Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
“Love House, also known as Love Ridge Fruit Farm, is a historic home located north of the town of Seymour, Webster County, Missouri. It was built after the American Civil War in 1868.”
Wikipedia article Col. Thomas C. Love House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 3 National Register listings published here for Webster County · listed in 1985 · 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 8 fires within 5 miles of Col. Thomas C. Love House between 1994 and 2011, burning about 179 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 burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 22 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 March 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 February 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 90 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 February 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 November 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 October 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 13 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Col. Thomas C. Love House: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hazelwood Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Prock Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Lead | Lead | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Seymour, the town this property stands in, in 74 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 31 hail, 26 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 5 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Seymour | $250,000 | An EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 100 mph started 5 miles north of Seymour and tracked northeast into Wright County. In Webster County the tornado ripped the roof off of a home, destroyed numerous barns, collapsed a train communication tower, and snapped trees. |
| February 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Seymour | $155,000 | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Seymour | $100,000 | no account filed |
| December 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Seymour | $90,000 | An EF-1 tornado formed 2 miles north northeast of Seymour and tracked northeast and dissipated approximately 6 miles northeast of Seymour. There was significant damage to barns along with uprooted trees along the tornadoes path. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $50,000 | Roofs and awnings of building on the town square of Seymour suffered moderate damage from high winds. Falling debris also damaged vehicles. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $37,000 | A large section of a roof was blown over on the square in Seymour. Several power poles were also blown down. A tree also fell on a home in Seymour. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $25,000 | Several large trees were reported down and shingles were blown of a hotel roof. A large sign was also blown over. |
| April 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Seymour | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $10,000 | Power poles reported down in town with power outages. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $10,000 | A large tree was downed onto a home causing minor damage. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $10,000 | no account filed |
| October 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $5,000 | A large tree limb fell across a live powerline catching fire. |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $5,000 | Power lines were reported down due to high winds. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Seymour | $5,000 | Ping pong size hail was reported in Seymour with wind gusts estimated up to 55 mph. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Seymour | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Seymour | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $2,000 | Multiple trees were blown into the roadway on Eagle Drive south of Seymour. The road was blocked. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $2,000 | A large limb fell on a vehicle causing minor damage. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $2,000 | A tree fell down near Seymour school. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Seymour | $2,000 | Flood water from heavy rainfall entered two homes on Division Street in Seymour. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $1,000 | A large tree limb fell down. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $1,000 | The public reported a few 1 inch limbs down and shingles blown off a gas station roof. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $1,000 | An intermittent path of minor wind damage to shingles and trees from west of Seymour into the city. The debris was initially thrown in a divergent direction at the start of the event...continuing in an easterly manner into Seymour. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Seymour | $50 | Wind gusts were also estimated as high as 50 mph by Skywarn spotters. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Seymour | $50 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | - | A 62 mph wind gust was measured in Seymour during thunderstorms. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Seymour | - | Hail to the size of quarters fell in Seymour. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Seymour | - | Hail to the size of ping pong balls fell in Seymour. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | - | A 71 mph wind gust was measured at the EOC in Seymour. |
| August 2024 | Heavy Rain | Seymour | - | Mesonet station FW9032 in Seymour measured 3.25 inches of storm total rainfall. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | - | The Emergency Manager recorded a wind gust of 71 mph on a weather station at the emergency management office. |
| May 2022 | Flood | Seymour | - | Skyline Road at the James River low water crossing was closed due to flooding. |
| March 2022 | Flash Flood | Seymour | - | Heavy rainfall caused flooding along Burnett Road. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | - | Multiple large limbs were reported down in town. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Seymour | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | - | The MESONET station FW9032 measured a 61 mph wind gust. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Seymour | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | - | Winds were estimated between 60-70mph in town. Some large limbs were reported down. |
| February 2017 | Hail | Seymour | - | There were numerous reports of dime to quarter size hail covering Highway 60 near Seymour which caused travel impacts. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Seymour | - | Excessive rainfall caused several city streets in Seymour to flood. |
| June 2015 | Heavy Rain | Seymour | - | In Seymour, 6.20 inches of rainfall was reported in the last 24 hours. |
| June 2015 | Heavy Rain | Seymour | - | Near Seymour, 6.00 inches of rainfall was reported in the last 24 hours. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | - | Several large limbs were blown down. Wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Seymour | - | Quarter inch hail was also reported about one mile southeast of Forland. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Seymour | - | Rising flood waters from very heavy rainfall threatened the Seymour Senior Citizen Center. The center was evacuated as a result. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Seymour | - | Finley Falls Road west of Seymour was reported as impassable due to water flowing over the roadway. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Seymour | - | Many streets were reported as flooded in Seymour with up to one foot of flowing water. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Seymour | - | A water rescue was performed in near waist deep, flowing water near the intersection of Findley Falls and Burnett Roads. |
| October 2009 | Heavy Rain | Seymour | - | A total rainfall amount of 3.20 inches was measured. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Seymour | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Seymour | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Seymour | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Seymour | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Seymour | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Seymour | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Seymour | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Seymour | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | - | no account filed |
| February 2006 | Hail | Seymour | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Seymour | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85000108 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Webster County | All 3 listed properties in this county. |
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