Built in 1906 (Queen Anne style). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
“Lukins House is a historic house in Artesia, New Mexico. It was built in 1906 for William Major, who later sold it to F.”
Wikipedia article F. L. Lukins House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 24 National Register listings published here for Eddy County · listed in 1984 · category: Building · built in 1906, Queen Anne style.
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 17 fires within 5 miles of F. L. Lukins House between 1997 and 2018, burning about 316 acres in total. 2 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 | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ATOKA |
| 4 July 2015 | Fireworks | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MM 73 |
| 4 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Carlsbad Field Office | JC PARK |
| 25 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Carlsbad Field Office | AVALON |
| 22 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Carlsbad Field Office | 13TH STREET |
| 17 June 2008 | Natural | 209 acres | Carlsbad Field Office | CAT CLAW |
| 4 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Capitan District | MORNINGSIDE |
| 24 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Carlsbad Field Office | JACKSON 2 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of F. L. Lukins House: 9 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Pit | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Artesia City Dump Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Sherrell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Sweatt Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Artesia, the town this property stands in, in 142 storm reports between 1993 and 2021: 76 hail, 38 thunderstorm wind, 20 flash flood, 4 tornado. The reports record 3 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2016 | Hail | Artesia | 2 hurt | A thunderstorm moved across Eddy County and produced baseball sized hail from the Artesia Airport to two miles south of Artesia. There were two head injuries reported due to the hail between 4 and 4:30 pm MDT. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artesia | 1 hurt, $15,000 | Strong winds blew over a mobile home and rolled it approximately 25 feet. A man and a dog were inside the mobile home. The man was treated at a local hospital for a minor concussion and multiple bruises. A storage building (10x12 ft) was also blown over during the event. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Artesia | $1,500,000 | Dime-size hail was first reported by the New Mexico State Police. Shortly afterward, a SKYWARN spotter reported golf ball-size hail that pounded much of Artesia. Numerous cars had broken windshields and large dents in their bodies, and roofs of houses received heavy damage as well. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Artesia | $1,500,000 | no account filed |
| September 2016 | Hail | Artesia | $1,000,000 | A thunderstorm moved across Eddy County and produced baseball sized hail in Artesia. The Artesia Airport Manager reported extensive damage to vehicles and hangars. There was also widespread damage to cars and homes in Artesia. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. |
| October 2012 | Hail | Artesia | $500,000 | A thunderstorm moved over Eddy County and produced baseball sized hail on the north side of Artesia along Highway 285 and State Road 2. There was roof and car damage reported. The cost of damage is a rough estimate. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Artesia | $70,000 | Numerous reports of golfball size hail were received as an isolated supercell storm propagated southeast over portions of northern Eddy County during the late afternoon and early evening hours of the 17th. The swath of damaging hail began at the Eddy and Chaves County line nine miles north of Artesia along New Mexico Highway 351, and ended as the storm weakened over rural northeastern Eddy County.The most significant damage was reported between Artesia and the Eddy and Chaves County line. At least four residences suffered roof damage and broken windows. Four vehicles also were heavily damaged, including a New Mexico State Police cruiser and a welding truck. Several reports indicated that the duration of hail fall exceeded thirty minutes at some homesteads. Hail accumulated to depths of eight inches at some locales along the storm's path. Traffic along U.S. Highway 285 and New Mexico Highway 351 was reportedly at a stand still in the wake of the storm as hail covered the driving surfaces and created hazardous driving conditions. |
| December 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artesia | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Artesia | $40,000 | Cotton and alfalfa crops were damaged near Atoka, NM. The Quentin Rogers cotton fields were stripped down to bare ground, while a 3 foot tall hay field near East Blevins Road and Highway 385 was stripped down to 10 inches tall. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artesia | $35,000 | A National Weather Service trained spotter reported that a mobile home was blown over. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Artesia | $20,000 | A resident along the Eddy and Chaves County line, near the intersection of North 13th Street and Pearson Road, reported that occasional hen egg to tennis ball size hail accompanied the storm. The homestead suffered "extensive" damage, both structural and to several vehicles. The hail was, at times, wind driven by severe thunderstorm wind gusts. This resulted in the loss of all northward facing windows. The roof of the residence was severely damaged. Crop damage on the property also was reported to be "extensive". |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artesia | $10,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds snapped several power poles in half along Highway 285. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artesia | $10,000 | A supercell thunderstorm with a well-defined wall cloud produced at least two brief tornadoes. Two barns lost their roofs due to strong winds. Numerous funnel clouds were also reported. Reports came from a SKYWARN Spotter. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Artesia | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Artesia | $7,000 | A severe thunderstorm moved across Eddy County and produced baseball sized hail two miles northeast of Artesia. Vehicle damage was reported. The cost of the vehicle damage is a very rough estimate. |
| October 2021 | Hail | Artesia | $5,000 | A thunderstorm produced 1.50 inch hail three miles north northeast of Artesia. The hail shredded leaves off of trees and put some dents on cars. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Artesia | $5,000 | Damaged autos and their windows. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artesia | $5,000 | A supercell thunderstorm with a well-defined wall cloud produced at least two brief tornadoes. Two barns lost their roofs due to strong winds. Numerous funnel clouds were also reported. Reports came from a SKYWARN Spotter. |
| September 2016 | Hail | Artesia | $3,000 | A storm moved across Eddy County and produced baseball sized hail two miles south of Artesia. The hail punctured holes in the walls of a home. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artesia | $2,000 | Microburst winds from a storm moving to the southeast blew part of a roof off a trailer. |
| September 2016 | Hail | Artesia | $1,500 | A thunderstorm moved across Eddy County and produced tennis ball sized hail in Artesia. The hail dented a car and damaged some trees. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artesia | $1,500 | Spotters in Artesia reported winds gusting to 60 mph. These winds blew around lawn furniture and damaged a residential porch. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artesia | $500 | A thunderstorm moved across Eddy County and produced an estimated 70 mph wind gust in Artesia. Large tree limbs were blown down by the winds. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Artesia | $500 | Several streets were barricaded in Artesia due to high water from heavy rainfall in the area. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Artesia | $500 | Heavy rain fell across Eddy County and produced flash flooding in Artesia. Twentieth and Thirteenth streets in Artesia were reported to be flooded with water over the curbs. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Artesia | $500 | Heavy rain fell across Eddy County and produced flash flooding in Artesia. There was a report of six plus inches of flowing water along a street in Artesia. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artesia | $500 | A thunderstorm moved over Eddy County and produced a 61 mph wind gust at Artesia as measured by the Artesia RAWS. This wind gust is thought to be the result of a dry microburst since a lot of blowing dust with little to no rain was reported. There was some tree limb damage across the town. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. |
| May 1993 | Hail | Artesia | $500 | A NWS observer reported walnut-size hail fell in Lakewood for 22 minutes. The State Police reported nickel-size hail fell between Artesia and Seven Rivers at 1354 MST. Additional thunderstorms later in the evening produced a wind gust of 53 knots (61 mph) at Lakewood at 2220 MST. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artesia | $200 | A thunderstorm moved across Eddy County and produced wind damage west of Artesia. A large cottonwood tree was uprooted between 515 and 530 pm MDT. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artesia | - | A thunderstorm produced a 60 mph wind gust at the Artesia AWOS site. |
| July 2020 | Funnel Cloud | Artesia | - | A thunderstorm produced a funnel cloud/landspout about seven miles north of Artesia. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Artesia | - | A thunderstorm moved across Eddy County and produced half dollar sized hail in Artesia that covered the ground. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artesia | - | A thunderstorm moved across Eddy County and produced a 61 mph wind gust near Artesia. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artesia | - | A thunderstorm moved across Eddy County and produced a 69 mph wind gust near Artesia. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artesia | - | A thunderstorm moved across Eddy County and produced a 62 mph wind gust near Artesia. It was measured at a personal weather station. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artesia | - | A thunderstorm moved across Eddy County and produced an estimated 60 mph wind gust ten miles west of Artesia, NM. |
| August 2016 | Heavy Rain | Artesia | - | Heavy rain fell in Artesia and 1.83 inches of rain was reported on West Ray Avenue. The streets were flooded curb to curb with between three to six inches of water. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artesia | - | A thunderstorm that moved across northern Eddy County produced a thunderstorm wind gust measured by an ASOS of 61 mph. |
| October 2015 | Heavy Rain | Artesia | - | Heavy rain occurred across Eddy County and produced some minor street flooding in Artesia. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artesia | - | A thunderstorm moved across Eddy County and produced a 68 mph wind gust in Artesia. No damage was reported. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artesia | - | A thunderstorm moved over Eddy County and produced a 62 mph wind gust two miles west of Artesia. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artesia | - | A thunderstorm moved across Eddy County and produced a 60 mph wind gust eight miles south of Artesia. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artesia | - | A small barn was blow over about 5 miles southeast of Artesia. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artesia | - | A trained spotter reported numerous tree limbs, up to 4 inches in diamter, were blow down in Artesia, NM. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Artesia | - | A trained spotter reported six to eight inches of water flowing across several street intersections in Artesia. |
| March 2007 | Hail | Artesia | - | Penny to golfball size hail fell in and around Artesia. |
| March 2007 | Hail | Artesia | - | Quarter to golfball size hail fell south of Artesia. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artesia | - | A 40 foot tall and three foot wide Elm tree was blown over. No other damage was reported. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Artesia | - | Heavy rainfall over the city of Artesia produced flash flooding, with streets flooded up to a foot deep. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Artesia | - | At least seven inches of water was flowing over the roads in Artesia. The city closed low water crossings across Eagle Draw because of flooding across these crossings. One accident occured when the driver lost control of the vehicle after driving into high water. The driver sustained minor injures. One to two feet of water flowed over New Mexico Highway 137 from its intersection with U.S. Highway 285 for six miles west. |
| October 2007 | Hail | Artesia | - | Quarter sized hail fell eight miles west of Artesia over U.S. Highway 82. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Artesia | - | Local police reported six inches to one foot of water across several streets in the city of Artesia. |
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | Artesia | - | Motorists reported that Cottonwood Creek was flowing over S James Funk Road north of Artesia. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Artesia | - | A NWS trained spotter reported that penny size hail fell on U.S. Highway 285 south of Artesia. |
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | Artesia | - | Flash flooding occurred on many roads throughout Eddy County, including County Road 206 which had one foot of water running across it and County Road 39 which had three feet of water running over it, near its crossing with the Rio Penasco. |
| February 2005 | Hail | Artesia | - | Multiple reports of quarter size hail were received as an isolated supercell thunderstorm tracked east across northern Eddy County. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artesia | - | Severe thunderstorm winds accompanied the giant hail at a homestead located on the Eddy and Chaves County line. Rural residents estimated the peak wind gusts to be near 65 MPH. These winds drove very large hail horizontally which resulted in the loss of northward facing windows in the home and in several vehicles. Significant damage was not otherwise directly attributed to the severe winds. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Artesia | - | The Artesia Fire Department reported large hail up to the size of golfballs over U.S. Highway 82 east of the city. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artesia | - | Damaging wind gusts accompanied an isolated storm near Artesia during the afternoon of the 30th. At least one large tree was blown down in a residential area. A trained storm spotter witnessed a downburst south of the city moments before the damaging winds struck. The Automated Surface Observing System at the Artesia Airport (located several miles west of the city) measured a peak gust to 54 MPH, but wind gusts in Artesia were likely higher. No structural damage was reported. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Artesia | - | A National Weather Service trained spotter reported that several streets in Artesia were flooded. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | William Baskin House | under 500 feet | 1984 |
 | Hodges-Sipple House | 0.1 miles | 1984 |
 | John Acord House | 0.1 miles | 1984 |
| Artesia Residential Historic District | 0.2 miles | 2013 | |
 | Moore-Ward Cobblestone House | 0.2 miles | 1984 |
 | Sallie Chisum Robert House | 0.2 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84002928 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Eddy County | All 24 listed properties in this county. |
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