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Photograph of Moore House
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Moore House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

From the record

“Moore House, also known as the James Handy and Mary Hunter Moore House, is a historic home located at Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri. It was built in 1899-1900, and is a Colonial Revival style red brick dwelling.”

Wikipedia article Moore House (Charleston, Missouri), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 5 National Register listings published here for Mississippi County · listed in 1980 · category: Building.

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

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 403 N. Main St., Charleston, 63834
  • When was it listed? September 1980
  • Category. building
  • Township. Tywappity township
  • Architectural style. Colonial Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 80002380 - 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

6 since 2019

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Moore House in 2019, burning about 2 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 burning4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2

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
4 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation179341-06732-09042019-1535
27 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation179340-06732-09272019-2220
26 June 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.2 acresMissouri Department of Conservation179343-06732-06262019-1415
22 March 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation179344-06732-03222019-1830
9 January 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation178198-80001-01092019-0940
2 January 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation178197-80001-01022019-1650

Every fire recorded in Mississippi County

Storms near this property

46 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Charleston, the town this property stands in, in 46 storm reports between 1995 and 2020: 23 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 3 flash flood, 3 heavy rain. The reports record 4 injuries. 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
January 1999Thunderstorm WindCharleston3 hurt, $100,000Thunderstorm winds overturned a mobile home and blew down a barn. The roof was removed from the Farm Bureau building in Charleston. At the Charleston Inn, windows were blown out and the roof was damaged. A large sign was snapped off, and a steel light post was snapped. Lots of trees were down in Charleston. The three occupants of the overturned mobile home were transported to a hospital.
March 1997Flash FloodCharleston1 hurt, $40,000no account filed
July 2009Thunderstorm WindCharleston$100,000In Charleston, numerous tree limbs were down, especially north of Highway 62. The historical society building suffered roof damage and a broken chimney. A few houses had minor roof damage. Trees were blown down. Power outages occurred. A bowling alley just south of Charleston on Highway 105 suffered window damage. A nearby church steeple was toppled. In Samos, a large pole barn was partially destroyed along Highway J.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindCharleston$80,000At exit 10 along Interstate 57, an irrigation rig was turned over. A barn was destroyed and strewn across Highway 60 between Charleston and Wyatt.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindCharleston$80,000On the west side of Charleston, two power poles were blown down. There was minor roof damage. A couple of trees were down. On Highway UU south of Charleston, a grain bin was heavily damaged.
April 2002Tornado (F1)Charleston$68,000The tornado path extended from Interstate 57 on the east side of Charleston to about 1.8 miles southeast of Charleston. Peak wind speeds in the tornado were estimated at 100 MPH. An anchored mobile home was lifted and rolled, destroying it. The residents of the mobile home escaped injury by abandoning it moments before the tornado struck. Stationary automobiles were moved about. Several mature hardwood trees were snapped off or uprooted. Minor damage occurred to outbuildings and metal pole-framed structures on the southeast edge of Charleston.
January 2012Thunderstorm WindCharleston$50,000Damage was reported at the agricultural warehouse of a growers' association. The farm store and seed warehouse were totally destroyed. Both structures were large wood and metal storage sheds that were not of sturdy construction. The oil warehouse was damaged, but there were no leaks or ruptures.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindCharleston$40,000The roof of a commercial building was heavily damaged. Wind-blown debris damaged numerous vehicles. Windows were broken in a couple of buildings.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindCharleston$40,000A car wash was destroyed. A gas station canopy was blown down.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindCharleston$20,000At Birds Point, an empty trailer was damaged. Scattered trees and limbs were blown down at East Prairie and Charleston.
February 1999Thunderstorm WindCharleston$10,000A utility pole was blown over.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindCharleston$7,000Numerous trees and power poles were downed, and road sign poles were snapped. A utility company reported 15 different power outages in Charleston, most caused by trees falling on lines. A large tree fell over three vehicles. Numerous trees and limbs fell across roadways.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindCharleston$5,000Trees and wires were blown down from Charleston to East Prairie. At least one large tree was uprooted. A street was blocked.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindCharleston$5,000About 20 percent of the metal was blown off a barn roof on Highway 105 south of Charleston. An interstate highway sign supported by two poles was blown down along Interstate 57 at exit 12, which is the U.S. Highway 60 exit.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindCharleston$5,000Windows were broken at a downtown business, and shingles were blown off another structure. A church and several homes sustained roof and window damage.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindCharleston$4,000Trees were down on County Road 220.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindCharleston$2,000A roof was blown off a barn near the intersection of highways 75 and 105. This was the first report of damage associated with this cluster of thunderstorms. These storms produced extensive damage and a couple of injuries after crossing the Mississippi River into western Kentucky.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindCharleston$2,000no account filed
June 2019Thunderstorm WindCharleston-One-inch limbs were down between Charleston and Wyatt.
May 2018FloodCharleston-There was widespread standing water on roadways throughout the county. No roads were blocked.
June 2018Flash FloodCharleston-Several roads in Charleston were nearly impassable due to flowing water.
June 2010Heavy RainCharleston-Local streets were flooded. A motorist stalled in the floodwaters. The car was pushed out of the water.
October 2010Dust DevilCharleston-An off-duty meteorologist observed three or four dust devils on U.S. Highway 60 between Wyatt and Charleston in Mississippi County. The funnels were visible up to 20 feet above ground level.
August 2009Heavy RainCharleston-Water was over several roadways throughout the community.
May 2008Heavy RainCharleston-Street flooding occurred in Charleston. On a few streets, the water was over the curbs on both sides of the streets.
November 2005Thunderstorm WindCharleston-Windows were blown out of two houses.
November 2004Flash FloodCharleston-Water covered roads in the city. This was the result of a broad area of rain producing 3/4 to 1 inch of rain per hour.
April 2003Funnel CloudCharleston-A narrow rope-like funnel was observed in the Charleston area. The funnel cloud was photographed from the city. It was reportedly snaking in and out of the parent cloud, and extended as much as 60 percent of the way to the ground. No thunderstorms were occurring in the vicinity of the funnel cloud, which formed beneath very cold air aloft associated with an upper level low.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindCharleston-A farm building was destroyed. A car wash was partially unroofed. Some trees and large limbs were blown down.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindCharleston-Several marquee signs were blown down on State Route 105 between Charleston and the airport. In downtown Charleston, a couple of trees were blown down.
February 2001Thunderstorm WindCharleston-Winds were estimated around 60 MPH.
June 2001HailCharleston-A slow-moving thunderstorm produced dime to nickel size hail over the Charleston area. The hail totally covered the ground. Numerous small tree limbs were down in the area.
October 2000Thunderstorm WindCharleston-A co-operative observer for the National Weather Service reported trees down.
April 1998HailCharleston-Quarter size hail fell on U.S. Highway 62.
April 2020HailCharleston-no account filed
March 2006HailCharleston-no account filed
May 2006HailCharleston-no account filed
March 2005HailCharleston-no account filed
October 2004HailCharleston-no account filed
March 2003HailCharleston-no account filed
April 2002HailCharleston-no account filed
February 2001HailCharleston-no account filed
May 2000HailCharleston-no account filed
August 2000HailCharleston-no account filed
May 1998HailCharleston-no account filed
May 1995Thunderstorm WindCharleston-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Mississippi 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.

Listed places nearby

4 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
McCutchen Theatreunder 500 feet2019
Russell Hotelunder 500 feet2022
Jacob Swank House1.2 miles1973
Missouri Pacific Depot5.2 miles1972

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 80002380 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Mississippi CountyAll 5 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.
  • 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.