Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
“The Bird Octagonal Mule Barn, in Shelby County near Cropper, Kentucky, was built in about 1880. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.”
Wikipedia article Bird Octagonal Mule Barn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 142 National Register listings published here for Shelby County · listed in 1988 · 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 4 fires within 5 miles of Bird Octagonal Mule Barn between 1999 and 2013, burning about 29 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 February 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MOODY FIRE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cropper, the town this property stands in, in 11 storm reports between 2002 and 2026: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cropper | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged the fire station in Bagdad. Trees and power lines were downed between Bagdad and Cropper. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cropper | $10,000 | The county emergency manager reported several power poles down on Pleasureville Road. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cropper | $10,000 | A large tree fell on a car on Ellis Rd. just south of the Henry county line. Several other trees were downed in the same location. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Cropper | - | Water was flowing over Eminence Pike near Drane Lane. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Cropper | - | Golf ball-sized hail was observed in the Cropper community in northern Shelby County. Hail caused minor damage to vehicles. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cropper | - | A 55 knot gust was recorded at the Kentucky Mesonet site in northern Shelby County. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cropper | - | The mesonet measured a 51 knot wind gust. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cropper | - | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cropper | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cropper | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Cropper | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bird's Nest | 0.5 miles | 1988 | |
 | Thomas House | 0.7 miles | 1988 |
 | John C. Brown House | 1.2 miles | 1988 |
| William J. Thomas House | 1.7 miles | 1988 | |
 | White House | 1.7 miles | 1988 |
 | Snook House | 1.8 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88002858 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Shelby County | All 142 listed properties in this county. |
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