Built in 1938 (National Park Service rustic). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
One of 21 National Register listings published here for Edmonson County · listed in 1991 · category: District · built in 1938, National Park Service rustic, by Civilian Conservation Corps.
Sources: 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 33 fires within 5 miles of Three Springs Pumphouse between 1993 and 2017, burning about 184 acres in total. None started naturally. 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mammoth Cave National Park | CEDARHILL2 |
| 26 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mammoth Cave National Park | SANDERS |
| 24 July 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mammoth Cave National Park | DOYEL VALLEY |
| 14 July 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Mammoth Cave National Park | HERITAGE TRAIL |
| 6 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mammoth Cave National Park | HOGAN |
| 28 April 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 April 1995 | Smoking | 144 acres | Mammoth Cave National Park | JIM LEE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mammoth Cave, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mammoth Cave | $5,000 | A spotter in Mammoth Cave National Park reported power lines down and snapped poles. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mammoth Cave | - | Dispatch reported multiple trees were blown down at Mammoth Cave National Park. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mammoth Cave | - | Officials at Mammoth Cave National Park reported numerous trees down. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mammoth Cave | - | Local law enforcement reported trees down in Mammoth Cave National Park. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mammoth Cave | - | A large tree was blown down in the Mammoth Cave area. Time is estimated based on radar data. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mammoth Cave | - | Trees were downed near Mammoth Cave. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mammoth Cave | - | Several trees were reported down around Mammoth Cave. |
| January 2006 | Hail | Mammoth Cave | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bransford Spring Pumphouse | 0.5 miles | 1991 |
 | Mammoth Cave Baptist Church and Cemetery | 0.6 miles | 1991 |
 | Colossal Cavern Entrance | 0.8 miles | 1991 |
| Superintendent's House | 0.8 miles | 1991 | |
 | Residential Area District | 0.9 miles | 1991 |
 | Maintenance Area District | 1.1 miles | 1991 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 91000492 in Record Group 79. |
| Edmonson County | All 21 listed properties in this county. |
Block