Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
“Shadowwood, also known as the Wharf Estate, is a historic estate located in Palmyra Township, Knox County, Indiana. The house was built on land purchased from Robert B.”
Wikipedia article Shadowwood, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 19 National Register listings published here for Knox County · listed in 2001 · 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 National Weather Service names Vincennes, the town this property stands in, in 148 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 86 thunderstorm wind, 27 hail, 17 flood, 11 flash flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 1998 | Lightning | Vincennes | 1 killed | Lighning struck and killed a 45 year old male in a parking lot at the Southwest Indiana Regional Youth Village. |
| June 2008 | Flood | Vincennes | $10,000,000 | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Knox County, including near Vincennes, due to heavy rain and breaks in a levee. The Wabash River levee failed early on the 10th downstream of Vincennes. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $500,000 | Multiple reports of structural damage reported in Vincennes with significant tree damage due to thunderstorm wind gusts across town. Widespread power outages also reported. |
| April 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Vincennes | $150,000 | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $100,000 | Snow plows were needed to clear the volume of tree damage and debris from roads across town. Numerous tree and tree limbs snapped due to thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| March 2006 | Flood | Vincennes | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $75,000 | no account filed |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $50,000 | Several trees and utility lines downed by thunderstorm wind gusts across Vincennes. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $50,000 | A roof was blown off of a house due to damaging thunderstorm winds. Four used vehicles were damaged in a car lot and two trailers were damaged. On the south side of town a tractor sustained significant damage after a nearby building fell on top of it. Power lines and trees were reported down across the area. A FEMA trailer was blown over at a fire station due to the wins. At the VFW, the VFW sign fell onto a truck. Winds also caused an overhang of a building to be pulled away from the building. |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Vincennes | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $25,000 | Semi truck was overturned by thunderstorm wind gusts across US Highway 41. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Vincennes | $20,000 | Water covered roads near this location due to heavy rainfall. Some cars were stalled in water. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $20,000 | Newspaper reported a tree down on a home in Monroe City and numerous trees down elsewhere from Vincennes to Monroe City. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $20,000 | A large open building at the Tractor Supply center was destroyed by high winds. Trees and power lines were also blown down by the thunderstorm. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $15,000 | Two different areas in Vincennes saw many uprooted and snapped off trees due to thunderstorm wind gusts. One of the areas was a mile north of the Executive Inn and the other was about two miles southeast of the same inn. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $15,000 | The brick veneer of a motel was blown off the building. |
| May 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Vincennes | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a tree onto a house in Vincennes before damaging a metal roof in Bruceville by peeling two sections of sheeting back. Wind gusts were estimated as high as 65 mph in Bicknell by Knox County EMA. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $10,000 | Semi blown off of US 41 south of Vincennes due to thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $10,000 | Several trees and utility lines down throughout Knox County in the Bicknell, Bruceville, Edwardsport, and Vincennes areas due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $10,000 | Numerous trees were downed across Vincennes due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $10,000 | A large tree fell on a house around the 1100 block of Sycamore Street due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Tree limbs, about ten inches in diameter and five feet long, were also reported down around the area. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $10,000 | Numerous trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts of an estimated 65 to 70 mph. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $10,000 | Trees were reported down around Vincennes due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| January 2008 | Flood | Vincennes | $10,000 | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Knox County, including near Red Skelton Bridge, due to heavy rain and snow melt. |
| January 2008 | Flood | Vincennes | $10,000 | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Knox County, including Vincennes, due to heavy rain and snow melt. |
| February 2008 | Flood | Vincennes | $10,000 | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Knox County, including near Red Skelton Bridge, due to heavy rain and snow melt. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Vincennes | $10,000 | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Knox County, including near Red Skelton Bridge, due to heavy rain. Flooding continued until April 14th at 04:36. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Vincennes | $10,000 | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Knox County, including near Vincennes, due to heavy rain. Flooding continued until April 16th at 15:00. |
| January 2007 | Flood | Vincennes | $10,000 | The Wabash River at Vincennes remained above flood for almost all of January. Crests were as high as 6.6 feet above flood stage. |
| March 2007 | Flood | Vincennes | $10,000 | Flooding finally came to the Wabash in Knox County in late March. Water remained high into April. Crests were over three feet above flood stage. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $10,000 | Several trees were downed by high winds, one of which fell on a car. |
| December 2006 | Flood | Vincennes | $10,000 | The Wabash River flooded in Knox County. High water remained into January. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $8,000 | Trees and limbs were reported down in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $7,000 | A tree went through a house in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $7,000 | Trees were reported down in three separate locations in Vincennes, due to thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $6,000 | A solid, mature maple tree was uprooted at Hart and 5th Streets due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Several other trees were down in the same area. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $5,000 | Numerous reports of thunderstorm wind gusts downing trees across Vincennes. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $5,000 | Multiple trees downed by thunderstorm wind gusts on the southwest side of Vincennes. |
| October 2021 | Flood | Vincennes | $5,000 | One vehicle stalled in high water at the intersection of US Highway 41 and 6th Street. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $5,000 | A Co-op Observer saw several large tree branches snapped and one medium sized tree uprooted in Gregg Park due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $5,000 | Trees were reported down in Vincennes due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $5,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. |
| March 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $3,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed two trees. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $3,000 | Emergency Management reports multiple trees downed due to thunderstorm wind gusts. Power outages due to downed power lines were also reported. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $3,000 | A thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph was estimated in Vincennes. Trees were reported down in this location as well. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $3,000 | Damaging thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees and caused minor damage to nearby buildings. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $2,000 | Tree downed over roadway by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $2,000 | A tree or tree limbs were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $2,000 | A utility line was blown down by thunderstorm winds near 6th Street and Sycamore Street. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $2,000 | Trees downed due to thunderstorm wind gusts at Lester Square Memorial Park. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $2,000 | A tree was reported down near the Knights of Columbus and on South 15th Street in Vincennes due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | Vincennes | $2,000 | A few cars stalled in high water flowing over city roadways. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $1,500 | A tree was downed on power lines on Parkinson Street due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $1,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a tree. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vincennes | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a tree. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Enoco Coal Mine | 2.4 miles | 2010 |
| Simpson Nursery Historic District | 3.3 miles | 2021 | |
| Mont Clair | 3.8 miles | 2016 | |
 | Gregg Park | 4.6 miles | 2013 |
| Knox County Poor Asylum | 5.3 miles | 2018 | |
 | Kimmell Park | 5.3 miles | 2013 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 01000618 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Knox County | All 19 listed properties in this county. |
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