Coleman, House

Built in 1825 (Federal architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

From the record

“The Coleman House is an historic house located in Bedford, Kentucky, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.”
Wikipedia article Coleman House (Bedford, Kentucky), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 27 National Register listings published here for Trimble County · listed in 1983 · category: Building · built in 1825, Federal architecture.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. Main St., Bedford, 40006
When was it listed? July 1983
Category. building
Also known as. Trimble County MRA
Census division. Bedford
When was it built? 1825
Architectural style. Federal architecture
National Register reference number. 83002880 - 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

3 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Coleman, House between 2001 and 2010, burning about 372 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
Debris and open burning	1
Arson/incendiarism	1
Recreation and ceremony	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
9 April 2001	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named
3 October 2004	Arson/incendiarism	354 acres	Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge	TARGET
21 October 2010	Recreation and ceremony	15 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	HOMETOWN

Every fire recorded in Trimble County

Storms near this property

36 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bedford, the town this property stands in, in 36 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 24 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 5 hail. 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
July 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	$80,000	A barn was blown down.
May 2010	Flash Flood	Bedford	$75,000	Multiple roads across the county were closed due to flash flooding. A total of three to four inches of rain fell across Trimble county from May 1-2.
February 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	$30,000	A mobile home was blown over on New Hope Road with one person trapped inside. The person was rescued without injuries. Numerous trees and power lines were also reported down across the county.
April 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	Trees fell down and a barn was damaged.
February 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	A portion of the community center's roof was blown off the building.
July 2018	Flash Flood	Bedford	-	There was water over parts of Highway 421 and other rural roads southeast of Bedford.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	Trained spotters trees down across the area.
March 2016	Hail	Bedford	-	The Trimble County Emergency Manager reported hail 1.25 inches in diameter.
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	Trained spotters reported trees down in the area.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	The public reported trees down in the area due to severe thunderstorm winds.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	An off-duty NWS employee reported that trees were down on Highway 754 west of Bedford.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	A law enforcement official reported numerous trees down in the area along with roof damage to residences.
July 2015	Flash Flood	Bedford	-	A Trimble County law enforcement official reported high water and flooded sections on parts of Highway 42 and Highway 421. Rainfall amounts were between 2 and 3 inches.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	Multiple trees and power lines were blown down.
September 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	Emergency Dispatch reported that several trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm related winds.
August 2009	Flash Flood	Bedford	-	Bridges and low water crossings in the Bedford area are under water, including Highways 754 and 625.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	Trees and power lines were reported down all over Trimble County.
April 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	Trees and power lines were downed near Bedford.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	Trees and power lines were downed.
March 2006	Flash Flood	Bedford	-	The Connector Road in Bedford was covered by four feet of water. It was closed and barricaded. Mount Pleasant Road was closed. The Highway 625 bridge was closed. Highway 316 was closed near Highway 421.
March 2006	Flash Flood	Bedford	-	Connector Road and Mt. Pleasant Road were closed due to high water. The bridge on Highway 625 in Bedford was also closed. An area flood warning was issued for Trimble County through 815 EST on the evening of March 12. Persistent rainfall into the afternoon hours caused travel problems through the early evening hours.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	Trees were downed.
July 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	Numerous large tree limbs were blown down.
November 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	Trees and power lines were downed.
January 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	Trees down
April 1998	Flash Flood	Bedford	-	1-2 inches of rain fell over a short period of time, and DES reported 3 feet of water over Highway 421 3 1/2 miles south of Bedford and across Highway 754 5 miles north of Bedford where one car was partially submerged.
June 2008	Hail	Bedford	-	no account filed
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	no account filed
April 2005	Hail	Bedford	-	no account filed
May 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	no account filed
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	no account filed
May 2004	Hail	Bedford	-	no account filed
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	no account filed
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	no account filed
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Bedford	-	no account filed
March 1997	Hail	Bedford	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Trimble County

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 miles

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Peak House	0.2 miles	1984
Trimble County Jail	0.2 miles	1984
Hancock House	0.3 miles	1984
House Tm-B-7	0.3 miles	1984
Old Kentucky Tavern	0.4 miles	1983
William L. Coleman House	3.3 miles	1983

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 83002880 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Trimble County	All 27 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.
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.