Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
“The Martin Himler House in Beauty in Martin County, Kentucky was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.”
Wikipedia article Martin Himler House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 3 National Register listings published here for Martin County · listed in 1991 · 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 343 fires within 5 miles of Martin Himler House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 15,065 acres in total. None started naturally. 140 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 | 140 |
| Debris and open burning | 104 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | West Virginia Division of Forestry | OLD KERMIT GRADE SCHOOL |
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | EMILY CREEK ROAD |
| 22 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.1 acres | West Virginia Division of Forestry | MARROWBONE JUNCTION |
| 21 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | West Virginia Division of Forestry | PARSLEY BRANCH |
| 22 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 15 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 Martin Himler House: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway Roadcut Clay Bed | Clay | Prospect |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beauty, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 2000 and 2011: 4 flash flood, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beauty | $10,000 | Two trees were blown down near the junction of Route 40 and Highway 2031. Trees took down power lines, leaving around 1,000 people without power. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beauty | $5,000 | A tree fell on a house and a utility pole blew down on another residence on Lower Poplar Fork, off of Highway 2031. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Beauty | - | The road was impassable near the intersection of Hwy 2031 and KY Hwy 40. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Beauty | - | Some people had to be rescued from their homes due to rising flood waters in Beauty. |
| April 2005 | Flash Flood | Beauty | - | Three and a half to four feet of water flowing over Highway 2031. |
| February 2004 | Flash Flood | Beauty | - | Route 40 was flooded near the community of Beauty. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beauty | - | Severe thunderstorm winds blew several trees down in the area. |
| October 2006 | Hail | Beauty | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inez Deposit Bank | 5.7 miles | 2024 | |
 | Martin County Courthouse | 5.8 miles | 2006 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 91001667 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Martin County | All 3 listed properties in this county. |
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