Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
“Turley House, near Sparta, Kentucky, is a Gothic Revival-style house built in 1865. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.”
Wikipedia article Benjamin F. Turley House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 4 National Register listings published here for Gallatin County · listed in 1979 · 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 4 fires within 5 miles of Benjamin F. Turley House between 2009 and 2017, burning about 54 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 April 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | VERA CRUZ |
| 9 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 November 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HWY 455 FIRE |
| 11 November 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | VERA CRUZ |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Benjamin F. Turley House: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waits Mine | Lead, Barium-Barite, Zinc | Past Producer | 1904, 1940 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sparta, the town this property stands in, in 18 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 5 flood, 3 flash flood, 2 hail. The reports record 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sparta | 2 hurt, $2,000 | Several tents were blown over at Kentucky Speedway. Two people suffered minor injuries after being hit by flying debris. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sparta | 1 hurt, $10,000 | Trees were uprooted and awnings were damaged at Kentucky Motor Speedway due to damaging thunderstorm winds. One crew member was injured. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Sparta | $20,000 | Hail damage occurred to cars and broke a sky light. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sparta | $15,000 | Several trees were downed and pop up campers were turned over on the property of the Kentucky Speedway due to thunderstorm winds. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Sparta | $5,000 | Numerous roads were flooded throughout the county. |
| February 2000 | Flash Flood | Sparta | $5,000 | Persistent heavy rainfall caused State Route 467 to be flooded between Sparta and Glencoe. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sparta | $4,000 | A few trees were downed along State Route 465 near Sparta. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sparta | $3,000 | Trees were downed near the intersection of Interstate 71 and State Route 35. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sparta | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sparta | $2,000 | Canopies were blown over at Kentucky Motor Speedway due to thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2008 | Flood | Sparta | $2,000 | State Route 2850, Vera Cruz Road and Tapering Point Road were all flooded. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Sparta | $2,000 | State Route 467 was flooded between Sparta and Glencoe. |
| April 2011 | Heavy Rain | Sparta | $1,000 | A creek was overflowing and covering Old Sparta Road with water. |
| December 2011 | Flood | Sparta | $1,000 | Two creeks were reported out of their banks due to heavy rain. One street was reported closed due to high water caused by heavy rain. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Sparta | - | Rising water on Two Mile Creek forced a few residents to be evacuated from homes on Old Sparta Road. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Sparta | - | State Route 467 was closed near Sparta due to high water. |
| February 2018 | Flash Flood | Sparta | - | Multiple roads were closed throughout the county due to high water. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Sparta | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Henry C. Peak House | 5.8 miles | 1980 |
 | Warsaw Historic District | 5.8 miles | 1982 |
 | Dr. Lucy Dupuy Montz House | 5.8 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79000989 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Gallatin County | All 4 listed properties in this county. |
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