Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
“The Old Wash Place, in Anderson County, Kentucky near Lawrenceburg, was built c. 1791. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.”
Wikipedia article Old Wash Place, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 13 National Register listings published here for Anderson County · listed in 1975 · 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 5 fires within 5 miles of Old Wash Place between 2002 and 2007, burning about 127 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 | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2002 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 March 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 45 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lawrenceburg, the town this property stands in, in 66 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 40 thunderstorm wind, 19 hail, 5 flash flood, 1 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 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds collapsed barns. Vehicles in the barns were damaged. Trees were downed. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | $75,000 | A barn was destroyed, and roofs were blown off several outbuildings. Tobacco crops were damaged all across the county. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | $50,000 | Several trees were downed across the county, including one blocking the intersection of Highway 44 and Anderson City Road. A building under construction in Lawrenceburg was damaged. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Lawrenceburg | $30,000 | Emergency Management reported several roads closed due to high water across the county. Also, numerous water rescues occurred due to the excessive rainfall. Between 5 and 6 inches of rain fell across the county. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | $25,000 | A tobacco barn was blown down on Bethel Road. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | $10,000 | The Anderson County Emergency Manager reported that a fireworks tent was damaged and that a nearby steel pole was blown over. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | $5,000 | Trees blown down along with outdoor furniture and a mailbox. |
| July 2021 | Lightning | Lawrenceburg | $2,000 | A power pole was on fire after being struck by lightning. |
| January 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | $2,000 | Several trees were downed. Thunderstorm winds also damaged the roof on a barn. |
| February 2025 | Flash Flood | Lawrenceburg | - | Hammond Creek overflowed onto Mustang Trail and North Main Street in Lawrenceburg. The road was closed and barricades were put up. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | Trees were downed and large branches were broken along Woodford Street in Lawrenceburg. Power lines were also downed as a result of storm debris. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | A power line was down on South Main Street near Lawrenceburg Cemetery. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Lawrenceburg | - | Quarter sized hail was reported in Lawrenceburg. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | A tree was blown down along South Main Street in Lawrenceburg. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | Trees were down on US 62. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | Trees, power lines, and telephone lines were down. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Lawrenceburg | - | Pea to Quarter sized hail was reported in Lawrenceburg. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | A power line was down on Woodford Street near the police station. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | A power line was down on Vail Drive. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | A tree was blocking one lane of Carlton Drive at Djeddah. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | A video on social media shows trees that fell down on power lines. The power lines were sparking. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | Trees were reported down in the area due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Lawrenceburg | - | High water was flowing over Park Lane. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Lawrenceburg | - | A trained spotter reported hail 1 inch in diameter. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | A law enforcement official reported trees down at Highway 127 and Bluegrass Parkway. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | A law enforcement official reported trees down on Johnson Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | An Anderson County law enforcement official reported trees down across roadways around the county as well as in the city of Lawrenceburg. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Lawrenceburg | - | One inch hail fell in Lawrenceburg. |
| December 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | The county road commission reported that several large trees were downed along with multiple power lines just east of Lawrenceburg along US 62 between Starhill Way and Lock Drive. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | Several trees fell within Lawrenceburg. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | A spotter overheard information about widespread wind damage in Lawrenceburg from multiple sources. A 35 foot maple tree was downed. A trampoline was thrown over a fence. Power outages were widespread. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | A tree was toppled by thunderstorm winds just to the east of Lawrenceburg. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | Media reported a tree down on power lines on Hwy. 44 at mile marker 7 in Anderson county. |
| November 2011 | Flood | Lawrenceburg | - | Local Emergency Management reported that Rice, Dry Dock, and Gilbert's Creek Roads were all closed by high water. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Lawrenceburg | - | There was street flooding at the intersection of South Main St. and East Court St. in Lawrenceburg. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | Local media reported that several trees were downed across southern Lawrenceburg. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | A trained spotter reported several small trees down along with intense rain. The peak wind gust was estimated to be 60 mph. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | Thunderstorm winds downed large tree limbs across roadways. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | Trees down across the county. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Lawrenceburg | - | A 43 mph wind gust was also reported. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Lawrenceburg | - | Hail up to two inches deep was reported in some locations. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | A tree was blown on to power lines causing a fire. The spotter estimated a 60 mph wind gust. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | Trees were downed. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | Trees were downed. |
| July 2004 | Flash Flood | Lawrenceburg | - | Hammond Creek Road was impassable for a time due to high water. |
| August 1997 | Hail | Lawrenceburg | - | Dime size hail reported. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Lawrenceburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Hail | Lawrenceburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Hail | Lawrenceburg | - | no account filed |
| February 2024 | Hail | Lawrenceburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Lawrenceburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Lawrenceburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Lawrenceburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrenceburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Lawrenceburg | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Lawrenceburg | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Lawrenceburg | - | no account filed |
2 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 1,151 issues, 9,918 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.
| Newspaper | Published |
|---|---|
| It | 190? to 19?? |
| The Anderson News | 18?? to Current |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | R. H. Crossfield House | 2.9 miles | 1975 |
 | Old Prentice Distillery | 6.9 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 75000731 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Anderson County | All 13 listed properties in this county. |
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