BlockFrom the record
One of 32 National Register listings published here for Creek County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
J. W. Fulkerson House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Fulkerson, J. W., House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. 508 E Broadway, Drumright, 74030
- When was it listed? March 1982
- Category. building
- Census division. Drumright
- National Register reference number. 82003680 - 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
31 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of J. W. Fulkerson House between 2006 and 2020, burning about 10,710 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 685 acres | Kickapoo Field Office | DEEP ROCK |
| 29 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1,346 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | OAK |
| 25 August 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7.8 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | SINCLAIR |
| 30 July 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 500 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | BLUE GILL |
| 24 July 2012 | Natural | 132 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | BADGER |
| 5 May 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 119 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | GREEN-UP |
| 7 April 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | WILSON LEASE |
| 4 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 586 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | NATSEWAY |
Mines and quarries near this property
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of J. W. Fulkerson House: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Corundum, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quapaw Co. Limestone Pits & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Corundum | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
51 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Drumright, the town this property stands in, in 51 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 25 thunderstorm wind, 22 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drumright | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drumright | $531,000 | Thunderstorm wind resulted in at least $531,000 in debris removal and damage to the utility infrastructure across the county during this severe thunderstorm. Some people were without power for over a week. |
| August 2002 | Lightning | Drumright | $100,000 | Lightning started a fire at a tank battery of a petroleum company. The fire spread from the tank it first struck and ultimately destroyed nine steel and fiberglass tanks. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drumright | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour caused extensive damage in Drumright. Large trees were blown down, several carports were destroyed, shingles were peeled off of several homes, privacy fences were blown down and the fire station lost part of its roof. |
| October 2019 | Hail | Drumright | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drumright | $30,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees. One tree fell onto a house, and another fell into power lines. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Drumright | $25,000 | Golfball size hail damaged homes and automobiles. |
| October 2019 | Hail | Drumright | $20,000 | no account filed |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drumright | $15,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roof of a building. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Drumright | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drumright | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down power lines. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drumright | $10,000 | A wind gust from the outflow of a thunderstorm was measured at 62 miles an hour. No rain fell, but several trees and power lines were blown down. One tree fell on a house. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Drumright | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drumright | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew off part of the roof of a metal shed. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drumright | $500 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and power lines. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drumright | $100 | Thunderstorm winds blew a few trees down. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drumright | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured to 75 mph near the intersection of Highways 33 and 99. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drumright | - | Thunderstorm winds were estimated to 60 mph. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drumright | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drumright | - | A storm chaser estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drumright | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down tree limbs. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drumright | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drumright | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. |
| June 2001 | Flash Flood | Drumright | - | Heavy thunderstorm rains caused water from small streams to flow over roads. |
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Drumright | - | Thunderstorms during the morning of July 19th produced very heavy rainfall which resulted in flash flooding in western Osage and western Creek Counties of northeast Oklahoma. 2 feet of water covered U.S. Highway 60 west of Burbank, and street flooding occurred in Drumright. |
| March 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drumright | - | Isolated severe thunderstorms developed in eastern Oklahoma during the evening of March 6th. Dime-size hail fell six miles southwest of Muse, two miles south of Bengal, and at Pocola. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 mph 10 miles east of Drumright, and these winds downed numerous large tree limbs. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Drumright | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Drumright | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Drumright | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Drumright | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Drumright | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drumright | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Drumright | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Drumright | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drumright | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Drumright | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drumright | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Drumright | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drumright | - | no account filed |
| January 1996 | Hail | Drumright | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Drumright | - | no account filed |
| November 1996 | Flash Flood | Drumright | - | no account filed |
| January 1995 | Hail | Drumright | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drumright | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Drumright | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Drumright | - | no account filed |
| October 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drumright | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Drumright | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Drumright | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Drumright | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drumright | - | no account filed |
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
6 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Santa Fe Depot | 0.2 miles | 1981 |
| First United Methodist Church of Drumright | 0.4 miles | 1982 | |
| Washington School | 0.4 miles | 1981 | |
| Aaron Drumright House | 0.7 miles | 1982 | |
| Wheeler No. 1 Oil Well | 0.8 miles | 1983 | |
| Barnett Jackson No. 11 Oil Well | 1.2 miles | 1982 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82003680 in Record Group 79. |
| Creek County | All 32 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.