Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
“The Harrods Creek Baptist Church and Rev. William Kellar House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.”
Wikipedia article Harrods Creek Baptist Church and Rev. William Kellar House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 48 National Register listings published here for Oldham County · listed in 1976 · 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 1 fire within 5 miles of Harrods Creek Baptist Church and Rev. William Kellar House in 2000, burning about 25 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 March 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Harrods Creek Baptist Church and Rev. William Kellar House: 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crestwood Mine Underground | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Crestwood Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Oldham County Stone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crestwood, the town this property stands in, in 14 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 8 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crestwood | $5,000 | Power lines were downed and a railroad crossing gate was broken by thunderstorm winds. |
| February 2025 | Flash Flood | Crestwood | - | Flash flooding reported near Crestwood. |
| January 2023 | Hail | Crestwood | - | Multiple reports of quarter size hail were received from the Crestwood area. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Crestwood | - | Numerous roads were closed in the city by high water. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Crestwood | - | Golfball size hail was reported between Interstate 71 and Crestwood. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Crestwood | - | There were numerous reports of large hail from the Crestwood area. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Crestwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Crestwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Crestwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Crestwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crestwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Crestwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crestwood | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crestwood | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Kellar House | 0.7 miles | 1979 | |
| Carpenter-Smith House | 1.2 miles | 1982 | |
| Ross-Hollenbach Farm | 1.5 miles | 2008 | |
| Albert E. Clore House | 1.9 miles | 1983 | |
| Yager House | 1.9 miles | 1982 | |
| Yewell-Snyder House | 2.2 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 76000934 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Oldham County | All 48 listed properties in this county. |
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