Hodgenville Women's Club

Built in 1934 (Colonial Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

From the record

“The Hodgenville Women's Club, on the Public Square in Hodgenville, Kentucky, is a women's clubhouse which was built in 1934. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.”
Wikipedia article Hodgenville Women's Club, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 32 National Register listings published here for Larue County · listed in 1991 · category: Building · built in 1934, Colonial Revival 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. Public Sq., Hodgenville, 42748
When was it listed? January 1991
Category. building
Also known as. Larue County MPS
Census division. Hodgenville
When was it built? 1934
Architectural style. Colonial Revival architecture
National Register reference number. 90001969 - 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

8 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Hodgenville Women's Club between 1998 and 2014, burning about 79 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
Debris and open burning	4
Recreation and ceremony	2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1
Railroad operations and maintenance	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
1 April 2000	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named
4 March 2009	Debris and open burning	4.0 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named
28 March 1998	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named
22 March 2014	Recreation and ceremony	1.0 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	CANTRELL
28 February 2004	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	4.0 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named
22 February 2014	Recreation and ceremony	40 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	STILES FORD ROAD
22 February 2014	Railroad operations and maintenance	26 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	BROWN ROAD
7 October 2010	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	CATLETT FIRE

Every fire recorded in Larue County

Storms near this property

52 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hodgenville, the town this property stands in, in 52 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 33 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 4 flash flood, 2 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
February 2012	Tornado (EF2)	Hodgenville	$200,000	A tornado touched down near Kyle Street around 2 miles west of Hodgenville. It began as a very narrow 80 yard tornado that did minor roof and shingle damage. It uprooted some cedar trees and damaged some fencing. This tornado then crossed Tanner Road and briefly lifted just west of downtown Hodgenville after staying on the ground for just less than one mile. The tornado then touched down again on the east side of Main Street near the State Farm Insurance Company and Citizen's Union Bank. At this point the tornado strengthened to an EF-2. Two cars were rotated and one was flipped onto the other in the State Farm parking lot. On Wobegone Way, the tornado widened to 200 yards and significantly damaged 3 homes, removing the roof and collapsing the exterior walls of one. After entering a wooded area near Miami Court, it narrowed and became more elevated. It damaged many roofs with the heaviest damage occurring to a day care center. As the tornado crossed State Highway 210, it uprooted numerous trees and damaged several additional buildings. It finally lifted around 80 yards east of Highway 210. The length of this second touchdown was 0.8 miles.
May 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	$100,000	A storm survey confirmed widespread straight line wind damage in Hodgenville. A compact but fast moving bow echo that earlier damaged Radcliff brought a measured wind gust of 68 mph to a Kentucky Mesonet site just west of Hodgenville. Numerous soft and hardwood trees had either toppled or had had branches stripped and thrown in a southeasterly direction. A concentrated area of damage consistent with 70 mph winds was surveyed just east of downtown Hodgenville. Awnings and some roof siding were stripped from several buildings. Widespread tree damage was noted near the Red Hill Cemetery. The cemetery's large flag pole was bent at a nearly 45 degree angle. Hail up to half dollar size fell for an estimated 20 minutes.
May 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	$40,000	no account filed
February 2012	Tornado (EF2)	Hodgenville	$20,000	Based upon several witnesses interviewed by a NWS Damage Survey Team, who reported seeing two different tornadoes near the Miami Court and Wobegona Way area, this tornado was determined to have developed just before an earlier one lifted to its northeast. It touched down just south of Miami Court and moved east through a wooded area. Initially, this second tornado damaged only some treetops along a path 50 yards wide. After crossing State Highway 210, it widened to 100 yards and increased in strength, damaging a working garage and two homes off of Highway 916. One well constructed home had significant damage to its exterior walls. A dumpster was thrown 75 yards and snapped a tree along its path. The tornado was rated an EF-2 at this location.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	$10,000	The public reported the some siding and a portion of a roof were stripped from a home in Hodgenville. Numerous trees and power lines were downed in Hodgenville and across the rest of the county.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	Trees were blown down by strong winds across LaRue County.
September 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	Power poles and lines were damaged by strong winds in Hodgenville.
September 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	A few trees were downed in Hodgenville.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	Trees were downed by strong winds on Cox Lane in Hodgenville.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	Strong winds caused roof damage to a house on Shawnee Drive in Hodgenville.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	A video showed scattered tree damage around a house in Hodgenville.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	The National Weather Service conducted a storm assessment survey with Larue County Emergency Management for the storms on Sunday evening June 25. There was a concentrated area of straight line winds of 70 mph around Hodgenville. Trees were topped and snapped and a few shallower trees were uprooted. All of the damage was facing from the west northwest to the east southeast. There was no indication of tornadic rotation.
July 2020	Hail	Hodgenville	-	A picture of quarter size hail posted on social media.
February 2019	Flash Flood	Hodgenville	-	Phillips Lane in Hodgenville and Highway 222 were underwater.
April 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	NWS Employee reported trees down across Highway 210 in Hodgenville.
April 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	Trees down at Lincoln Parkway and Campbellsville Road.
March 2015	Flood	Hodgenville	-	Up to 10 inches of water flowed over State Highway 222 near Hodgenville.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	A law enforcement official reported trees down in the area from severe thunderstorm winds.
July 2015	Flash Flood	Hodgenville	-	A law enforcement official reported that Lincoln Highway had high water over it in places.
July 2015	Flash Flood	Hodgenville	-	A law enforcement official reported that West Main street was closed due to high water.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	A LaRue County law enforcement official reported a large tree limb fell on Bardstown Road north of Hodgenville.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	A trained spotter reported several trees down across the city.
December 2015	Hail	Hodgenville	-	The public reported that hail up to 3/4 inch in diameter fell.
December 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	LaRue County law enforcement officials reported a few trees down in Hodgenville because of severe thunderstorm winds.
May 2013	Hail	Hodgenville	-	A spotter reported golf-ball sized hail in Hodgenville.
May 2013	Hail	Hodgenville	-	A National Weather service employee reported one inch hail in Hodgenville. A spotter also reported hail at around this same time 2 miles northwest of Hodgenville.
April 2013	Hail	Hodgenville	-	A spotter located 6 miles west-southwest of Hodgenville reported one inch hail.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	The local emergency dispatch reported several trees downed in Hodgenville.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	Two trees were downed near Hodgenville. One fell along Herbert Howell Road and another fell along Charlie Ragland Road.
April 2011	Flood	Hodgenville	-	A few roads in the county were closed due to flood waters.
April 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	Multiple reports of power lines down were reported throughout the county.
February 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	Trees were reported downed near Hodgenville.
May 2009	Flash Flood	Hodgenville	-	Sections of HWY 222 were closed due to high water between Hodgenville and Glendale.
October 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	Over a dozen trees were downed in and around Hodgenville.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	Numerous trees were downed. Some falling trees knocked down power lines and caused outages.
July 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	Several trees were blown down.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	Ham radio operater reported trees down between Hodgenville and Tonieville.
July 2020	Hail	Hodgenville	-	no account filed
June 2007	Hail	Hodgenville	-	no account filed
June 2007	Hail	Hodgenville	-	no account filed
March 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	no account filed
March 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	no account filed
April 2006	Hail	Hodgenville	-	no account filed
May 2006	Hail	Hodgenville	-	no account filed
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	no account filed
March 2002	Hail	Hodgenville	-	no account filed
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	no account filed
September 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	no account filed
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	no account filed
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	no account filed
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	no account filed
November 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Hodgenville	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Larue 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
Larue County Jail	under 500 feet	1991
Abraham Lincoln Statue	under 500 feet	1991
Hodgenville Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)	under 500 feet	2009
Hodgenville Christian Church	under 500 feet	1977
Hodgenville Commercial Historic District	0.1 miles	1988
David H. Smith House	0.1 miles	1991

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 90001969 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Larue County	All 32 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.