Spaulding-Olive House

Built in 1910. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

From the record

One of 13 National Register listings published here for McCurtain County · listed in 1979 · category: Building · built in 1910.

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

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
Address. 601 Adams, SE, Idabel, 74745
When was it listed? September 1979
Category. building
Census division. Idabel
When was it built? 1910
National Register reference number. 79003138 - 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

150 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Spaulding-Olive House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,605 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 61 were 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
Arson/incendiarism	61
Debris and open burning	30
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	25
Equipment and vehicle use	19
Natural	8
Misuse of fire by a minor	3
Smoking	3
Recreation and ceremony	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
8 September 2005	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	10490
8 September 2005	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Talihina Agency	HAYBALE#2
7 September 2017	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	not named
7 September 2004	Arson/incendiarism	15 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	10319
5 September 1993	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	10 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	not named
4 September 2000	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	not named
30 September 2004	Arson/incendiarism	13 acres	Talihina Agency	SE377
29 September 1993	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	not named

Every fire recorded in McCurtain County

Mines and quarries near this property

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Spaulding-Olive House: 5 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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.

Site	Commodity	Status
County Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Idabel Plant	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Quality Rocks Inc Limestone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Limestone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Limestone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer

Every working recorded in McCurtain County

Storms near this property

60 of 96 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Idabel, the town this property stands in, in 96 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 48 hail, 37 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 4 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.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	$200,000	A violent thunderstorm moved rapidly southeast across McCurtain County, OK into Bowie County and Cass County, TX. This thunderstorm also produced a strong tornado in McCurtain County, OK which moved into northeast Texas and a second, stronger microburst, southeast of Maud, TX. Numerous trees were snapped and pushed over while several homes, mobile homes, tier homes, barns, garages and outbuildings were damaged. The microburst ranged from 3.2 miles long by 2.3 miles wide and was tear drop in shape.
November 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	$90,000	THUNDERSTORM WINDS DESTROYED BARNS...OVERTURNED A TRAILER HOUSE AND DID MINOR DAMAGE TO OTHER BUILDINGS EAST OF IDABEL.
February 1999	Tornado (F1)	Idabel	$60,000	The tornado, witnessed by dozens of people, touched down on new road construction, crossed the road and slammed into the ET Dunlap Center, peeled back the roof and destroyed the interior of the school as well as mangling a satellite dish. Six parked cars were pushed sideways into each other doing little damage. The tornado then moved across the Kiamichi Technology Center damaging the building before moving across Hwy 259 destroying several signs and bending three telephone pools to a 45 degree angle. The tornado then continued into a wooded region. The tornado was described by Randy Barton, an eyewitness, as an upside down bowl which came to a point on the ground. Several eyewitness were within 15 yards of the tornado. The school administrated said there would have been numerous injuries from a collapsing roof except one instructor called in sick cancelling class for the day and other classes were scheduled for just after the event.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	$30,000	Some homes in town suffered roof damage from fallen limbs and from shingles being blown off. Some portable buildings were severly damaged.
June 2005	Hail	Idabel	$15,000	Thunderstorm winds downed power poles onto a vehicle.
August 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	$15,000	An isolated severe thunderstorm produced damaging winds eight miles south of Idabel. A greenhouse collapsed due to the strong winds, and a trailer was flipped an estimated 23 feet. U.S. Highway 259 was closed when a barn was blown onto the highway, and numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	$10,000	Mobile home damaged from high wind gusts.
April 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	$5,000	Thunderstorms in far southeast Oklahoma on the 11th produced damaging winds during the late afternoon hours. Strong thunderstorms winds blew down numerous trees near Bethel and five miles southwest of Glover. In Idabel, strong thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees with one falling on a house and another falling on power lines. Strong winds tore a roof off a mobile home just north of Idabel.
May 2015	Flash Flood	Idabel	$2,000	Although the truck driver was able to walk away to high ground, a truck remains stranded in high water along Lynn Lane, and the road is closed due to flooding.
March 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	-	A 63 mph wind gust was measured at the Idabel Mesonet site.
April 2026	Hail	Idabel	-	Quarter size hail reported in Idabel.
May 2025	Hail	Idabel	-	Nickel size hail fell in Idabel.
November 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	-	A NWS Storm Survey confirmed that severe downburst winds damaged a vehicle service building and showroom in Idabel. Three garage doors on the upwind side were blown inward, which likely allowed the wind into the building. This allowed the wind to lift and remove part of the roof to the service area, which caused the collapse of a brick facade wall on the downwind side. The wind blowing through the building also blew out a few large glass windows in the showroom. Debris was blown across the street and damaged several cars in the Choctaw Village and Choctaw Casino parking lot downwind to the north. The vehicle service building is located on a significantly elevated hill compared to the shopping center to the north, which likely exposed it to more wind. No additional structural damage was found at this point, and only one tree on the back lot from the service building was damaged, with the debris facing downwind.
June 2023	Hail	Idabel	-	Quarter size hail reported just east of Idabel.
April 2022	Hail	Idabel	-	Quarter size hail fell in Idabel.
April 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	-	Numerous trees were blown down across McCurtain County. Trees were downed onto homes near Idabel and Broken Bow.
May 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	-	Trees were blown down just south of Idabel.
May 2020	Funnel Cloud	Idabel	-	A KTEN TV viewer captured a picture of a funnel cloud over Idabel.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	-	Large branches were downed in Idabel.
June 2019	Hail	Idabel	-	Quarter size hail fell in Idabel.
May 2015	Hail	Idabel	-	Dime to quarter size hail was reported in Idabel.
May 2015	Hail	Idabel	-	Quarter size hail fell at the Sherriff's Office in Idabel.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	-	Several trees were reported downed across the county.
December 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	-	Several trees and powerlines were downed blocking roads across the southern half of the county near the Red River.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	-	Sheriff dispatch reported numerous trees and powerlines downed along Hwy. 37 as well as along Boss Road.
June 2011	Funnel Cloud	Idabel	-	A lowering of the cloud base resulted in multiple funnel clouds reported by a storm spotter just north of Idabel along Hwy. 259.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	-	Winds estimated by a storm spotter just north of Idabel.
November 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	-	A trained spotter estimated 70 mph wind gusts in Idabel, Oklahoma.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	-	A tree was downed in Idabel, Oklahoma.
April 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	-	A tree was downed in Idabel at the intersection of 8th and Enid Streets.
April 2009	Hail	Idabel	-	Hail was reported on the west side of Idabel, Oklahoma.
May 2009	Hail	Idabel	-	Penny sized hail reported at the courthouse in Idabel, Oklahoma.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	-	Wind speed was measured at the McCurtain County Regional Airport.
October 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	-	Trees were blown down across Hwy. 3 just east of Idabel, Oklahoma.
October 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	-	A tree was blown down a county road just south of Idabel, Oklahoma.
February 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	-	Power lines were downed throughout the county resulting in numerous power outages.
April 2008	Hail	Idabel	-	Hail fell just west of town.
May 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	-	Numerous trees downed 4 miles west of Valliant, Oklahoma.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	-	Gust measured by the Oklahoma Mesonet and verified by the Quality Assurance Manager for the Oklahoma Mesonet. This wind speed ranks in the top 5 for one of the highest wind gusts ever recorded by an Oklahoma Mesonet site.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	-	High winds caused a boat on a local waterway to be fliped over and capsized near Redland.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	-	Trees were downed in Hollybrook.
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	-	Numerous trees down.
March 2002	Flash Flood	Idabel	-	County roads under water.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	-	Numerous trees down across power lines.
December 2001	Flash Flood	Idabel	-	Hwy 37 flooded and closed. Many Farm to Market roads also closed.
April 2000	Tornado (F1)	Idabel	-	Numerous trees were toppled and stripped. No homes or structures were in the path of this tornado.
November 2000	Flash Flood	Idabel	-	Numerous roads flooded.
April 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	-	Several large trees down.
May 1999	Tornado (F2)	Idabel	-	Numerous trees blown over or snapped. A Pecan orchard was laid to waste. This tornado moved into McCurtain county from Red River county, TX.
June 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	-	Numerous trees and powerlines down.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	-	Power company reported numerous downed trees and power lines.
November 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	-	Several large trees down.
April 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Idabel	-	Severe thunderstorms in southeast Oklahoma during the late afternoon and evening hours on the 19th produced hail mostly between quarter and golf ball size with baseball-size hail reported in Halworth. Strong thunderstorm winds downed a tree and ripped a roof off a chicken house 4 miles west of Battiest, produced minor roof damage 6 miles south of Broken Bow, blew a shed down 9 miles southeast of Clayton and downed trees and power lines 4 miles west of Idabel.
April 1993	Hail	Idabel	-	Severe thunderstorms in southeast Oklahoma during the late afternoon and evening hours on the 19th produced hail mostly between quarter and golf ball size with baseball-size hail reported in Halworth. Strong thunderstorm winds downed a tree and ripped a roof off a chicken house 4 miles west of Battiest, produced minor roof damage 6 miles south of Broken Bow, blew a shed down 9 miles southeast of Clayton and downed trees and power lines 4 miles west of Idabel.
April 2015	Hail	Idabel	-	no account filed
May 2015	Hail	Idabel	-	no account filed
May 2012	Hail	Idabel	-	no account filed
May 2011	Funnel Cloud	Idabel	-	no account filed
June 2011	Hail	Idabel	-	no account filed
April 2011	Hail	Idabel	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in McCurtain 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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Idabel Armory	0.1 miles	1988
Barnes-Steverson House	0.2 miles	1978
Rouleau Hotel	0.5 miles	2002
Frisco Station	0.6 miles	1979

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 79003138 in Record Group 79.
McCurtain County	All 13 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.