Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
One of 14 National Register listings published here for Lawrence County · listed in 1997 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Mitchell Downtown Historic District between 2001 and 2020, burning about 24 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | OLD HOME PLACE |
| 12 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | FIBERTECH |
| 9 March 2001 | Smoking | 4.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | SIXTY |
| 21 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | OLD 60 |
| 16 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | GEORGIA |
| 16 March 2005 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | CLARK SMITH RD. FIRE |
| 19 November 2020 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 acres | Indiana Division of Forestry | FLEENOR ROAD |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Mitchell Downtown Historic District: 2 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orleans Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| V. I. Grissom Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mitchell, the town this property stands in, in 33 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 19 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 3 tornado, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 3 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 1994 | Tornado (F1) | Mitchell | 3 hurt, $50,000 | A small tornado briefly touched down and destroyed a mobile home. |
| April 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Mitchell | $100,000 | Homes and businesses were damaged by a tornado that touched down briefly in Mitchell on the evening of 2 April 2006. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $50,000 | A house had the windows shattered in it due to damaging thunderstorm winds. The storm also detached a wrap-around porch, leveled a garage, and destroyed a shelter house. A Harley motorcycle was smashed in the leveled garage. The roof of the house was damaged when it was picked up and moved two inches from its original location. |
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Mitchell | $22,000 | This EF-1 tornado, with winds up to 110 mph, uprooted trees at the start of the path. Uphill, a barn's roof was lofted nearly 100 yards to the northeast. The associated house had the majority of the roof lofted and thrown over 100 yards to the northeast. The east wall of the house and garage displayed widespread mud and insulation splatter. Insulation also splattered inside the mailbox from an east wind component. A lamp post was broken, laying westward. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $15,000 | Tree was blown onto an apartment by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $12,000 | A modular home moved 5 feet off its foundation due to damaging thunderstorm winds. A nearby barn was also damaged during this event. A board was wedged three feet into the ground due to the winds. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed tree onto house. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused damage to a barn and the roof of a garage. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $9,000 | A power outage and a tree was reported on house due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $5,000 | An eight inch diameter tree, another tree, and two power poles downed by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $5,000 | A thunderstorm wind gust, estimated at 80 mph, was reported in Mitchell. A couple of business signs were also reported to have been blown over. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Mitchell | $3,000 | Multiple intersections were under water within Mitchell due to heavy rainfall. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $2,000 | Large tree uprooted by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $2,000 | Two power poles snapped along a nearby road due to thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $2,000 | An outbuilding and trees were damaged from damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $1,000 | Six trees down |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $500 | Trees blown down. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $500 | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | - | A 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust was estimated in northern Mitchell. |
| July 2008 | Heavy Rain | Mitchell | - | A CoCoRaHS rainfall observer reported that 2.63 inches of rain fell between approximately 800 AM EST and 930 AM EST, with minor flooding. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | - | Trees were blown down. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | - | Trees and power lines were downed in Mitchell and other parts of the county. |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | - | Trees were downed. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Mitchell | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Mitchell | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Mitchell | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Mitchell | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Mitchell | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Mitchell | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Mitchell | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Mitchell | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Mitchell | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Mitchell Opera House | under 500 feet | 1981 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 97001175 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lawrence County | All 14 listed properties in this county. |
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