John Conkin and Clara Layton Harlin House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

From the record

“The John Conkin and Clara Layton Harlin House, also known as the Uncle Johnny's and the Old Harlin House, is a historic home located in Gainesville, Ozark County, Missouri. It was built in 1912, and is a American Foursquare style frame dwelling.”
Wikipedia article John Conkin and Clara Layton Harlin House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 2 National Register listings published here for Ozark County · listed in 2003 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Listed as. Harlin, John Conkin and Clara Layton, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. 403 Harlin Dr., Gainesville, 65655
When was it listed? October 2003
Category. building
Township. West Bridges township
National Register reference number. 03001065 - 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

67 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of John Conkin and Clara Layton Harlin House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,870 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 15 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	35
Arson/incendiarism	15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	7
Equipment and vehicle use	5
Natural	2
Misuse of fire by a minor	2
Smoking	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
4 September 1999	Arson/incendiarism	10 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named
3 September 2000	Natural	1.0 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named
19 September 2004	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	270 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	MURPHY FIRE
18 September 2015	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Missouri Department of Conservation	128572-04600-09182015-1219
18 September 2015	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Missouri Department of Conservation	128570-04600-09182015-1212
12 September 2017	Debris and open burning	8.0 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named
6 August 1999	Debris and open burning	40 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named
21 August 2001	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named

Every fire recorded in Ozark County

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of John Conkin and Clara Layton Harlin House: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Gainesville Quarry & Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Nourse Farm	Aluminum	Past Producer
Unknown - Clay	Clay	Past Producer
Unknown - S+G	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Ozark County

Storms near this property

60 of 61 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gainesville, the town this property stands in, in 61 storm reports between 1993 and 2019: 22 thunderstorm wind, 21 hail, 11 flash flood, 4 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
April 2011	Flash Flood	Gainesville	$4,000,000	Widespread flooding of low water crossings and rural roads throughout the county was reported by emergency management.\|\|The total cost estimate for flooding damages for Ozark County for this entire episode has been included. This includes roads, bridges, and structures which were affected.
January 2000	Lightning	Gainesville	$70,000	no account filed
March 1993	Tornado (F0)	Gainesville	$50,000	A tornado touched down briefly off of Highway 181 damaging an outbuilding and several homes. Pieces of the outbuilding were found a half mile away and 2-by-4 boards were driven through the roof of an old home. Boards were also found stuck in the ground like arrows along with roof shingles torn off.
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Gainesville	$50,000	no account filed
April 2016	Hail	Gainesville	$25,000	A picture from social media showed hail size up to 2 inches. Several cars sustained dents and damage in the area.
April 2017	Flash Flood	Gainesville	$10,000	There was a vehicle in the flood water near Lick Creek at Highway 160 and Highway 5 in Gainesville.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Gainesville	$5,000	Several power lines were blown down in the Gainesville area.
August 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Gainesville	$5,000	Numerous trees and limbs were blown down in Gainesville and Tecumseh damaging parked cars and motor homes. A local newspaper also reported wind damage to barns and outbuildings between Udall and Tecumseh.
August 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Gainesville	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Gainesville	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a large Oak tree, which fell on a house causing minor damage. The wind damage occurred near Highway 5, along the Arkansas border.
July 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Gainesville	$1,000	no account filed
April 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Gainesville	$500	Trees were blown over a section of Highway 181.
April 1994	Tornado (F0)	Gainesville	$50	The Missouri Highway Patrol relayed a report of a small tornado that Skywarn spotters were tracking.
October 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Gainesville	-	Several trees were blown down on County Roads 502 and 513 southeast of Gainesville blocking traffic for a time.
October 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Gainesville	-	Multiple trees were blown down on County Roads 502 and 513 southeast of Gainesville.
February 2018	Flood	Gainesville	-	Heavy rainfall caused Lick Creek to flood a section of Main Street in Gainesville.
March 2018	Flood	Gainesville	-	The low water crossing at Main Street and Lick Creek was flooded and closed.
May 2018	Flash Flood	Gainesville	-	Main Street in Gainesville was flooded. Water came up 3 feet while observing the flooding.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Gainesville	-	A 52 knot wind gust was reported.
October 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Gainesville	-	Wind gusts up to 65 mph were estimated but no damage was reported.
August 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Gainesville	-	Several large tree limbs were blown down in Gainesville.
November 2013	Flood	Gainesville	-	The North Main Street Bridge was closed due to high water and debris in the water.
September 2010	Flash Flood	Gainesville	-	A portion of Main Street in the City of Gainsville was reported flooded and impassable.
May 2010	Flood	Gainesville	-	A section of Ballpark Road in Gainesville was flooded and closed off to motorists near Lick and Becky Cobb creeks.
October 2009	Flash Flood	Gainesville	-	Numerous low water crossings were flooded.
June 2007	Flash Flood	Gainesville	-	Several roads and low water crossings became impassable to motorists due to excessive rainfall.
March 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Gainesville	-	Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees along Highway 5 near Gainesville.
May 2006	Flash Flood	Gainesville	-	Excessive rainfall caused several low water crossings to become impassable to motorists.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Gainesville	-	A swath of severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed numerous trees throughout much of the county.
June 2005	Flash Flood	Gainesville	-	Several low water crossings flooded across the eastern part of the county from heavy thunderstorms.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Gainesville	-	Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed several trees southeast of Gainesville.
May 2018	Hail	Gainesville	-	no account filed
June 2014	Hail	Gainesville	-	no account filed
April 2011	Hail	Gainesville	-	no account filed
June 2009	Hail	Gainesville	-	no account filed
June 2009	Hail	Gainesville	-	no account filed
June 2009	Hail	Gainesville	-	no account filed
May 2008	Hail	Gainesville	-	no account filed
March 2006	Hail	Gainesville	-	no account filed
May 2006	Hail	Gainesville	-	no account filed
May 2006	Hail	Gainesville	-	no account filed
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Gainesville	-	no account filed
May 2006	Hail	Gainesville	-	no account filed
January 2005	Flash Flood	Gainesville	-	no account filed
January 2005	Flash Flood	Gainesville	-	no account filed
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Gainesville	-	no account filed
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Gainesville	-	no account filed
April 2003	Hail	Gainesville	-	no account filed
April 2003	Hail	Gainesville	-	no account filed
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Gainesville	-	no account filed
July 2003	Hail	Gainesville	-	no account filed
April 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Gainesville	-	no account filed
September 2001	Hail	Gainesville	-	no account filed
March 2000	Hail	Gainesville	-	no account filed
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Gainesville	-	no account filed
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Gainesville	-	no account filed
April 1998	Hail	Gainesville	-	no account filed
April 1997	Hail	Gainesville	-	no account filed
September 1996	Flash Flood	Gainesville	-	no account filed
March 1996	Hail	Gainesville	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Ozark 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.

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 03001065 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Ozark County	All 2 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.