Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
“Paris Male Academy, also known as the Nimrod Ashcraft House, is a historic school building located at Paris, Monroe County, Missouri.”
Wikipedia article Paris Male Academy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 8 National Register listings published here for Monroe County · listed in 1990 · 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 14 fires within 5 miles of Paris Male Academy between 1992 and 2016, burning about 174 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 July 1995 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 June 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 June 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 135816-06949-04172016-2131 |
| 28 March 1992 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 March 1992 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Paris Male Academy: 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coy Rives Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Central Stone Co. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gannaway Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Paris, the town this property stands in, in 34 storm reports between 1995 and 2018: 21 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2004 | Hail | Paris | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $400 | High wind gusts knocked down power lines and poles. Power outages were reported at the sheriff office. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $200 | Several utility poles were blown down causing power outages. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | Thunderstorm winds snapped a pole off and lifted a shed into a home in town. Also, several power lines were blown down around town. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees across the intersection of Highway 15 and U.S. Highway 24, just north of Paris. |
| April 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Paris | - | Another tornado, about half a mile south of the first tornado, briefly touched down on County Road 835, half a mile north of the intersection with County Road 840. A barn sustained minor to moderate damage, where 2x4 missiles were driven into the roof of the barn. Width of damage was 30 to 40 yards wide with a path length of less than a tenth of a mile. The tornado was rated EF0. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs and blew over a picnic table destroying it. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Paris | - | Up to three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time on saturated soils causing flash flooding. Several roads in Paris were flooded. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down around town. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines north of Paris. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a 2 foot and 1 foot diameter tree on Cooper Street. A large tree limb was also downed on the grounds of the Monroe County Courthouse. The "Stihl" sign in front of Ed's Hardware was blown down by the wind. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees, tree branches and power lines in Paris. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | The Missouri Highway Department reported a tree down blocking the westbound lane of Route AA. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Paris | - | Amateur radio spotters reported golfball size hail in Paris. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | The County Sheriff reported trees down in Paris. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | The Sheriff Department reported trees uprooted in Paris. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | County Sheriff reported a few large trees down in town. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | Amateur radio spotters reported trees down blocking Highway 15 south of Paris. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | The Monroe County Sheriff reported trees down in Paris. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Paris | - | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Paris | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Paris | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Paris | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Paris | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Paris | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Paris | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Paris | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Paris | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Union Covered Bridge | 6.7 miles | 1970 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 90001103 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Monroe County | All 8 listed properties in this county. |
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