Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“Crowe-Garritt House is a historic home located at Hanover, Indiana. The original section was built about 1824, with later additions and modifications.”
Wikipedia article Crowe-Garritt House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 14 National Register listings published here for Jefferson County · listed in 1980 · 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 8 fires within 5 miles of Crowe-Garritt House between 2002 and 2010, burning about 13 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge | HANOVER HILL |
| 2 July 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 16 July 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 25 March 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 28 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 17 February 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 5 December 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 30 October 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Crowe-Garritt House: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Magnesite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete Materials Div Ls Quarry | Magnesite | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hanover, the town this property stands in, in 21 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 15 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover | $20,000 | The public reported downed trees on some homes. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover | $20,000 | A broadcast media meteorologist relayed a report that severe thunderstorm winds brought down trees and damaged roofs in the area. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover | $5,000 | Tree branches were blown through windows in homes. A small occupied travel trailer was blown two feet. No one was injured and there was no damage to the trailer. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover | $5,000 | Siding was blown off several homes. Hail was also reported with this event, but the size was undetermined. |
| April 2026 | Flash Flood | Hanover | - | There were reports of flooding along State Road 56 between Hanover and Madison. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Hanover | - | Dime sized hail was observed near the intersection of Thornton Road and Sycamore Drive in Hanover. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Hanover | - | Golf ball sized hail fell in Hanover. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover | - | Trained spotters reported trees down in the area. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover | - | Trained spotters estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover | - | The public reported trees down in the area. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover | - | The Jefferson County emergency manager reported to the NWS that several trees were down in the Hanover area due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover | - | A spotter in Hanover reported that a power pole was broken in half. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover | - | The roof of Southwest High School in Hanover was damaged, with several large sections of sheet metal blown off. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover | - | Ham Radio operator measured a 70 mph wind gust in Hanover. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover | - | Trees and power lines were downed. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover | - | Trees were downed. |
| January 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover | - | Trees down |
| August 2007 | Hail | Hanover | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Hanover | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Flash Flood | Hanover | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | St. Stephen's African Methodist Episcopal Church | 0.4 miles | 2000 |
| Hanover College Historic District | 0.5 miles | 2024 | |
 | Thomas A. Hendricks Library | 0.7 miles | 1982 |
| Lanier Mansion | 4.7 miles | 1994 | |
 | Crawford-Whitehead-Ross House | 4.9 miles | 1992 |
 | Charles L. Shrewsbury House | 4.9 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80000041 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Jefferson County | All 14 listed properties in this county. |
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