Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
“The Thomas Hickman House is a historic home in Howard County, Missouri. It is a brick, Georgian-style house, built by businessman Thomas Hickman in 1819.”
Wikipedia article Thomas Hickman House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 25 National Register listings published here for Howard County · listed in 2006 · 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 4 fires within 5 miles of Thomas Hickman House between 2017 and 2020, burning about 51 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176927-02732-04282018-1408 |
| 6 February 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 February 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 210515-02732-02212020-1420 |
| 26 January 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176864-02732-01262018-1934 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Thomas Hickman House: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hall + Riley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Klusmeyer Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Franklin, the town this property stands in, in 38 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 21 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 flash 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 1993 | Hail | New Franklin | $50,000 | Tennis ball size hail broke several car windows and dented parked cars at a nearby lumber yard. The New Franklin Police Department and an area farmer reported 1.00-inch-diameter hail and smaller covering the ground as deep as 3 inches in and east of New Franklin. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Franklin | $5,000 | Roof damage reported. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Franklin | $5,000 | Numerous power lines and poles were blown down. |
| March 1993 | Hail | New Franklin | $5,000 | Reported by the New Franklin Police Department. |
| March 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Franklin | $5,000 | Reported by the New Franklin Police Department. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Franklin | $1,000 | Power lines downed. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Franklin | $500 | A large tree was reported uprooted, with several smaller trees snapped off. A carport was lifted up and then blown down. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Franklin | $500 | Thunderstorm winds gusted up to 60 mph, with damage observed to a carport, that was lifted into the air and and blown down. A large tree was uprooted and several smaller trees were also snapped off. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Franklin | - | Downed tree and wires near Chancellor Street in New Franklin. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Franklin | - | Downed tree and wires near County Road 448. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Franklin | - | Multiple tree limbs and wires down just north of New Franklin. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Franklin | - | Social media photos of multiple trees and limbs down between Franklin and New Franklin. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Franklin | - | Tree limbs and wires down with power outages. |
| April 2023 | Hail | New Franklin | - | Hen egg sized hail was reported in New Franklin. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Franklin | - | A few broken residential windows with multiple mailboxes and road signs were blown over. |
| April 2014 | Hail | New Franklin | - | Strong winds were also reported. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Franklin | - | Tree downed on Highway EE. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | New Franklin | - | County road 433 closed due to high water. |
| June 1998 | Hail | New Franklin | - | The Chief of Police reported dime-size hail during a severe thunderstorm at New Franklin. |
| February 1998 | Heavy Rain | New Franklin | - | Heavy rains resulted in minor flooding of roadways. The worst of the road flooding was in southwest Howard County where Route Z just off of Highway 87 was closed due to high water. |
| April 1997 | Hail | New Franklin | - | Dime-size hail was reported during a severe thunderstorm along Route 5 10 miles north of New Franklin. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Franklin | - | Several trees were downed in and around the New Franklin area by severe thunderstorms. |
| April 1993 | Hail | New Franklin | - | Tennis ball size hail broke several car windows and dented parked cars at a nearby lumber yard. The New Franklin Police Department and an area farmer reported 1.00-inch-diameter hail and smaller covering the ground as deep as 3 inches in and east of New Franklin. |
| April 1993 | Hail | New Franklin | - | Tennis ball size hail broke several car windows and dented parked cars at a nearby lumber yard. The New Franklin Police Department and an area farmer reported 1.00-inch-diameter hail and smaller covering the ground as deep as 3 inches in and east of New Franklin. |
| March 2017 | Hail | New Franklin | - | no account filed |
| March 2014 | Hail | New Franklin | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | New Franklin | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | New Franklin | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | New Franklin | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | New Franklin | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | New Franklin | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | New Franklin | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | New Franklin | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | New Franklin | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Franklin | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | New Franklin | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | New Franklin | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | New Franklin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Harris-Chilton-Ruble House | 1.0 miles | 1980 |
 | New Franklin Commercial Historic District | 1.3 miles | 2013 |
 | Cedar Grove | 2.2 miles | 1982 |
| Rivercene | 2.6 miles | 1973 | |
 | Greenwood | 3.0 miles | 1983 |
| Boonslick State Park | 7.7 miles | 1969 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06000627 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Howard County | All 25 listed properties in this county. |
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