Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
“Main St. in Hindman, Kentucky, was built in 1939-1942. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.”
Wikipedia article Bolen Building, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 5 National Register listings published here for Knott County · listed in 2007 · 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 409 fires within 5 miles of Bolen Building between 1997 and 2020, burning about 12,968 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 58 were 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 | 203 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 105 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 58 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 31 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PERKINS MADDEN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Bolen Building: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogden Branch Stone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hindman, the town this property stands in, in 47 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 22 thunderstorm wind, 11 flash flood, 7 hail, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hindman | $30,000 | Numerous trees were blown down county wide by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hindman | $25,000 | Twenty two hundred people were reported without power across the county. |
| February 2019 | Heavy Rain | Hindman | $10,000 | Local media reported mudslides across a large portion of the county, including Kentucky Highway 2029 southwest of Bolyn and Kentucky Highway 550 west of Hindman where a power pole was knocked down. This latter slide was near Hindman Elementary School, resulting in power to the school being knocked out. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Hindman | $10,000 | Troublesome creek was reported to have come out of its banks in the Carrie area shortly after a public report of 1.78 inches of rain fell in 35 minutes. A trailer on Lick Branch Road was flooded. A foot of flowing water was reported over Highway 1102. Also, the Ball Creek Volunteer Fire Dept assisted several families that were trapped by flood waters in their homes near Highway 550 in Hindman between 730 pm EST and 800 pm EST. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hindman | $10,000 | Severals trees were blown down on Highways 550, 1393, and 160. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hindman | $10,000 | Numerous large limbs were torn from trees by thunderstorm wind gusts. A 14 inch diameter tree was also blown down. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hindman | $10,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down on Perkins Mountain Road and Big Branch Road in the Perkins Mountain area by wind gusts estimated at 62 mph. |
| February 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hindman | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Hindman | $2,000 | Water was ponding onto the KY-2759 near Hindman. In addition, a mudslide also occurred, and a large tree is down. Power lines are also down in the area as a result. The road has been been closed. |
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Hindman | $1,000 | A local media outlet reported water of at least half a foot deep flowing over Ogden Branch Road northwest of Hindman. |
| March 2015 | Flood | Hindman | $1,000 | Water was over Hwy 550. |
| March 2015 | Flood | Hindman | $1,000 | Kentucky 550 at mile marker 11.25 was impassable due to flooding. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Hindman | $1,000 | Flash flooding was occurring off Hwy 160 near Frogtown. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Hindman | $1,000 | Flood waters were entering and surrounding peoples homes off Hwy 160 at Bear Branch. |
| December 2013 | Flood | Hindman | $1,000 | Water was over the road on KY 550 at WKCB radio station. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hindman | $1,000 | A 55 mph wind gust was measured by the Knott count mesonet site. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hindman | $1,000 | Large limbs down across Route 550. |
| January 2025 | Flood | Hindman | - | Perkins Madden Road, south of the town Hindman was flooded, especially near the entrance to the Knott County Nursing Home, due to poor drainage. |
| January 2025 | Debris Flow | Hindman | - | A rockslide/debris flow was reported along KY-160 across from the Golden Apple Fruit Market, southeast of Hindman. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Hindman | - | Water was reported on the road in several locations along KY-550 in Hindman. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hindman | - | A tree was downed on KY-3391, just past Knott County Central High School. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hindman | - | A tree and numerous limbs were blown down in Hindman. |
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hindman | - | This report made by the Big Sandy Recc. Trees and power lines were blown down county wide with 3 power outages reported. |
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hindman | - | A tree was blown down on Hwy 550 in Hindman. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hindman | - | A couple of trees were blown down on Hwy 2029 just off of Hwy 80. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hindman | - | A couple of trees were blown down on Hwy 550 west of Hindman. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hindman | - | The mesonet site 5 miles north of Hindman measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 69 mph. |
| July 2011 | Heavy Rain | Hindman | - | Almost 3 inches of rain fell northeast of Hindman between 2 and 4 am. The bulk of the rain occurred between 2 and 3 am. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Hindman | - | Streams were over roads or bridges in Hindman. |
| April 2007 | Flash Flood | Hindman | - | Route 550 closed due to flooding. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hindman | - | Large tree limbs down county wide. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hindman | - | Large tree limbs down near Vest. |
| January 2004 | Flash Flood | Hindman | - | More than a foot of water covered Kentucky Highway 550 West and Kentucky Highway 160. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hindman | - | Two trees with a diameter of about one foot were down. |
| February 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hindman | - | Large tree limbs were down. |
| June 2003 | Flash Flood | Hindman | - | Water was flowing across Kentucky Highway 60. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Hindman | - | An ambulance driver reported the severe hail along Kentucky Highway 80. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hindman | - | Trees down. |
| July 2000 | Flash Flood | Hindman | - | Heavy rains caused water to cross Route 80 at a depth of 2 to 3 feet. Mudslides and rockslides were also reported in the area. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hindman | - | A tree was down across HWY 160 near Hindman. |
| July 1999 | Hail | Hindman | - | Baseball sized hail was reported in the town of Hindman. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Hindman | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Hindman | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Hindman | - | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Hail | Hindman | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hindman | - | no account filed |
| October 1994 | Hail | Hindman | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hindman Historic District | 0.3 miles | 2013 |
| Hiram and Art Stamper House | 3.2 miles | 2014 | |
| Wolfpen | 7.5 miles | 2014 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 07000676 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Knott County | All 5 listed properties in this county. |
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