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One of 107 National Register listings published here for Tulsa County · listed in 1991 · category: Building · built in 1913.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
B. W. McLean House and Office
Built in 1913. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 4 buildingss, 1 object as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. McLean, B. W., House and Office - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. 123 E. A St., Jenks, 74037
- When was it listed? March 1991
- Category. building
- Census division. Tulsa
- When was it built? 1913
- National Register reference number. 91000309 - 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
10 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of B. W. McLean House and Office between 2005 and 2017, burning about 1,216 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30474 |
| 15 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | COTTON WOOD |
| 10 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | SAPULPA |
| 8 June 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | JENKS 33W |
| 6 April 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 175 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 40304 |
| 23 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | BONFIRE |
| 26 February 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge | BRIAR BARN 2 |
| 12 December 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | HILTON |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of B. W. McLean House and Office: 19 past producers, 7 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amulco Sand Plant #33 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Anchor Concrete Co Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dredge & Plant # 32 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Keystone Dredge & Plant #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mc Michael Dredge & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| No 1 Dredge & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand Plant No.-2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
60 of 87 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jenks, the town this property stands in, in 87 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 56 hail, 24 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 2 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2005 | Hail | Jenks | $65,000,000 | A supercell thunderstorm moved north-northeast across the central portion of Tulsa County producing a several mile wide swath of large, damaging hail. Reports of golfball or larger hail was common in a densely populated area of the county from Jenks to across the City of Tulsa. The largest hailstones reported were 3 inches in diameter. Many automobiles, homes, and businesses were damaged by the hailstorm. |
| July 2016 | Lightning | Jenks | $200,000 | Lightning struck a home and resulted in a fire. The home was a total loss. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Jenks | $150,000 | Hen egg size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Jenks | $150,000 | Hen egg size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| July 2013 | Lightning | Jenks | $150,000 | Lightning struck a house, resulting in a fire that severely damaged it. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Jenks | $100,000 | Hail larger than golf ball size damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Jenks | $75,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Jenks | $75,000 | Ping pong ball size hail damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Jenks | $75,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Jenks | $75,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Jenks | $75,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Jenks | $30,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Jenks | $30,000 | Half dollar size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Jenks | $25,000 | Half dollar size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Jenks | $25,000 | Large hail up to half dollar size fell at this location for at least six minutes. The hail damaged vehicles and homes. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Jenks | $25,000 | Half dollar size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Jenks | $20,000 | Half dollar size hail damaged vehicles and homes. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jenks | $20,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped power poles. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jenks | $15,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines and damaged signs. One tree fell on a house. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jenks | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and ripped part of a sheet metal roof off a storage building at a lumber company. A sign was also blown off it hinges at another business. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jenks | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power poles. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Jenks | $5,000 | A car stalled in high water, resulting in a swift water rescue near 2500 East 87th Street. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jenks | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a power pole down onto a building. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jenks | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down multiple trees and power poles. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jenks | $300 | Several large trees were blown down in Jenks. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jenks | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured to 58 mph. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jenks | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jenks | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jenks | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped numerous large tree limbs. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jenks | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down two large trees in Jenks, blocking both lanes of South Florence at E 116th Street. |
| October 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jenks | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped numerous large tree limbs. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jenks | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured to 58 mph. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Jenks | - | Portions of S Yale Avenue were flooded between E 81st Street and E 91st Street. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jenks | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to near 60 mph. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jenks | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree and numerous large tree limbs. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jenks | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped tree limbs near Riverside Drive and E 121st Street S. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Jenks | - | Portions of S Delaware Avenue were flooded between E 81st Street and E 91st Street. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jenks | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees, one of which blocked a portion of the roadway at E 91st Street and Riverside Drive. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jenks | - | A storm chaser measured thunderstorm wind gusts of 69 mph. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jenks | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 mph were measured at 121st Street South and Peoria Avenue. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Jenks | - | Several roads were flooded by heavy rain. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Jenks | - | A water rescue was performed after four men drove a car into high water. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jenks | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a tree. The tree blocked a street. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jenks | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and large tree limbs. |
| February 2003 | Hail | Jenks | - | Penny size hail was reported near the intersection of Yale and the Creek Turnpike. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jenks | - | A 63 mile an hour winds gust was measured by a spotter near the intersection of 121st street and Peoria Avenue. |
| March 2000 | Hail | Jenks | - | Quarter size hail was reported at Riverside Airport. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Jenks | - | There were numerous reports of dime to quarter-sized hail and a report of 2-inch diameter hail covering the ground in an area stretching from Jenks through south Tulsa as far east as US Hwy 169 between 61st and 101st Street South. Here is a summary of reports:Time (CDT) Location Diameter541 PM 91st and Elm (Jenks) 1"544 PM 91st and Delaware (S. Tulsa) 1"548 PM 91st and Yale 1"552 PM 68th and Lewis 1"555 PM 91st and Memorial 0.88"557 PM 61st and US Hwy 169 1"602 PM 81st and Memorial 1.25"602 PM 61st and Memorial 1.25"607 PM 101st and Sheridan 0.75"616 PM 81st and Yale 2" (on the ground) |
| March 2026 | Hail | Jenks | - | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Hail | Jenks | - | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Hail | Jenks | - | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Hail | Jenks | - | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Hail | Jenks | - | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Hail | Jenks | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Jenks | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Jenks | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Jenks | - | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Hail | Jenks | - | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Hail | Jenks | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Jenks | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John Vianney Training School for Girls | 1.8 miles | 1983 | |
| Holland Hall Upper School | 3.2 miles | 2021 | |
| Garden Park Historic District | 3.7 miles | 2026 | |
 | Robert Lawton Jones House | 4.9 miles | 2001 |
 | Westhope | 6.0 miles | 1975 |
 | City Veterinary Hospital | 6.1 miles | 2008 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 91000309 in Record Group 79. |
| Tulsa County | All 107 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.