Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
“The George Blackman House is a historic house located at 904 S. The house was built in 1842-43 by George Blackman, a local blacksmith and woodworker.”
Wikipedia article George Blackman House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 13 National Register listings published here for Montgomery County · listed in 1986 · 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 14 fires within 5 miles of George Blackman House between 2001 and 2005, burning about 64 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 16 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 29 June 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 8 May 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 8 April 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 15 April 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 15 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of George Blackman House: 3 past producers, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Zinc, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Hillsboro Zinc Smelter | Zinc | Plant | ||
| Spring Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hillsboro Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Montgomery County Pit | Stone | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hillsboro, the town this property stands in, in 39 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 21 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 2 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2002 | Lightning | Hillsboro | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds uprooted several large trees and snapped a couple of large trees about 12 feet off the ground in Oak Grove Cemetery. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew over a large tree on the north side of Hillsboro. |
| November 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $200 | Several large trees were blown down in the Hillsboro area with smaller branches knocked off in Litchfield. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $104 | Trees and power lines were blown down. A house also sustained heavy structural damage to the roof. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree onto a power line, knocking out power to portions of Hillsboro. |
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Hillsboro | - | A tornado briefly touched down in a field. No damage or injuries were reported. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs and a 30 inch diameter oak tree was snapped off near the base. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | - | Thunderstorm winds uprooted a large tree and blew down a couple of fences in town. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | - | Storm spotters reported a few large tree branches blown down. |
| February 2006 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | The public reported that 1 1/2 inch diameter hail covered the ground in Hillsboro. |
| April 2006 | Tornado (F2) | Hillsboro | - | A tornado first formed on the south side of Hillsboro where it caused a narrow path of sign and window damage at a car dealership and two gasoline stations, and blew metal sheeting into nearby trees at a home improvement store. It then destroyed barns one mile southeast of Irving and 2 miles south of Witt. The barn damage south of Witt was rated F1. The tornado then destroyed a metal shed 3 miles south of Nokomis and lofted the sheet metal up to a mile downstream. It also caused minor damage to a grain bin on a farm about three miles southeast of Nokomis. It then caused major damage to a machine shed three miles east of Nokomis where the sheet metal was blown one half mile downstream. The tornado then intensified to nearly 200 yards wide where it toppled and destroyed two high tension electric power line towers about 5 miles east of Nokomis. The damage was rated low end F2. The tornado then weakened and destroyed another grain bin and caused minor damage before dissipating near the Shelby County line. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | - | The County Sheriff reported trees and power lines down. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | - | Local emergency management reported trees down along Highway 127. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | - | The County Sheriff reported numerous trees and power lines down just northwest of Hillsboro. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | The Sheriff Department reported 1 inch hail. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | - | The local fire Department reported trees down. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | Large trees and power lines were blown down across much of the county. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees in Hillsboro. |
| August 1993 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous tree limbs and 0.75-inch hail fell in Hillsboro. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous tree limbs and 0.75-inch hail fell in Hillsboro. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down more tree limbs and several power lines in Hillsboro. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| October 2004 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| October 2004 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Freeman-Brewer-Sawyer House | 0.2 miles | 1992 |
 | Montgomery County Courthouse | 0.6 miles | 1994 |
 | Hayward-Hill House | 0.6 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 86003180 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Montgomery County | All 13 listed properties in this county. |
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