Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
“Jay House is a historic home located at Marion, Indiana. It was built in 1888, and is a two-story, Queen Anne style brick dwelling.”
Wikipedia article Abijah C. Jay House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 23 National Register listings published here for Grant County · listed in 2003 · 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 mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Abijah C. Jay House: 3 producers. All of them still produce. 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Co. Hwy. Dept.- Own Crews | Stone | Producer | ||
| Grant Co. Hwy. Dept. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Marion Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marion, the town this property stands in, in 48 storm reports between 1996 and 2015: 26 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 3 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | 1 hurt, $10,000 | AUTOMOBILE SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED WHEN PART OF A TREE FELL ACROSS IT. |
| August 1998 | Flash Flood | Marion | $1,000,000 | EXTENSIVE FLOODING THROUGHOUT MARION AND THE COUNTY. MANY ROADS AND BRIDGES UNDER WATER. NUMEROUS RESIDENCES WERE EVACUATED ALONG THE MISSISSINEWA RIVER AS ARMY NATIONAL GUARDSMEN SANDBAGGED A WEAKENING DIKE ON THE EAST SIDE OF MARION. THE DIKE HELD BUT SEVERAL HOMES SUSTAINED WATER DAMAGE. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $150,000 | WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE IN MARION AND ACROSS GRANT COUNTY. |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $50,000 | SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN TOWN. ONE CAR WAS BADLY DAMAGED BY A LARGE TREE LIMB. ONE FARM OUTSIDE OF TOWN HAD A ROOF BLOWN OFF THE BARN. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Marion | $25,000 | Law enforcement reported one house with water into the first floor and numerous roads closed due to flash flooding. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $15,000 | A section of the Grant County courthouse roof was blown off. Several power lines blown down. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $5,000 | Power lines were blown down in the area. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $5,000 | Tree down on car. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $3,000 | Several trees blown down with some coming down on power lines. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $2,000 | A large tree at 1623 East 37th Street in Marion was blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts. The tree brought down utility lines, damaged a garage roof, and blocked part of a road. |
| July 2005 | Lightning | Marion | $1,000 | Lightning struck the side of a house north of Marion, going through a piece of metal and sparking a small fire in attic insulations as well as an associated overhang. The fire was quickly extinguished with no injuries reported, but damage was estimated to be at least $1,000. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $1,000 | Trees blown down and brick wall blown onto a car. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Marion | - | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail at the intersection of County Road 125 North and 1000 East. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | A trained spotter estimated wind gusts to 60 mph at the intersection of County Road 125 North and 1000 East. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | County officials reported the Summit Village Trailer park was heavily damaged, with some mobile homes on top of each other. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | Widespread power outages with estimated gusts to 60 mph. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | Numerous power lines down. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | One tree was blown down. |
| September 2006 | Hail | Marion | - | Nickel size hail covered the ground to a depth of 3 inches in some spots. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Marion | - | Hail ranging from nickel to golf ball size was reported in the city. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | Trees were reported blown down. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | Trees were reported down across the southern parts of the county. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down throughout the county. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Marion | - | Emergency management reported some roads closed due to flash flooding. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | Law enforcement reported large tree limbs down southeast of Marion. |
| September 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | Ham radio operators reported trees down. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Marion | - | Power lines reported blown down. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | A large tree was uprooted on the east side of the Grant county fairgrounds. The tree blocked the entrance to the grounds and hit power lines cutting power to the fairgrounds into early afternoon. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | Power lines down |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | Two trees down. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | Two trees blown down on Meridian Street between 50th and 53rd Streets. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | Minor wind damage. |
| July 1998 | Hail | Marion | - | HAIL IN MARION AND ON NORTH SIDE OF CITY. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | TREES DOWN IN TOWN. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| November 2005 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Firestone Auto Supply & Service Center | under 500 feet | 2025 | |
| Marion First United Methodist Church | under 500 feet | 2025 | |
 | First Presbyterian Church | under 500 feet | 2018 |
 | Webster, George, Jr. and Marie Daugherty, House | 0.2 miles | 1992 |
 | Marion Downtown Commercial Historic District | 0.2 miles | 1994 |
| Joseph W. and Edith M. Stephenson House | 0.2 miles | 2021 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03000145 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Grant County | All 23 listed properties in this county. |
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