Cottage Iron Furnace

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

From the record

One of 6 National Register listings published here for Estill County · listed in 1973 · category: Structure.

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

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
Address. 7 mi. NE of Irvine in Daniel Boone National Forest, Irvine, 40472
When was it listed? September 1973
Category. structure
Census division. Irvine
National Register reference number. 73000794 - 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

126 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 126 fires within 5 miles of Cottage Iron Furnace between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,991 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 29 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	40
Debris and open burning	37
Arson/incendiarism	29
Recreation and ceremony	15
Equipment and vehicle use	3
Natural	1
Railroad operations and maintenance	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
24 September 1998	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Daniel Boone National Forest	CHESTNUT STAND
14 September 2008	Recreation and ceremony	1.0 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named
21 August 1999	Natural	70 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named
8 April 2013	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	FURNACE JUNCTION ROAD
7 April 2013	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	OIL WELL
7 April 2010	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	225 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	SWEET LICK ROAD
7 April 2001	Arson/incendiarism	20 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named
30 April 1997	Arson/incendiarism	1.0 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named

Every fire recorded in Estill County

Mines and quarries near this property

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Cottage Iron Furnace: 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
	Tipton Ridge Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer

Every working recorded in Estill County

Storms near this property

60 of 198 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Irvine, the town this property stands in, in 198 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 106 thunderstorm wind, 36 flash flood, 26 hail, 23 flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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
June 2002	Flash Flood	Irvine	1 hurt	One person was rescued from fast flowing, high water along Wagersville Road.
February 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$100,000	Numerous trees were blown down around the county between about 7 and 10 am. Four to five thousand people were without power during the morning hours.
April 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$100,000	Trees were blown down on Stacy Lane, Worrells Road, Richmond Road, Blackburn Road, and Regis Road. A power line was also blown down on Blackburn Road and a tree was blown onto a trailer. Thunderstorm wind damage occurred countywide.
February 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$75,000	Numerous trees and power lines were blown down county wide. Areas affected included Ravenna, Wagersville, McKee, Cow Creek, and Richmond Rd. Power outages were also reported across the county.
February 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$50,000	Electric lines and trees were reported down county wide. Electricity was also out at the 911 dispatch office.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$50,000	Numerous trees down countywide.
June 1997	Flash Flood	Irvine	$50,000	no account filed
May 1996	Lightning	Irvine	$50,000	no account filed
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$35,000	Numerous trees blown down countywide. Trees were felled on Route 89 in the southern part of the county. Trees were also blown down on Route 594 in western Estill County and on Route 213 in eastern Estill County. The damage swath was estimated at one quarter of a mile wide at times.
February 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$30,000	Powers outages were reported around the county. Numerous trees were blown down around the county as well.
March 1997	Flash Flood	Irvine	$30,000	no account filed
January 2010	Flood	West Irvine	$25,000	The following roads were still under water as of report time, Driftwood Drive, Nolands Creek, Dark Hollow Road and State Road 3328. A section of Congleton road had collapsed in the Cobb Hill area and Stewart Fork Road had been washed out.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$20,000	There were trees blown down in town and throughout the county.
May 2002	Flash Flood	Irvine	$20,000	Heavy rains caused six to eight inches of water to flow over Dark Hallow Road, Maggie Lane and Eads Drive. In Wisemantown, Red Lick Bridge was washed out along with ten feet of road.
May 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$20,000	no account filed
October 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$15,000	Twelve to fifteen large trees were blown down with some trees snapped off at the top.
April 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$12,000	Trees down throughout the county at Doug Hill Rd and Blackburn Rd. Trees down within Irvine city limits.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$10,000	Multiple trees were blown down in Irvine.
February 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$10,000	Multiple trees were blown down.
April 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$10,000	Several trees were blown down on Highway 594. There were also roofs blown off of 2 sheds in the same area.
June 2003	Flash Flood	Irvine	$10,000	A nursing home on Rice Street was evacuated with 12 to 18 inches of water inundating the building. Three homes along Broadway and River drive were evacuated. One grocery store was flooded, and a sundry store had over a foot of water in it.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	South Irvine	$8,000	One tree down on a car. Power lines also down in the city.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$7,000	Trees were down on Wisemantown and Markham roads.
January 2010	Flood	West Irvine	$5,000	Dark Hollow Road was flooded and Congleton Road was partially washed out.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$5,000	Several trees were blown down in the northern part of the county.
May 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$5,000	Trees were reported down in Irvine on Kirkland Ave.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$5,000	Trees and power lines down on Highway 89 and McKee Road.
July 1998	Lightning	West Irvine	$5,000	Windows were blown out and a tree was splintered. Some of the wood splinters pierced the garage door of a house.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$5,000	Trees and power lines were downed across the county.
January 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$5,000	no account filed
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$4,000	Dispatch reported that a tree had been blown down onto a home.
October 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$4,000	A tree was blown down and onto two cars.
August 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$4,000	Several trees down along with widespread power outages.
July 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	North Irvine	$4,000	Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off of a storage building.
February 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$3,000	A tree was blown down and onto the corner of a home located at the intersection of Estill Ave and River Drive in Irvine.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$3,000	A tree fell on a power line along Hood Ave in Irvine.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$3,000	The emergency management office reported that three trees were blocking the Happy Top Roadway and had to be removed 8 miles southwest of Irvine.
April 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$3,000	Between 1130 pm and midnight EST, many tents were blown down at the Mushroom Festival in Irvine.
October 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$3,000	Trees down on Millers Creek Road and Murphys Ford Road. Tree down on phone and cable lines at 714 Broadway Street in Irvine.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$3,000	Large limbs were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts within Irvine city limits.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$3,000	Three trees were blown down on Winchester Road in Irvine.
September 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$3,000	Numerous trees down along Noland Creek, Old Fox Way and New Fox Roads. Tree on house on Dry Ridge Road.
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	South Irvine	$3,000	Power lines were downed.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	West Irvine	$2,000	A member of the public reported a tree blown down onto a privacy fence at a residence.
October 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$2,000	Metal roofing material was blown onto an electric line on Main Street and Broadway.
October 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$2,000	Two trees were blown down on Highway 1571 just east of Irvine at the American Legion post.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$2,000	Two trees were blown down and onto Highway 89 North.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$2,000	Two trees were blown down on Highway 89.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$2,000	Tree down on Tickey Fork road. Tree fell on transformer and telephone pole.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$2,000	Several trees blown down, one onto a mobile home in the White Oak community.
July 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$2,000	Trees and power lines were blown down.
June 1998	Flash Flood	Irvine	$2,000	Cow Creek flooded portions of Highway 52 just east of Irvine, and another road near the town was flooded by 5 feet of water.
April 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	South Irvine	$1,000	Picture of power lines downed by a fallen tree in the South Irvine community.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Irvine	$1,000	A power line was reported downed at a residence on Armour Street in downtown Irvine.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	North Irvine	$1,000	A tree was blown down onto a utility line near 350 Sweet Lick Road just northeast of Irvine.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	North Irvine	$1,000	A large tree limb fell on a power line on White Oak Road near Stump and Irvine.
July 2021	Flash Flood	Irvine	$1,000	Sweet Lick Road in Irvine had approximately 4 to 5 feet of water flowing across it.
July 2021	Flash Flood	North Irvine	$1,000	Several inches of water were observed flowing across White Oak Road in Irvine.
July 2021	Flash Flood	Irvine	$1,000	The Dispatch Office in Irvine had water flowing into the building. At least 3 inches of water had accumulated in the buildings basement and had also entered some of the duct work in 2 of the buildings offices.
July 2021	Flood	Irvine	$1,000	Water of unknown depth was observed flowing across Hwy 89 at the Bypass and Winchester Rd in Irvine.

Every storm recorded in Estill 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

5 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
Red River Iron Furnace	3.8 miles	1974
Irvine Grade School	5.0 miles	2000
Irvine Historic Business District	5.2 miles	2000
Riverview Hotel	5.2 miles	1992
Ravenna Motor Vehicle Service Building	5.5 miles	2000

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 73000794 in Record Group 79.
Estill County	All 6 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.