BlockFrom the record
One of 47 National Register listings published here for Green County · listed in 1984 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Montgomery House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Address. Off KY 1464, Donansburg, 42743
- When was it listed? August 1984
- Category. building
- Also known as. Green County MRA
- Census division. Donansburg
- National Register reference number. 84001521 - 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
16 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Montgomery House between 2000 and 2019, burning about 204 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 | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LOBB BEND |
| 6 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | 47 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BRAMBLE HU |
| 6 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SAM GENTRY |
| 31 March 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 March 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Storms near this property
5 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Donansburg, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 2009 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2018 | Tornado (EF2) | Donansburg | $130,000 | An EF2 tornado touched down east of a row of trees, where it caused roof damage to 2 out of 3 barns. The tornado headed east, where it downed 2 other barns. One, on the left side of the path, was shifted south, and the other, to the right of the path, was shifted north. Tall grass along a fence line within the width of the tornado showed evidence of convergence. Also, a large tree on the north side of the path was snapped southward and drug 10 feet south. Heading east, several trees fell near a residence, but none damaged the house itself. A detached garage had its door blown outward. Next, a 2 story house had some roof damage and a porch on the lee side of the house had a column fly out down a field about 50 yards. Lastly, the tornado struck a barn and several trees fell. At this residence, a carport was thrown over the house and landed 100 yards east. A few |other trees fell beyond this point before the tornado lifted. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donansburg | - | There was a tree down on New Salem Road. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donansburg | - | Tree damage due to strong thunderstorm winds was observed halfway between Donansburg and New Salem Baptist Church along Donansburg New Salem Road. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Donansburg | - | The Emergency Manager reported Gerthie Gentry Road was impassable due to flood waters. The water was going down at the time of the report. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donansburg | - | A tree was downed across Highway 88. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson Log House | 1.9 miles | 1984 | |
| Webbs Female Academy | 2.3 miles | 1984 | |
| Chewning House | 2.7 miles | 1984 | |
| Sandidge House | 3.6 miles | 1984 | |
| Montgomery's Mill | 4.7 miles | 1984 | |
| Woodward House | 6.1 miles | 1984 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84001521 in Record Group 79. |
| Green County | All 47 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.