Trobaugh-Good House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

From the record

“The Trobaugh-Good House is a historic house located at 1495 Brozio Lane in the Rock Springs Center for Environmental Discovery southwest of Decatur, Illinois. The house was built c. 1847-53 as part of the Ward Settlement, one of the first communities in the area which became Macon County; it is one of the few buildings from the settlement which still survives.”
Wikipedia article Trobaugh-Good House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 11 National Register listings published here for Macon County · listed in 1996 · category: Building.

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. Trobaugh--Good House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. 1495 Brozio Ln., Decatur, 62521
When was it listed? August 1996
Category. building
Township. South Wheatland township
National Register reference number. 96000858 - 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.

The ground it stands on

2,269 words

The chapter on South Wheatland Township in History of Macon County, Illinois : with Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, published 1880 names Decatur. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.

The surplus'products of the farm were hauled to St. Louis, where they were sold, and such goods as were needed for the settlement bought- After Springfield settled up it became the market, and continued so until Decatur was old and large enough to supply the goods.

Passage source: History of Macon County, Illinois : with Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, published 1880.

The grinding of grain into flour and meal for the settlement was done in Montgomery county until mills were started in Decatur. The township is well supplied with raw materials. The Illinois Central runs through from north to south. The St. Louis branch of the Wabash runs through the western part, and the Midland road through the eastern part.

Passage source: History of Macon County, Illinois : with Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, published 1880.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on South Wheatland Township - 2,269 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Trobaugh-Good House: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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
Macon County Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Decatur Dredge No. 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Decatur Sand & Gravel Dredge No. 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Pit #2 Decatur Hydraulic	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Macon County

Storms near this property

60 of 101 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Decatur, the town this property stands in, in 101 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 63 thunderstorm wind, 28 hail, 5 flash flood, 4 tornado. The reports record 10 injuries. 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
April 1996	Tornado (F1)	Decatur	9 hurt, $1,500,000	no account filed
May 2006	Lightning	Decatur	1 hurt	A man was slightly injured by lightning on the east side of Decatur when the car he was riding in was struck.
May 2013	Tornado (EF1)	Decatur	$500,000	A tornado touched down at 10:03 PM CDT on the northwest side of Decatur near the intersection of Division Street and Summit Avenue. The tornado tracked northeastward through Graceland Cemetery, across Oakland Avenue, and just south of the Decatur Memorial Hospital before dissipating near East Maywood Court at 10:07 PM CDT. Numerous trees and tree branches were blown down along the path of the tornado, with the most significant tree damage occurring in Graceland Cemetery. The Plaza TV shop on Oakland Avenue lost its roof and suffered broken windows and siding damage. Other minor roofing damage occurred along the path of the tornado, with numerous trees and tree branches knocked down for several blocks south of the tornado as well. No injuries were reported.
February 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	$250,000	no account filed
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	$140,000	Twenty five trees and hundreds of large tree branches were blown down across the city of Decatur.
May 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	$135,000	A Decatur Sanitary District storage building was destroyed by thunderstorm winds. Four detached garages were blown down and three businesses had minor roof damage. Also, numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Damage was estimated around $135,000.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	$125,000	Numerous trees and power lines were blown down throughout Decatur.
October 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	$75,000	An outbuilding roof was peeled half way off and the west wall of a church was pushed in and damaged at 2954 West Ash Avenue.
October 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	$60,000	Trees were blown down on Lake Shore Drive. A hospital roof was damaged, and debris broke car windows.
November 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	$50,000	Numerous tree limbs and power lines were blown down on the south side of Decatur.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	$45,000	A shed and 2 large trees were blown down. 3 houses and 2 garages suffered minor damage.
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	$40,000	Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across Decatur.
August 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	$35,000	Several trees and power lines were blown down across Decatur.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	$32,000	A tree was blown over onto a house.
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	$30,000	Multiple tree limbs were blown down on Regal Avenue in Decatur.
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	$20,000	Numerous large tree branches were blown down.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	$20,000	Trees and power lines were blown down in Decatur.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	$20,000	Several power poles were broken by high winds.
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	$15,000	Several trees were blown onto power lines in Decatur.
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	$15,000	Several tents were damaged by estimated 60 mph winds at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur.
October 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	$10,000	A semi truck was blown over on I-72 at mile marker 136.
October 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	$5,000	A pavillion was blown over.
May 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	$3,000	A tree was blown over on top of a house.\|
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	$2,000	A large tree was blown over on Summit Avenue in Decatur.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	$2,000	A tree was blown down across Grand Avenue in Decatur.
March 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	Power lines were blown down on Florida Court.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	Numerous tree branches and power lines were blown down throughout Decatur.
July 2025	Flash Flood	Decatur	-	Street flooding was occurring along South Shores Drive in Decatur.
December 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	A few tree branches were blown down.
January 2023	Tornado (EF1)	Decatur	-	A tornado touched down on the northeast side of Decatur at 6:00 PM CST. The tornado tracked northeastward, causing damage to an abandoned bowling alley on North 22nd Street. Several of the wall panels on the southeast side of the building were removed and blown to the northeast. A trained spotter watched the tornado cross 22nd Street before lifting at 6:01 PM CST.
March 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	A 150-year old Magnolia tree was snapped at the base at the Millikin Homestead.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	Several tree branches were blown down.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	Several large trees were snapped.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	A 3-inch diameter tree branch was snapped.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	Four-inch diameter tree limbs were blown down west of Millikin University.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	Several tree branches were blown down.
August 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	Power lines were blown down in Decatur.
August 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	Several tree branches were blown down in Decatur.
August 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	A large tree was blown onto a house, causing structural damage.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	Several power lines were blown down across Decatur.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	A two and a half foot-diameter tree was uprooted and several large tree branches were blown down in Fairview Park in Decatur.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	A 12-inch diameter tree branch was blown down.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	Numerous tree branches were blown down in Fairview Park on the west side of Decatur.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	A tree was blown onto a house.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	A large tree was blown onto a house on Harper Avenue.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	Several tree limbs were blown down.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	A large tree was snapped in the 1400 block of West Riverview Street in Decatur.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	A large tree and power lines were blown down at St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur.
July 2008	Hail	Decatur	-	One inch diameter hail fell for 15 to 20 minutes.
March 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	Numerous trees and power lines were blown down on the east side of town.
October 2007	Hail	Decatur	-	Golf ball sized hail was reported on the east side of Lake Decatur.
March 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	In addition, penny size hail was reported.
January 2005	Flash Flood	Decatur	-	Very heavy rain caused roads to flood east of Decatur. A portion of Illinois Route 105 was closed for a few hours due to flooding.
June 2005	Flash Flood	Decatur	-	Route 36 was closed due to water flowing across it. Numerous viaducts in city were flooded.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	Several tree limbs blown down.
June 2004	Flash Flood	Decatur	-	A foot of water was reported over 22nd Street near Garfield in Decatur.
April 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	Several trees were blown down.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	A phoneline pole was snapped in half by thunderstorm winds.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	Numerous trees, tree limbs, and power lines were blown down. A few homes had minor roof damage due to fallen trees and tree limbs. No injuries reported.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Decatur	-	Thunderstorm winds blew a carport over and moved it 20 yards.

Every storm recorded in Macon 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
West End Historic District	3.4 miles	2002
Decatur Historic District	3.9 miles	1976
James Millikin House	3.9 miles	1974
Decatur Downtown Historic District	4.3 miles	1985
Transfer House	4.5 miles	2002
Garfield School	4.5 miles	2024

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 96000858 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Macon 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.
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.