Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
“The John Lair House and Stables, at the northeast corner of U.S. Route 25 and Hummel Rd. in Renfro Valley, Kentucky, was built in 1944.”
Wikipedia article John Lair House and Stables, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 4 National Register listings published here for Rockcastle County · listed in 1995 · 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 130 fires within 5 miles of John Lair House and Stables between 1994 and 2019, burning about 2,932 acres in total. None started naturally. 40 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 51 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WHIPPER-O-WILL LANE |
| 17 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 July 1999 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 June 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.1 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | POND 2 |
| 25 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of John Lair House and Stables: 1 producer, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockcastle-Garrard Shale Exposure | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Mount Vernon Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mullins Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bennett Hiatt Log House | 0.3 miles | 1984 |
 | Mount Vernon Commercial District | 2.6 miles | 1983 |
| Great Saltpetre Cave | 7.2 miles | 2013 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95001270 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Rockcastle County | All 4 listed properties in this county. |
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