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One of 21 National Register listings published here for Hart County · listed in 1980 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Alvey Cox House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Cox, Alvey, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. 1st and Washington Sts., Munfordville, 42765
- When was it listed? July 1980
- Category. building
- Also known as. Munfordville MRA
- Census division. Munfordville
- National Register reference number. 80001541 - 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
13 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Alvey Cox House between 1998 and 2020, burning about 67 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 July 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | YODER FIRE |
| 5 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MCCUBBINS FIRE |
| 18 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CHESTNUT GROVE CEM. |
| 24 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | 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 Alvey Cox 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geralds Stone Mine and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this property
39 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Munfordville, the town this property stands in, in 39 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 22 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 2 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2005 | Tornado (F2) | Munfordville | $2,100,000 | A cold front set off a line of severe thunderstorms during the predawn hours of November 6. One of the thunderstorms spawned an F2 tornado that struck downtown Munfordville in Hart County. The tornado caused major damage to 44 homes and two businesses. Twenty-five homes were declared uninhabitable. Six businesses and 34 homes had minor damage. Munfordville Elementary School had part of the roof removed by the tornado. About 50 vehicles in a car dealership lot were totaled. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Munfordville | $100,000 | Evidence of two brief tornado touchdowns was found embedded in a widespread area of straight line wind damage. The first tornado touchdown was in the Rowlette Street area, and the second was just outside Munfordville on Highway 357. The wind damage event then continued northeast out of town toward Glen Lily. Buildings in a three square block area in downtown Munfordville were damaged, including the Munfordville court house. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munfordville | $5,000 | Barn roof blown off |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munfordville | $2,000 | Trailer damaged in northeastern Hart county |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munfordville | - | Several trees fell down across Hart County. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munfordville | - | There were numerous reports of power lines and trees down across Hart County. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Munfordville | - | Local law enforcement reported dime to quarter sized hail in Munfordville. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munfordville | - | A spotter reported several trees downed near Munfordville. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Munfordville | - | A spotter reported baseball-sized hail in Munfordville. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munfordville | - | Trees were reported down county wide in Hart county with wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munfordville | - | Trees were blown down. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munfordville | - | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in the central and eastern part of Hart county. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munfordville | - | Scattered trees and power lines were down across the county. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munfordville | - | Trees were downed across Highway 31W north of Munfordville. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munfordville | - | A couple of trees and power lines were downed along Highway 88 near Hardyville. |
| April 2008 | Flood | Munfordville | - | The Green River at Munfordville crested at 30.5 feet around 1245 PM CST on April 5. Flood stage at the site is 28 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level, with the city park flooded under the U.S. Highway 31W bridge. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munfordville | - | A tree was downed across highway 569. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munfordville | - | A few good sized trees were blown down. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Munfordville | - | Hail four inches deep covered the ground. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munfordville | - | Trees and power lines were downed. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munfordville | - | Several large trees were downed. There was also dime size hail. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munfordville | - | Trees were blown down across Highway 88 just south of Munfordville. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Munfordville | - | no account filed |
| October 2014 | Hail | Munfordville | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Munfordville | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Munfordville | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Munfordville | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munfordville | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Munfordville | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Munfordville | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munfordville | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Munfordville | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Munfordville | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Munfordville | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Munfordville | - | no account filed |
| November 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munfordville | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munfordville | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munfordville | - | no account filed |
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munfordville | - | no account filed |
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Munford Inn | under 500 feet | 1984 |
 | Munfordville Baptist Church | 0.4 miles | 1980 |
 | Munfordville School | 0.5 miles | 1984 |
 | Munfordville Presbyterian Church and Green River Lodge No.88 | 0.5 miles | 1980 |
 | F. A. Smith House | 0.5 miles | 1980 |
 | Hart County Deposit Bank and Trust Company Building | 0.5 miles | 1980 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80001541 in Record Group 79. |
| Hart County | All 21 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.