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James Beauchamp Clark House

A National Historic Landmark. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

From the record

“The James Beauchamp Clark House, also known as "Champ" Clark House or Honey Shuck, is a historic house museum at 207 East Champ Clark Drive in Bowling Green, Missouri, the seat of Pike County. Designated as a National Historic Landmark, it is the only known surviving home of James Beauchamp Clark (1851-1921), a leading US Congressman of the early 20th century.”

Wikipedia article James Beauchamp Clark House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 21 National Register listings published here for Pike County · listed in 1976 · category: Building · a National Historic Landmark.

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

The listing

  • National Historic Landmark. The highest federal designation, held by about 2,600 places in the country against roughly 100,000 Register listings.
  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Listed as. Clark, James Beauchamp, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. 204 E. Champ Clark Dr., Bowling Green, 63334
  • When was it listed? December 1976
  • Category. building
  • Township. Cuivre township
  • National Register reference number. 76001114 - 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

13 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of James Beauchamp Clark House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 25 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
Debris and open burning8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Recreation and ceremony1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
21 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation220650-08204-08212020-1532
16 April 1997Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
15 April 1997Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
10 April 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation179111-08204-04102019-1347
8 March 1997Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 March 2005Recreation and ceremony10 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
26 March 1992Debris and open burning3.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
21 March 1997Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Every fire recorded in Pike County

Mines and quarries near this property

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of James Beauchamp Clark House: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hume QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Magnesium Mining Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Pike County

Storms near this property

53 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bowling Green, the town this property stands in, in 53 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 29 hail, 21 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2021Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$10,000Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down onto an unoccupied car causing moderate damage.
August 2004LightningBowling Green$10,000Lightning struck the television tower on a home in the Bowling Green area ultimately setting the home's deck and some siding on fire. Damage was estimated at $10,000.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees, power lines and numerous tree limbs over the eastern portions of Pike County, especially in Bowling Green, Louisiana and Clarksville areas.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-Large trees covered roadways as a result of thunderstorm wind gusts. The line of storms intensified as it passed over Bowling Green.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-A building in Bowling Green sustained siding damage on two sides of the building from thunderstorm winds.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees. A couple of the trees knocked down power lines causing power outages.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-Thunderstorm winds blew a large tree over as well as numerous tree limbs.
December 2008Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off of the concession stand at the Pike County Fairgrounds, as well as a portion of the roof of a barn.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-Damaging winds moved through the Bowling Green area. Numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down around town. Also, a tin roof from a storage building was thrown into another building's roof, putting a hole in it. One tree fell onto a house, damaging the porch and putting a large hole in the roof. At the Pike County Fairgrounds, a ticket booth was flung about and a nearby machine shed was severely damaged.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-The County sheriff reported large tree limbs down along Highway 54 just west of Bowling Green.
May 2003HailBowling Green-The Sheriff Department reported 1 inch hail.
December 2002HailBowling Green-The Sheriff's Department reported 3/4 inch hail covering the ground.
December 2002HailBowling Green-The Sheriff's Department reported 3/4 inch hail.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-The County Sheriff reported trees and power lines down.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-The County Sheriff reported trees and power lines down blocking County Road UU.
April 2001HailBowling Green-The Sheriff Department reported 3/4 inch hail in Bowling Green.
March 2000HailBowling Green-The county Sheriff reported 1 inch hail on the west side of Bowling Green.
April 2000HailBowling Green-Storm spotters reported 1 inch hail.
April 2000HailBowling Green-Storm spotters reported 1 inch hail.
September 2000Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-The County Sheriff reported trees down in Bowling Green. At least one vehicle was damaged by a downed tree.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-Local law enforcement reported trees and power lines down in Bowling Green.
March 1998Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-The roof of a motel was damaged by thunderstorm wind gusts.
April 2015HailBowling Green-no account filed
April 2014HailBowling Green-no account filed
April 2011HailBowling Green-no account filed
April 2011HailBowling Green-no account filed
May 2011HailBowling Green-no account filed
June 2011HailBowling Green-no account filed
April 2010HailBowling Green-no account filed
December 2010HailBowling Green-no account filed
July 2010Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-no account filed
March 2006HailBowling Green-no account filed
March 2006HailBowling Green-no account filed
August 2006Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-no account filed
May 2004HailBowling Green-no account filed
May 2004HailBowling Green-no account filed
May 2004Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-no account filed
May 2004Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-no account filed
May 2003Funnel CloudBowling Green-no account filed
May 2003HailBowling Green-no account filed
May 2003HailBowling Green-no account filed
May 2003HailBowling Green-no account filed
May 2003HailBowling Green-no account filed
April 2000Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-no account filed
April 1999HailBowling Green-no account filed
April 1999HailBowling Green-no account filed
April 1999HailBowling Green-no account filed
April 1999HailBowling Green-no account filed
June 1998HailBowling Green-no account filed
November 1998Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-no account filed
April 1997HailBowling Green-no account filed
May 1996Tornado (F0)Bowling Green-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pike 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 recordThe nomination case file for reference 76001114 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Pike CountyAll 21 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.