Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
“The Daniel Motley Williams House in Green County, Kentucky near Summersville, Kentucky was built c. 1800. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.”
Wikipedia article Daniel Motley Williams House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 47 National Register listings published here for Green County · listed in 1984 · 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 18 fires within 5 miles of Daniel Motley Williams House between 2000 and 2020, burning about 63 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 were 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 | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 March 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MARSHALL RIDGE ROAD |
| 8 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 March 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CAMPBELLSVILLE HWY |
| 3 March 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.4 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Daniel Motley Williams 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badger Mine and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Summersville, the town this property stands in, in 11 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summersville | $1,200,000 | Eight houses were destroyed. Two houses had major damage. Eight other homes had minor damage. Thirteen barns were damaged or destroyed. Six businesses had damage. An unoccupied mobile home was flipped over a house and into a tree. Numerous trees and power lines were down. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summersville | - | Trees were blown down by strong thunderstorm winds near Summersville. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summersville | - | A barn roof was damaged by strong winds on Marshall Ridge Road. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summersville | - | Trees were reported down between Summersville and Greensburg. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summersville | - | The public reported a measured gust of 70 mph. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summersville | - | A law enforcement official reported that a tree fell on Highway 61 in Summersville. Other trees were down in Greensburg from the severe thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summersville | - | Two trees were blown down in Summersville. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summersville | - | Trees were downed. |
| September 2006 | Flash Flood | Summersville | - | Streams were out of their banks and some roadways were flooded. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Summersville | - | no account filed |
| January 1997 | Hail | Summersville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Elmore-Carter House | 2.3 miles | 1984 |
| John C. Allen House | 3.1 miles | 1985 | |
| Francis Cowherd House | 3.1 miles | 1985 | |
| Mears House | 3.8 miles | 1984 | |
| Mud Brick House in Greensburg | 5.8 miles | 2010 | |
| Barrett-Blakeman House | 6.2 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84001531 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Green County | All 47 listed properties in this county. |
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