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One of 102 National Register listings published here for Warren County · listed in 1979 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
James Kelley House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Kelley, James, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. SR 68, Bowling Green, 42274
- When was it listed? December 1979
- Category. building
- Also known as. Warren County MRA
- Census division. Hadley-Browning
- National Register reference number. 79003533 - 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
11 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of James Kelley House between 2000 and 2011, burning about 64 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 June 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 March 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 23 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 March 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 March 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of James Kelley House: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this property
60 of 174 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bowling Green, the town this property stands in, in 174 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 93 thunderstorm wind, 41 hail, 21 flash flood, 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | 1 hurt, $75,000 | A female was injured when the vehicle she was in was blown around by thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2007 | Lightning | Bowling Green | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Bowling Green | $510,000,000 | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Tornado (F2) | Bowling Green | $303,000 | An F2 tornado was intermittently on the ground over a one and one-half mile length. Numerous homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed on the north side of Bowling Green. |
| May 1995 | Tornado (F2) | Bowling-Green | $140,000 | An F2 tornado was intermittently on the ground over a two and one-half mile length. Several homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $100,000 | Local broadcast media reported that multiple structures were damaged on Cemetery Road. |
| April 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Bowling Green | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Tornado (F2) | Bowling-Green | $80,000 | An F2 tornado was intermittently on the ground over a five mile length. Several homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Bowling Green | $75,000 | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Bowling Green | $75,000 | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $60,000 | 55 homes, 12 barns damaged, trees down, some trees on cars, numerous mobile homes blown over |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $50,000 | Roof damage was reported in the Stonehenge Apartment complex. Trees and power lines were downed throughout the city. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $30,000 | Strong winds associated with a thunderstorm overturned two small planes at the Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport. |
| February 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $25,000 | The public reported trees down on power lines near the corner of Cabell Drive and Chestnut Street. |
| November 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $25,000 | Local law enforcement reported trees and tree limbs down across town due to strong thunderstorm winds. There were several power lines down as well according to utility companies. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $25,000 | Trees and power lines were downed. One large tree was blown on to a home. |
| November 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Bowling Green | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Flood | Bowling Green | $20,000 | Two vehicles were in high water at Adams Street and Veterans Memorial Lane. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $20,000 | A tree and power lines came down along the 400 block of West 12th Avenue. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $20,000 | The cinder block wall of a car wash was blown in. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $20,000 | Trees were uprooted by thunderstorm winds. One fell on a house, another fell on a mobile home. Some of the trees were blocking roads. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $15,000 | Local law enforcement reported numerous large trees and power lines down in the Bowling Green area and across the county. |
| February 2021 | Flash Flood | Bowling Green | $10,000 | A car was halfway submerged at Fairview Plaza in Bowling Green. Damages were estimated. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $10,000 | The media reported that a large tree was blown down on a garage. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $10,000 | A tree fell down on a vehicle on Smallhouse Road. |
| December 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $10,000 | Many reports from law enforcement arrived about trees down and power outages across Bowling Green. Debris was scattered across several streets. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $10,000 | An apartment building had some shingles ripped from the roof and scattered about the courtyard. Several shutters were also removed. The ASOS mesonet at Bowling Green Airport measured a 58 mph gust. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $10,000 | Local media noted numerous power outages across Bowling Green. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $10,000 | A roof was damaged on a structure on Industrial Drive. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $10,000 | Several trees were blown down in Bowling Green. |
| August 2014 | Flood | Bowling Green | $5,000 | A thunderstorm dumped heavy rain on Bowling Green around dawn. Several feet of water flooded the parking lot of Fairview Plaza, prompting a water rescue. |
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Bowling Green | $5,000 | The public reported an ongoing water rescue from a stalled vehicle at the intersection of 31-W and Fairview Avenue. The ASOS site at the Bowling Green Airport, located not quite under the axis of heaviest rainfall, received 1.7 inches of rain in less than 2 hours. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $5,000 | Shingles were blown off the roof of the Corvette plant. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $5,000 | A gazebo was blown down. Trees were downed, and some were blocking roadways. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $5,000 | Portions of a roof were blown off a community building at Phil Moore Park. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $3,000 | A spotter reported numerous trees down across Bowling Green. A Wendy's sign was blown down. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $3,000 | Section of roof removed from doctors office on Ashley Circle. |
| November 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $2,000 | Trees and a fence knocked down and gutters off buildings off of Nashville Road in the Lost Circle Neighborhood. |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $1,000 | A 79 mph wind gust was measured at the Environmental Science Building at Western Kentucky University. Some weather instruments on the roof of the building were damaged. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Bowling Green | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Bowling Green | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | $750 | A power pole was downed near Creek Wood Ave and Russell Rd. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | - | A tree was blown down, blocking Holly Drive near Dennis Way. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | - | There was a tree down on a power line on Gayle Way. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | - | Several trees were blown down by strong thunderstorm winds in Bowling Green. |
| February 2025 | Flash Flood | Bowling Green | - | Flash flooding was reported in and around Weldon Peete Park in Bowling Green. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | - | A tree fell on a house on Boatlanding Road. |
| February 2021 | Flash Flood | Bowling Green | - | There were two water rescues in Bowling Green. One was on Crewson Drive, and the other was on Richpond Rockfield Road. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Bowling Green | - | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | - | There were reports of a tree and power lines down in Bowling Green. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | - | Mesonet station 0683W 1.0 NW Bowling Green. |
| June 2020 | Flash Flood | Bowling Green | - | A video showed flash flooding in the Hilltop neighborhood in Bowling Green. |
| February 2019 | Flash Flood | Bowling Green | - | Kentucky 1435 was closed between mile marker 11 and 12 due to flooding. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Bowling Green | - | Pictures showed cars driving through flooding around Fairview Plaza in Bowling Green, Kentucky. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Bowling Green | - | There was street flooding around Bowling Green. |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | - | More than 4,000 customers were without power in Warren County from downed power lines. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowling Green | - | Power lines were down blocking portions of Audubon Drive. |
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
4 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curd-Moss House | 4.5 miles | 1980 | |
| Walnut Lawn | 7.1 miles | 1983 | |
 | Merritt-Hardin House | 7.5 miles | 1979 |
| John Sloss House | 7.8 miles | 1979 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79003533 in Record Group 79. |
| Warren County | All 102 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.
- 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.