Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
“The Clinton Blankenbeker House, at 7414 US 42 in Florence, Kentucky, is a historic house built in 1927. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.”
Wikipedia article Clinton Blankenbeker House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 101 National Register listings published here for Boone County · listed in 1989 · 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 2 fires within 5 miles of Clinton Blankenbeker House between 2010 and 2018, burning about 45 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 March 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | INDEPENDENCE RAILROAD |
| 2 November 2010 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SHERBOURNE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Florence, the town this property stands in, in 45 storm reports between 1995 and 2022: 19 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 6 flash flood, 2 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 1999 | Lightning | Florence | 1 hurt | A child was struck by lightning. |
| May 1996 | Lightning | Florence | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence | $30,000 | Several barns sustained damage at Turfway Park. Several trees and power poles were downed along State Route 18. |
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence | $30,000 | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Florence | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Flash Flood | Florence | $5,000 | Several roads were flooded due to heavy rainfall. |
| May 1996 | Flash Flood | Florence | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence | $3,000 | A few wires were downed on New Uri Avenue. |
| February 2018 | Flash Flood | Florence | $3,000 | Multiple cars throughout the county were stuck in high water. First responders were called out to assist, but nothing was life threatening. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence | $3,000 | Large trees were downed due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2010 | Flood | Florence | $3,000 | Water was reported over Interstate 75. Water was also reported over a few other roads in the area. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence | $3,000 | Trees were blown down . |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence | $3,000 | Thunderstorms produced strong winds which knocked down trees. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence | $3,000 | Trees downed. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Florence | $3,000 | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence | $2,000 | A couple of trees were uprooted. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence | $2,000 | Several large trees were knocked down due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence | $2,000 | Large trees were knocked down on Shelby and Montgomery Streets. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Florence | $1,000 | The left lane of Interstate 75 was blocked due to high water. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence | $500 | A wire was knocked down. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence | $500 | A large tree limb was knocked down. |
| July 2018 | Flood | Florence | - | Standing water was reported at the intersection of Bluegrass Road and Empire Drive. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Florence | - | There were several reports of very high water on roadways thoughout Florence. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Florence | - | High water was reported running over New Buffington Road. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence | - | The wind gust was measured by the spotter. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence | - | The wind gust was estimated. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Florence | - | Nickel to one inch hail was reported. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence | - | An estimated gust of 60 mph occurred in Florence. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Florence | - | no account filed |
| April 2018 | Hail | Florence | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Florence | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Florence | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Florence | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Florence | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Florence | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Florence | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Florence | - | no account filed |
| February 2002 | Hail | Florence | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Florence | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Florence | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Florence | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Florence Fire Station | 0.4 miles | 1989 |
 | Florence Hotel | 0.4 miles | 1989 |
 | Dr. Gladys Rouse Office and House | 0.6 miles | 2005 |
 | John Delehunty House | 0.7 miles | 1989 |
 | Hopeful Lutheran Church | 1.5 miles | 1989 |
| Benjamin Piatt Fowler House | 3.7 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88003302 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Boone County | All 101 listed properties in this county. |
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