Built in 1850. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
“Charity's House, at 108 Montjoy St. in Falmouth, Kentucky, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.”
Wikipedia article Charity's House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 20 National Register listings published here for Pendleton County · listed in 1983 · category: Building · built in 1850.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Charity's House between 2000 and 2003, burning about 31 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 February 2001 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 February 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 November 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Falmouth, the town this property stands in, in 60 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 35 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 6 flash flood, 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Falmouth | $25,000 | A portion of a road was washed out near the intersection of Main Street and Reservoir Hill Road. |
| June 2001 | Flash Flood | Falmouth | $25,000 | Heavy rainfall caused a creek to rise over the bridge on Liberty road. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $20,000 | Numerous trees were downed across Pendleton County. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $15,000 | A large tree fell onto a house. Numerous trees were also downed elsewhere across the county. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $10,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were downed due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2009 | Flood | Falmouth | $10,000 | Flooding was reported with some cars stranded in the water. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $10,000 | Numerous trees were knocked down, especially in Falmouth. Dime size hail also fell with this storm. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $10,000 | Trees were knocked down across the county, especially in Falmouth. Quarter size hail also fell in the northern part of the county. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $8,000 | Gutters and shingles were blown off of a few houses. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $8,000 | A garage door was blown off a house. Trees were also downed. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $7,000 | A few trees and power lines were downed. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $7,000 | Several large trees were downed and a portion of a roof was torn off of a house. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $5,000 | Several trees were downed throughout Pendleton County. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $5,000 | Several large trees were knocked down and a power pole was snapped. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Falmouth | $5,000 | Numerous roads and low level bridges were reported flooded countywide. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $5,000 | Numerous trees were knocked down, including one that landed on a vehicle. |
| September 2006 | Flash Flood | Falmouth | $5,000 | A few roads were flooded at a depth of up to a foot. |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $5,000 | Trees and large limbs down. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $4,000 | A home sustained some minor siding damage. Also, trees limbs were knocked down in Falmouth. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $4,000 | Several trees were knocked down on Highway 330 in a couple of places. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $3,000 | Large trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $3,000 | There were several reports of trees down around the county due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $3,000 | A few trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Falmouth | $3,000 | Numerous roads were reported closed across the county due to heavy rainfall. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $3,000 | A few small trees were broken and downed. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $3,000 | Several trees were knocked down along State Route 22. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $3,000 | Trees were knocked down. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $3,000 | Trees knocked down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $3,000 | Numerous trees downed. |
| May 1996 | Hail | Falmouth | $3,000 | no account filed |
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $2,000 | A few trees were downed. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $2,000 | Numerous trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Falmouth | $2,000 | Six county roads were closed due to high waters. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $2,000 | Several trees were reported down across the county. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $2,000 | A telephone pole was snapped in half due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Falmouth | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $1,000 | A large tree was downed. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $1,000 | One tree was knocked down. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $1,000 | A large tree was knocked down at Highway 22 and Highway 159 and was partially blocking the road. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $1,000 | A tree was blown down near Kathy Lane and US Route 27. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $1,000 | Two trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $250 | A couple of small trees were downed. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Falmouth | - | Several roads across Pendleton County remained closed due to high water. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Falmouth | - | Several roads were closed due to flooding. |
| April 2015 | Flood | Falmouth | - | Wagner Ferry Road was covered with high water. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Falmouth | - | Roads were still reported closed due to previous flash flooding. |
| April 2002 | Flash Flood | Falmouth | - | High water flooded a bridge on John Denny Rd. A family had to be rescued when they became trapped in their vehicle. The vehicle was swept away by the flood waters. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Falmouth | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Falmouth | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Falmouth | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Falmouth | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Falmouth | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Falmouth | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Falmouth | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Falmouth | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Falmouth | - | no account filed |
| March 1995 | Hail | Falmouth | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Falmouth | - | no account filed |
6 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 1,210 issues, 9,720 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 |
|---|---|
| The Falmouth Outlook | 1907 to Current |
| The Pendleton Democrat | 187? to 1??? |
| The Falmouth Democrat | 18?? to 1??? |
| The Falmouth Pendletonian | 1881 to 188? |
| The Guide | 188? to 18?? |
| The Pendletonian | 189? to 19?? |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southgate House | under 500 feet | 1983 | |
| Elzey Hughes House | under 500 feet | 1983 | |
 | House at 206 Park Street | under 500 feet | 1983 |
 | Sheehan House | 0.1 miles | 1983 |
| Watson Store | 0.1 miles | 1983 | |
 | Pendleton House | 0.1 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83002848 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Pendleton County | All 20 listed properties in this county. |
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