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Photograph of Marvin College Boys Dormitory and President's House
Photograph by Nyttend, Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Marvin College Boys Dormitory

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

From the record

“The Marvin College Boys Dormitory and President's House, in Clinton, Kentucky, United States, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The listing includes two contributing buildings, at 404 and 416 N.”

Wikipedia article Marvin College Boys Dormitory and President's House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 4 National Register listings published here for Hickman County · listed in 1976 · category: Building.

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

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 404 and 416 N. Washington St., Clinton, 42031
  • When was it listed? January 1976
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Clinton
  • National Register reference number. 76000897 - 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

16 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Marvin College Boys Dormitory between 1997 and 2018, burning about 539 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/undetermined6
Recreation and ceremony4
Debris and open burning3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 1999Railroad operations and maintenance500 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
4 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryPOWERLINE
28 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
27 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
15 September 2010Recreation and ceremony3.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryMOON BURN
22 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKentucky Division of ForestryLOCK
26 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryKALER
16 June 2015Railroad operations and maintenance6.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryCOMBINE

Every fire recorded in Hickman County

Storms near this property

60 of 77 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clinton, the town this property stands in, in 77 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 35 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 13 flash flood, 9 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2006Thunderstorm WindClinton$100,000In downtown Clinton, the front of a building containing three stores on Kentucky 123 collapsed into the street. The road was closed until debris could be cleared. Roofs were blown off four other structures. Seven poles were blown over.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindClinton$100,000no account filed
October 2007Thunderstorm WindClinton$35,000A shed and a barn were blown away. Two roads were impassable due to trees across them. Several other trees were down in the same area. A power pole was broken.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindClinton$30,000In Clinton, a tower over 180 feet tall was blown down. Portions of a 16-by-20 foot shed were blown into a field. A wind gust to 67 mph was measured by a Davis weather station a couple of miles south of Clinton.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindClinton$25,000Numerous trees were blown down. A tin roof was blown off an equipment shed and another business in Clinton. Most of the damage was on the north side of Clinton or in Clinton.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindClinton$15,000Four trees were downed on the north and west city limits of Clinton as an early morning thunderstorm moved northeastward through the area. Power outages occurred on the northeastern side of the county.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindClinton$15,000Several trees were blown down on U.S. Highway 51. The county road maintenance building lost part of its roof.
September 2025Flash FloodClinton$10,000Significant flash flooding occurred in Clinton with several streets flooded and water rising to near entrances of multiple structures. Hourly rainfall rates peaked at Clinton at 2-2.5in from 1615-1715CST with total rainfall rates of 2.5-4in during the afternoon to early evening hours.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindClinton$10,000Trees and six power poles were blown down on Highway 58.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindClinton$10,000A tree blew down, falling on a business.
March 1997Flash FloodClinton$10,000no account filed
March 1997Flash FloodClinton$10,000no account filed
January 1996Thunderstorm WindClinton$10,000no account filed
October 2001Thunderstorm WindClinton$8,000A vacant mobile home was blown across a field and demolished. A mobile home and an outbuilding were damaged on County Road 703.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindClinton$7,000Damaging winds downed trees and branches. A business sign was destroyed.
November 1996Flash FloodClinton$6,000no account filed
July 2022Thunderstorm WindClinton$5,000The wall was bowed in on a metal workshop in Clinton. In the southeast corner of the county near Beelerton, a tree limb was down and corn was flattened.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindClinton$5,000Larger limbs and small trees were down west of Clinton.
February 2019FloodClinton$5,000Two vehicles were stalled in floodwaters at a railroad underpass in Clinton. Multiple highways were covered by water around the county, especially near flood-prone creeks.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindClinton$5,000Numerous trees were blown down.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindClinton$5,000Trees were blown down.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindClinton$5,000Trees were down along Highway 123.
February 2011Thunderstorm WindClinton$5,000Kentucky Highway 58 was closed between the 10 and 12 mile markers due to a downed tree entangled in power lines. A power pole was down along Highway 58 in Clinton, and the southeast section of town was without power.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindClinton$5,000A highway department garage was partially unroofed. At an ambulance building next door, a 2-by-4 piece of wood was driven through the side of the building, causing damage to furniture and appliances inside. Several large trees were blown down. A window was blown out of a business.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindClinton$4,000A 60-foot long wooden pole barn with metal roof and sides was blown onto Highway 703 just outside Clinton. The barn landed upside down in the middle of the roadway.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindClinton$4,000Trees and power lines were blown down.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindClinton$3,000Trees were blown down, mainly to the east of Clinton.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindClinton$2,000Two trees were blown down over a roadway in the city limits of Clinton.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindClinton$2,000A carport was destroyed.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindClinton$2,000Wind gusts near 60 mph were reported by the general public near Clinton. At least one large tree was blown down.
January 2000Thunderstorm WindClinton$2,000Trees were down.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindClinton$1,000A tree was down along U.S. Highway 51.
July 2002LightningClinton$1,000A tree at the county courthouse was struck by lightning and caught fire.
January 2025Flash FloodClinton-Flooding occurred near Cane Creek with water over US-51 between Gin Rd and KY-1540 and over KY-58 between KY1475 and KY-1540. Approximately 2 inches of rainfall had fallen over the area when road closures were reported, with an additional half inch of rain through the evening hours.
August 2020FloodClinton-A few inches of water covered U.S. Highway 51 between Arlington and Clinton. Storm total rainfall was 2.30 inches.
March 2019FloodClinton-A low spot was flooded in a typical problem area. The highway department was dispatched to provide traffic control.
February 2019Flash FloodClinton-Highway 58 was flooded in Clinton.
April 2015Heavy RainClinton-Water was over a few streets.
April 2014FloodClinton-Creeks remained well out of their banks, and some back roads were still underwater. U.S. Highway 51 was underwater but passable over the Bayou Du Chien Creek. State highway crews flagged traffic across the bridge. The flooding was due to thunderstorms the previous night combined with light to moderate rain the next day.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindClinton-A grain bin was heavily damaged. The contents of the nearly full grain bin spilled onto surrounding areas, including U.S. Highway 51. The highway was closed.
June 2013FloodClinton-Kentucky Highway 58 was closed by floodwaters at the 10 mile marker near Clinton. Kentucky 1820 was closed by floodwaters at the Graves-Hickman County line.
March 2012Flash FloodClinton-Water covered the road on Kentucky Highway 58 between mile marker 6 and 8 as well as on Kentucky Highway 307 between mile marker 13 and 15.
September 2012Heavy RainClinton-A trained spotter measured a rainfall total of 3.3 inches since midnight.
May 2010Flash FloodClinton-Several streets and nearby state highways were impassable due to flooding in and near Clinton and Oakton. U.S. Highway 51 was closed in several locations south of Clinton.
May 2010FloodClinton-U.S. Highway 51 was closed between mile markers 4 and 6.
October 2009FloodClinton-Kentucky Highway 58 was under water at the railroad underpass in the city of Clinton. Kentucky 80 was closed between Columbus and Arlington, where water was two feet deep.
January 2008Funnel CloudClinton-The funnel cloud was rotating at the time that it was observed.
December 2007FloodClinton-A portion of U.S. Highway 51 was flooded near the Bayou De Chien bridge. Message boards were placed along the road to warn of the hazard.
May 2007Flash FloodClinton-Localized street flooding occurred. Six inches of water was reported across one street. Minor viaduct flooding occurred. The county emergency management office reported 2.2 inches of rain from the storm.
May 2004Tornado (F1)Clinton-A damage survey found numerous trees down along the tornado path. There were no known structures within the damage area. Peak winds based on tree damage were estimated near 80 MPH. The tornado tracked from about 4 miles southwest of the small community of Fulgham to 2 miles east of Fulgham.
May 2003Tornado (F1)Clinton-The tornado path began on Highway 944 about 2.5 miles southeast of Fulgham. Some trees were blown down. Most of the tornado's path was in Graves County.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindClinton-Several trees were blown down in and just east of Clinton. One of the trees landed on a trailer. Power lines were down in Clinton.
July 2003HailClinton-Nickel-size hail fell on Highway 58.
May 2002Flash FloodClinton-U.S. Highway 51 was barricaded south of Clinton. Highway 239 was closed. Thunderstorms produced radar-estimated rainfall of 2 to 3 inches over sections of southern Hickman County.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindClinton-Numerous trees were blown down along Highway 58.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindClinton-Four trees were blown down.
April 2000Flash FloodClinton-Water covered several roads in town that don't normally flood. Rainfall was measured between 2.5 and 3 inches from thunderstorms that persisted for 2 to 3 hours.
April 2000HailClinton-One-inch hail fell in the "Shilo" area.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindClinton-Trees were blown down.
June 1997Flash FloodClinton-Thunderstorms repeatedly affected areas that were drenched with heavy rain earlier in the day. Radar estimated 1 to 2 inches of rain fell within an hour. Street flooding was fairly common.

Every storm recorded in Hickman 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

2 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.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
First Christian Church2.8 miles2016
Hickman County Courthouse2.8 miles1975

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 76000897 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Hickman CountyAll 4 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.
  • 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.