Escondida

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

From the record

One of 59 National Register listings published here for Bourbon County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.

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 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
Address. S of Paris on SR 4, Paris, 40361
When was it listed? February 1978
Category. building
Census division. Paris
National Register reference number. 78001302 - 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.

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Escondida: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite, Barium-Barite, Zinc. 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
	Cassius M. Clay Veins	Barium-Barite, Zinc, Lead	Past Producer	Barite, Galena, Sphalerite
	Hoggin Veins	Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite	Past Producer	Barite, Galena, Sphalerite

Every working recorded in Bourbon County

Storms near this property

60 of 90 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Paris, the town this property stands in, in 90 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 45 thunderstorm wind, 33 flood, 4 hail, 4 flash flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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
October 2014	Tornado (EF1)	Paris	1 hurt, $250,000	The tornado first touched down near Vine Street. Several\|homes sustained significant damage including losses to portions of\|roofs and damage to walls and siding. The tornado had winds of\|100 mph on Vine Street and a narrow width of around 50 yards. Half\|dollar size hail also occurred. One woman at 1129 Vine Street was sucked out of the house and landed on the porch. She sustained an injury requiring several stitches. Multiple trees and power lines were downed as well. Several trees fell on homes. The\|tornado then lifted east of Vine Street for approximately one mile.\|\|The tornado touched down again on the east side of the Stoner Creek\|Country Club where it caused tree damage. It caused attic and soffit\|damage to several homes on Windermere Lane. The tornado had winds of\|80 to 85 mph during the second touchdown. Quarter size hail occurred\|also. The tornado then continued to the northeast where it caused\|significant damage to a couple of warehouses, finally flipping an empty tractor trailer before lifting near US-460.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	1 hurt, $5,000	One person was injured when a tree fell on a car.
May 2010	Flood	Paris	$250,000	Stoner Creek at Paris crested around 26.2 feet at noon EST on May 3. Flood stage at Paris is 18 feet. Major flooding occurs at this level, with water entering homes and businesses.
September 2006	Flood	Paris	$100,000	The Stoner Creek at Paris crested at 22.1 feet around 1 AM EST on September 24. Flood stage at Paris is 18 feet. Moderate flooding occurs at this level. Water enters some homes below the water plant. Parts of the city park are flooded.
April 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$60,000	The county Emergency Manager reported roof damage to multiple homes due to thunderstorms.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$50,000	A barn collapsed near Paris. Tree damage was also reported.
June 1997	Tornado (F0)	Paris	$30,000	A brief F0 tornado produced severe damage to a horse barn including the concrete block section. Several horses were in their stalls as the barn was thrown, however non of them were seriously injured. Report was from the DES.
March 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$25,000	The Bourbon County Emergency Manager reported that severe thunderstorm winds destroyed an old barn.
April 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$25,000	Part of a roof was blown off a department store. Several trees were downed.
August 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$25,000	no account filed
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$5,000	A public report received indicated that tree limbs and power lines were down at Garrard City Park.
January 2009	Flood	Paris	$5,000	Snow and ice melt from a recent winter storm, coupled with heavy rainfall caused minor flooding on Stoner Creek near Paris. The creek crested at 18.5 feet, 0.5 feet above flood stage, at 0400 local time on January 29th.
October 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$4,000	Local emergency management reported trees and power lines downed across Paris. Several power outages ensued.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	Trees were down in Paris.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	A tree was down on Isgris Road.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	Trees were reported down along Creekview Drive.
August 2018	Flood	Paris	-	Roads in the area had water over them due to heavy rainfall, but no roads had to be closed.
August 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	One tree was reported down near Scott and Vine in Paris. Two other trees were reported down near 833 Brentsville Road.
September 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	The media reported one tree down blocking 460 in Paris, Kentucky in Bourbon County.
February 2018	Flood	Paris	-	The Stoner Creek at Paris went into minor flood. The river crested at 18.88 on February 22, which is 0.88 feet above flood stage.
March 2017	Flood	Paris	-	Heavy rain brought the Stoner Creek at Paris into minor flood. The river exceeded flood stage during the day on March 31 and continued rising into the first part of April.
March 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	The Bourbon County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees down across the area due to severe thunderstorms.
April 2017	Flood	Paris	-	Stoner Creek at Paris crested at 19.05 feet early on April 1st before dropping below flood stage.
June 2017	Flood	Paris	-	Heavy rainfall associated from Tropical Storm Cindy brought the Stoner Creek at Paris into minor flood. The river crested at 19.42 feet on June 24.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	Local media reported to the NWS large trees were down in Bourbon County.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	Trained spotters reported trees down in the area due to severe thunderstorm winds.
March 2015	Flood	Paris	-	Several inches of wet snow coupled with several inches of rain resulted in Stoner Creek at Paris to rise above flood stage. The river crested at 21.0 feet early on March 5th then fell below flood stage late on March 6th.
March 2015	Flood	Paris	-	Heavy rain on top of already saturated ground pushed the Stoner Creek at Paris above flood stage. The river crested at 19.5 feet during the evening of March 10th, then fell below flood stage in the late afternoon on March 11th.
April 2015	Flood	Paris	-	Heavy rain brought Stoner Creek at Paris above flood stage on April 7th. The river crested at 19.4 feet early on April 8th before dropping below flood stage later that same day.
March 2015	Flood	Paris	-	Stoner Creek flooded, closing Kentucky State Highway 460 for a time.
April 2015	Flood	Paris	-	Heavy rain on top of saturated ground brought Stoner Creek at Paris to flood. The river crested at 18.0 feet early on April 15th. This was the 3rd separate occurrence of a flood at this site for the month of April, 2015.
March 2015	Flood	Paris	-	Heavy rainfall earlier in the week worked through Stoner Creek and pushed the river into minor flood in Paris. The river level crested at 18.4 feet on March 14th during the afternoon.
April 2015	Flood	Paris	-	Heavy rain brought the Stoner Creek at Paris into flood. The river rose above flood stage during the morning on April 3rd, crested at 26.7 feet on April 4th and then fell below flood stage during the afternoon of April 5th.
July 2015	Flood	Paris	-	Repeated rounds of severe thunderstorms brought 5 to locally 8 inches of rain to the area July 13 to 14. This excessive rainfall pushed the Stoner Creek at Paris briefly above flood stage. The river crested at 18.1 feet, 0.1 feet above flood stage.
December 2015	Flood	Paris	-	Nearly an inch of rain across the lower Ohio River valley brought the Stoner Creek at Paris into minor flood. The river rose quickly, cresting at 18.23 feet late on December 1st before falling below flood stage several hours later.
October 2014	Hail	Paris	-	One inch hail accompanied the same storm that produced a tornado.
April 2014	Flood	Paris	-	Stoner Creek, located in Paris, flooded during the evening of April 30th. It exceed the flood stage at the water treatment plant of 18 feet during the late afternoon hours and reached 18.2 feet by mid-evening before falling below flood stage around midnight early on May 1st.
July 2013	Flood	Paris	-	Minor flooding developed on Stoner Creek during the late evening on July 5th. Flood stage at Paris is 18 feet. Stoner Creek peaked at 19.6 feet at 10 pm on July 5th.
December 2013	Flood	Paris	-	Heavy rains across the Bluegrass Region on the 5th and the 6th (in advance of the cold air intrusion that occurred on the 6th) led to minor river flooding at Paris. Stoner Creek rose to 18.5 feet during the late evening on the 6th. Flood state is 16 feet.
December 2013	Flood	Paris	-	Heavy rains across the Bluegrass Region on the 5th and the 6th led to minor river flooding at Paris. Stoner Creek rose to 18.5 feet during the late evening on the 6th. Flood state is 16 feet.
January 2013	Flood	Paris	-	Several days worth of heavy rain across the Kentucky Bluegrass brought minor flooding to Stoner Creek at Paris. The creek crested at 18.6 feet during the early morning hours on the 14th of January. Flood stage is 18 feet.
March 2013	Flood	Paris	-	Heavy rains on the 18th of March brought minor flooding to Stoner Creek in Paris. Flood stage on Stoner Creek is 18 feet. The creek crested at 19.6 feet just after midnight on March 19th.
July 2012	Flash Flood	Paris	-	A rain gauge at a Bourbon County middle school in Paris measured 3.08 inches of rain within a 2 hour period. Law enforcement reported several flooded roads in Paris.
September 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	The Bourbon County Fire Department reported that trees had fallen across several areas county-wide.
May 2011	Flood	Paris	-	Stoner Creek at Paris crested around 19.4 feet at 805 PM EST on May 3. Flood stage at Paris is 18 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level, with some city streets near the creek flooded.
March 2011	Flood	Paris	-	Stoner Creek at Paris crested at 18.8 feet around 7 AM EST on March 1. Flood stage at Paris is 18 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level, with some roads near the creek closed.
April 2011	Flood	Paris	-	Stoner Creek at Paris crested around 24.4 feet at 905 PM EST on April 12. Flood stage at Paris is 18 feet. Moderate flooding occurs at this level with water entering some homes below the water plant.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	A tree was down on Georgetown Rd.
April 2011	Flood	Paris	-	Stoner Creek at Paris crested at 19.6 feet around 1150 PM EST on April 23. Flood stage at Paris is 18 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level.
November 2011	Flood	Paris	-	Stoner Creek in Paris experienced minor flooding. This small river crested at 18.6 feet late in the evening on November 28th. Flood stage is 18 feet.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	Several trees were downed in and around Paris. Power was out in Paris for 2 hours.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	Tree were blown near Springhill Drive.
December 2009	Flood	Paris	-	Stoner Creek at Paris crested at 18.7 feet around 330 PM on December 9. Flood stage at Paris is 18 feet. The creek is out of its banks in some locations.
February 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	Power line were reported down and a roof was blown off of a barn in Paris.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	Trees were downed countywide.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	Trees were down on Spears Mill Road.
June 2009	Heavy Rain	Paris	-	A COOP Observer measured 3.16 inches of rain over a three hour period.
July 2009	Flood	Paris	-	Stoner Creek reached flood stage just before 5 pm local time. Some minor flooding in low lying areas occurred due to this flooding. The creek stayed above flood stage until just after midnight on August 1st.
June 2009	Heavy Rain	Paris	-	A spotter measured 3.71 inches of rain in Paris.
February 2008	Flood	Paris	-	Stoner Creek at Paris crested at 18.4 feet around 950 PM EST on February 6. Flood stage at Paris if 18 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level.

Every storm recorded in Bourbon County

Newspapers printed here

20,134 digitised pages

2 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 2,570 issues, 20,134 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
Semi-Weekly Bourbon News	1883 to 1895
The Bourbon News	1895 to 19??

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

6 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
Dr. Henry Clay House	1.6 miles	1983
Loudoun Hall	2.1 miles	1978
Jacob Aker Farm	3.4 miles	1993
Thomas Kennedy House	3.6 miles	1980
McLeod Spring House	4.8 miles	1983
Stoner Creek Rural Historic District	5.0 miles	2001

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 78001302 in Record Group 79.
Bourbon County	All 59 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.
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.