Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
“Blankenship-Hodges-Brown House is a historic home located in Ray Township, Morgan County, Indiana. It was built about 1875, and is a Queen Anne / Stick style brick dwelling.”
Wikipedia article Blankenship-Hodges-Brown House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 27 National Register listings published here for Morgan County · listed in 2005 · 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 1 working within 5 miles of Blankenship-Hodges-Brown House: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Cave Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Paragon, the town this property stands in, in 53 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 24 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 4 flash flood, 3 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paragon | $800,000 | Supercell thunderstorm straight line winds downed numerous large trees and snapped power poles in southwestern Morgan County, where a storm spotter estimated a 60 mph gust. Winds also caused considerable home damage between Paragon and Martinsville, before ripping the steeple off of the church in the center of Martinsville, leaving a hole in the sanctuary. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Paragon | $50,000 | Homes were evacuated in Paragon due to heavy rainfall that caused flash flooding. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Paragon | $15,000 | Trees were also downed by the damaging thunderstorm wind gust. Windshields were broken by the hail. The hail continued for 10 to 15 minutes. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paragon | $10,000 | Large tree downed onto a deck by thunderstorm wind gusts. Similar reports noted around the town of Paragon. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paragon | $10,000 | Trees were downed between Paragon and Eminence due to thunderstorm wind gusts. Most of the downed trees were observed around Strawberry Lane. The time this event occurred is estimated. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paragon | $5,000 | Trees and limbs were down on roads due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Power was turning off and on. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Paragon | $5,000 | Roads experienced flash flooding due to heavy rainfall. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paragon | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew trees and utility lines down. Some unspecified structural damage was reported. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paragon | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked out power and blew a tree down onto a house. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paragon | $5,000 | A roof was reported off of a building due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paragon | $4,000 | Numerous trees were toppled due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paragon | $4,000 | Several trees were blown down in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paragon | $2,000 | A 100 foot Hickory Tree was snapped at the base due to thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paragon | $2,000 | One or more snapped utility poles was observed in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paragon | $1,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a tree across a road. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paragon | $1,000 | Two trees downed due to thunderstorm wind gusts on Godsey Road. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paragon | $1,000 | A large tree was reported down in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2013 | Flood | Paragon | $1,000 | A trained spotter reported around 3 inches of water over State Road 67 in Paragon due to heavy thunderstorm rainfall. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Paragon | $1,000 | Heavy rainfall caused roads to flood and streams to overflow their banks. Numerous county roads were in the process of becoming impassable. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paragon | $1,000 | Power lines were downed. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Paragon | $500 | Water was covering the road near this location due to heavy rainfall. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paragon | $500 | Small and decent sized tree limbs were reported down due to strong thunderstorm wind gusts. Power was out as a result of the storms. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paragon | $250 | Corn and trees were damaged on Paragon Road near the White River due to strong thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Paragon | - | Widespread flooding on State Road 67 with numerous road closures across the county. Total rainfall ranged from 2.8 to 4.4 inches. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Paragon | - | Thunderstorm hail continued, as large as quarters, into far southwestern Morgan County. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Paragon | - | Dime to quarter size hail was reported from this location. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paragon | - | An estimated 65 mph thunderstorm wind gust was observed in this location. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Paragon | - | Golf ball to egg sized hail was observed at this location. |
| February 2009 | Heavy Rain | Paragon | - | A storm total of 1.67 inches was reported. The event begin time is roughly estimated. |
| June 2008 | Heavy Rain | Paragon | - | Measured rainfall of 8.67 inches was reported. |
| June 2008 | Heavy Rain | Paragon | - | Measured rainfall of 9.85 inches was reported. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paragon | - | Trees and/or tree limbs were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paragon | - | Large tree limbs were downed. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Paragon | - | no account filed |
| March 2021 | Hail | Paragon | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Paragon | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Paragon | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Paragon | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Paragon | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Paragon | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Paragon | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Paragon | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Paragon | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Paragon | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Paragon | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Paragon | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paragon | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paragon | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paragon | - | no account filed |
| November 2002 | Hail | Paragon | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Paragon | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paragon | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Paragon | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Lamb's Creek Bridge | 5.3 miles | 2000 |
 | Long Schoolhouse | 6.5 miles | 1999 |
 | Elm Spring Farm | 6.7 miles | 2001 |
 | Martinsville Vandalia Depot | 7.6 miles | 1991 |
 | Martinsville High School Gymnasium | 7.7 miles | 1981 |
 | Martinsville Sanitarium | 7.7 miles | 2005 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 05001012 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Morgan County | All 27 listed properties in this county. |
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