Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“O'Bannon St. in Morganfield, Kentucky, is a historic house which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.”
Wikipedia article Daniel H. Hughes House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 7 National Register listings published here for Union County · listed in 1980 · 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 3 fires within 5 miles of Daniel H. Hughes House between 2004 and 2017, burning about 59 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 December 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | H AND H |
| 12 November 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CALI FIRE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Morganfield, the town this property stands in, in 49 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 21 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail, 5 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Morganfield | 2 hurt, $200,000 | Three mobile homes in a mobile home park were destroyed, and 3 others received major damage. Several garages and small storage buildings were destroyed. Two occupants of one of the mobile homes were hospitalized for cuts, bruises, and torn ligaments. Top winds were estimated near 110 MPH. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morganfield | $200,000 | Substantial damage occurred in downtown Morganfield. Large trees were uprooted. Several metal roofs were torn off businesses and apartments. Downtown business fronts were damaged, and a few partially collapsed. Roof debris became entangled in power lines. Two windows were blown out of a furniture store. Utility poles were snapped. Kentucky Route 56 was closed downtown because of street lamps on the ground, downed trees, and roof debris. A few miles north of Morganfield, strong winds downed a large tree and some tree limbs up to 2 inches in diameter. |
| March 1997 | Flash Flood | Morganfield | $100,000 | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morganfield | $75,000 | Scattered wind damage extended from about three miles north of Morganfield to Morganfield, and then extended southwest to about ten miles southwest of Morganfield around Kentucky Highway 109. Dozens of trees were uprooted. Trees and power lines were blown down throughout the east side of Morganfield. Several barns and small sheds were damaged by winds estimated up to 85 mph. Large sections of roofing were blown off at least a couple barns. Numerous areas of corn were blown down. The majority of the damage was from Morganfield west and southwest. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morganfield | $50,000 | A microburst caused extensive damage in northwest Union County. Dozens of large trees were uprooted, and numerous limbs were down. The roof of a home was damaged. A garage door was pushed in. A separate small garage was blown partially over. Dozens of acres of corn were blown over. The damage path was about 3.75 miles long. The maximum width of the damage path was 1.25 miles. Much of the damage was concentrated along Highways 871 and 946. The damage started along the Ohio River and ended along Kentucky Highway 360. Peak winds were estimated near 95 mph. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morganfield | $20,000 | A barn was damaged on Highway 56, a shed was damaged at wmsk radio station, and a roof was damaged on the Union/Henderson County line. A wind gust to 63 mph was measured at a site four miles east of Morganfield. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morganfield | $20,000 | A carport was ripped off a house and wrapped around a tree. A tree fell on a car and on a house in Morganfield. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morganfield | $15,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down around the junction of State Routes 56 and 758. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morganfield | $10,000 | Power lines and trees were blown down. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morganfield | $10,000 | Some shingles were blown off. Tree limbs were blown down. The period of strong winds was about 10 to 15 minutes long. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morganfield | $10,000 | Some trees were blown down, mostly small ones. |
| November 2002 | Flash Flood | Morganfield | $10,000 | A line of thunderstorms with very heavy rain became nearly stationary over northern and central Union County for a few hours. Rainfall from 3 to 4 inches in three hours was indicated. A few vehicles became stranded on flooded roads near Morganfield. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morganfield | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Lightning | Morganfield | $5,000 | Lightning started a small fire at a dealership. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morganfield | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were down. |
| May 1997 | Flash Flood | Morganfield | $5,000 | A round of thunderstorms moved over ground saturated by 2 to 3 inches of rain earlier in the day. Water was over U.S. Highway 60 outside of Morganfield. A secondary road was flooded off U.S. 60. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Morganfield | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morganfield | $4,000 | A few small trees, some power lines, and a power pole were down. Most of the damage was in a corridor along U.S. Highway 60 through Union County. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morganfield | $4,000 | Numerous trees were downed near Morganfield and just east of there. Trees blocked U.S. Highway 60 near Union County High School, as well as a 3/4-mile stretch located about 2 miles east of Morganfield. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morganfield | $2,000 | A tree was reported over a road, and another large tree was blown down in the county. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morganfield | $2,000 | A couple of trees were down. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Morganfield | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Hail | Morganfield | $500 | Trees were blown down in Uniontown and Morgantown. Large hail was reported in Morgantown. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Morganfield | - | Hail to the size of quarters fell just east of Morganfield. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morganfield | - | Small tree limbs were blown down. Wind gusts around 50 mph were measured in the area, but locally higher gusts were likely. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Morganfield | - | A few state roads were closed due to flooding, including parts of Highways 1452, 1637, and 667. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Morganfield | - | Golf ball size hail was reported just east of Morganfield. |
| September 2009 | Heavy Rain | Morganfield | - | A few secondary roads were closed throughout the county for a short period of time due to high water. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morganfield | - | Trees were downed along Highway 2834. |
| November 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Morganfield | - | A funnel cloud was spotted and photographed. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Morganfield | - | Golf-ball size hail fell at "Grove Center," between Morganfield and Shawneetown, Illinois. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morganfield | - | Trees were down across Kentucky Highway 109 near Highway 130. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morganfield | - | A couple of trees were blown down. |
| January 2000 | Flood | Morganfield | - | Some ponding of water occurred on roadways. One road was impassable. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Morganfield | - | State police reported dime sized hail. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morganfield | - | Trees were down along Highway 56 |
| March 2019 | Hail | Morganfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Morganfield | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Morganfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Morganfield | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Morganfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Morganfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Morganfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Morganfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Morganfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Morganfield | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Flash Flood | Morganfield | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morganfield | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Flash Flood | Morganfield | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Union County Courthouse | under 500 feet | 1978 |
 | Morganfield Commercial District | 0.1 miles | 1984 |
 | Confederate Monument of Morganfield | 0.8 miles | 1997 |
 | Camp Breckinridge Non-Commissioned Officers' Club | 1.7 miles | 2001 |
 | George N. Proctor House | 5.1 miles | 1990 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80001673 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Union County | All 7 listed properties in this county. |
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