this county. |
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