Zahn Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

From the record

“Zahn Historic District is a national historic district located at Bedford, Indiana. The district encompasses 66 contributing buildings, one contributing structure, and one contributing object in a predominantly residential section of Bedford.”
Wikipedia article Zahn Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 14 National Register listings published here for Lawrence County · listed in 1998 · category: District.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. Roughly bounded by 17th, 20th, J., and H Sts., Bedford, 47421
When was it listed? August 1998
Category. district
Township. Shawswick township
National Register reference number. 98001100 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

3 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Zahn Historic District between 2002 and 2019, burning about 12 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
Debris and open burning	3

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
17 March 2005	Debris and open burning	8.0 acres	Hoosier National Forest	MAPLE RIDGE FIRE
18 February 2002	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Hoosier National Forest	BRIARWOOD
8 October 2019	Debris and open burning	4.0 acres	Hoosier National Forest	SOUTH I FIRE

Every fire recorded in Lawrence County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Zahn Historic District: 9 producers, 8 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fluorine-Fluorite, Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Baalbeck Quarry	Limestone, General	Past Producer
Lawrence Co. Hwy. Dept.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unnamed Fluorite Occurrence	Fluorine-Fluorite	Occurrence	Fluorite
Bedford Ground Limestone Plant	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Bedford Quarry and Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Dark Hollow Quarry	Limestone, Dimension	Past Producer
Dickenson Plant	Limestone, Dimension	Past Producer
Diehl Hollow Quarry	Limestone, Dimension	Past Producer
Elliott Stone Company, Inc.	Limestone, Dimension	Producer
Eureka Quarry	Limestone, Dimension	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Lawrence County

Storms near this property

60 of 86 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bedford, the town this property stands in, in 86 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 43 thunderstorm wind, 25 hail, 9 flash flood, 4 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
March 2006	Flood	Bedford	1 killed, $100,000	no account filed
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	$125,000	Numerous trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorm wind gusts in Bedford and across the county. Over 6000 power outages caused by the storm across the county.
April 1996	Tornado (F0)	Bedford	$100,000	no account filed
September 2000	Lightning	Bedford	$80,000	no account filed
November 2013	Tornado (EF1)	Bedford	$70,000	At 1557EST, this EF-1 tornado touched down one mile west-northwest of Bedford and tracked across the north side of Bedford. Most of the funnel was aloft, but intermittently touched down several times which split and uprooted trees, knocked down power lines, and caused some roof and structural damage to several homes. The worst of the damage was along M, N, and O Streets on the north side of Bedford. Several witnesses observed one or two small, narrow funnels dropping up and down from a wide wall cloud. Many witnesses described a strong pressure change, a green sky, and a roar as the tornado went through. The tornado lifted for good at 1559EST 1.5 miles northeast of Bedford. NWS Louisville conducted this survey.
January 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	$50,000	Part of a roof was blown off of a building due to damaging thunderstorm winds. A tree fell on the screened porch of another residence. Two small barns were destroyed due to the winds. Windows were broken out of a van. At least 30 windows were blown out around town. At another residence shingles were ripped from the house.
May 2002	Flash Flood	Bedford	$50,000	SR 58 flooded in three different locations
March 2009	Tornado (EF0)	Bedford	$45,000	A tornado, rated EF0, caused very brief damage along North Jackson Street in Lawrence County. Damage was mainly limited to a construction trailer, a metal corrugated garage rooftop, removal of roof tiles from a couple homes, and broken tree branches. The damage estimate is very rough.
July 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	$25,000	Several trees were downed and a gas station canopy was damaged.
February 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	$20,000	no account filed
March 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	$15,000	Thunderstorm wind gusts blew out a transformer and downed at least one power pole.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	$10,000	Thunderstorm wind gusts blew some shingles off a house and also knocked a television tower down. Trees were also reported down in Bedford.
September 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	$10,000	A tree fell on a car.
July 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	$10,000	no account filed
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	$8,000	Numerous power lines were downed in Bedford due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	$5,000	Trees were reported down due to thunderstorm wind gusts.
May 2008	Flash Flood	Bedford	$5,000	Flash Flooding was reported between Mitchell and Bedford due to heavy rain.
April 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	$5,000	no account filed
June 2019	Flood	Bedford	$3,000	Many roads and lots were flooded in Bedford due to heavy rainfall. The intersection at M and 16th Streets was underwater and closed. All the rain fell within an hour.
May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	$3,000	Trees were reported down in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Power was also reported to be out.
April 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	$2,000	Large tree uprooted by thunderstorm wind gusts.
January 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	$2,000	Damaging thunderstorm winds caused windows to be blown out of a building.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines in Bedford.
June 2013	Flash Flood	Bedford	$1,000	Tunnelton Road, one and a half miles from Highway 50, is closed due to high water from thunderstorm heavy rainfall.
June 2013	Flash Flood	Bedford	$1,000	The Otis Park Golf Course reports multiple locations of high standing water on the course due to thunderstorm heavy rainfall in a short amount of time.
April 2011	Flash Flood	Bedford	$1,000	Water was reported to be over roadways in Bedford due to thunderstorm heavy rainfall.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	$1,000	A tree, three feet in diameter, was blown down due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.
February 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	$1,000	Three trees fell on nearby power lines.
May 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	$1,000	no account filed
May 2011	Flash Flood	Bedford	$500	Several roads were reported to be flooded a few inches deep, due to heavy thunderstorm rainfall.
April 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	$500	no account filed
June 2013	Heavy Rain	Bedford	-	In two to three hours, five and a half inches of heavy rain was observed.
March 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	An estimated thunderstorm wind gust of 70 mph was observed in Bedford.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	An estimated thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph was observed in this location.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	A thunderstorm wind gust, estimated at 70 mph, was reported in Bedford.
May 2011	Hail	Bedford	-	Pea to baseball sized hail was observed in this location.
February 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	The Jackson County REMC reported that 2400 customers were without power as a result of downed lines and/or utility poles.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	Small trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	Trees were downed.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	Trees were blown down.
August 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	A large tree was downed.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	Trees were downed.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	Power lines down
July 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	Several trees downed.
August 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	Trees were downed near Bedford.
March 2002	Flash Flood	Bedford	-	Parts of State Road 37 were flooded
May 2002	Flash Flood	Bedford	-	Roads flooded
May 1999	Flood	Bedford	-	Law enforcement reported a few streets water covered.
March 2025	Hail	Bedford	-	no account filed
March 2025	Hail	Bedford	-	no account filed
July 2012	Hail	Bedford	-	no account filed
May 2011	Hail	Bedford	-	no account filed
May 2011	Hail	Bedford	-	no account filed
May 2011	Hail	Bedford	-	no account filed
May 2011	Hail	Bedford	-	no account filed
August 2009	Hail	Bedford	-	no account filed
October 2007	Hail	Bedford	-	no account filed
April 2007	Hail	Bedford	-	no account filed
February 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	no account filed
April 2006	Hail	Bedford	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lawrence County

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Green Hill Cemetery	0.3 miles	2025
Bedford Courthouse Square Historic District	0.3 miles	1995
Bedford Southern Indiana Railroad Passenger Depot	0.4 miles	2021
Bedford Northside Residential Historic District	0.6 miles	2024
C. S. Norton Mansion	0.6 miles	1976
Indiana Limestone Company Building	1.2 miles	1993

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 98001100 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.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.