BlockFrom the record
One of 26 National Register listings published here for Anderson County · listed in 2000 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Freeman Farm
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
The listing
- Address. Co. Rd. 323, 3 mil3s SE. of Frankston, Frankston, 75763
- When was it listed? June 2000
- Category. building
- Census division. Frankston
- Architectural style. Greek Revival architecture
- National Register reference number. 00000656 - 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
122 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Freeman Farm between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,157 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 59 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE |
| 5 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7101 |
| 4 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 128 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 216 |
| 29 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 576 |
| 28 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 571 |
| 26 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 142 |
| 26 September 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 2000 | Natural | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 560 |
Mines and quarries near this property
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Freeman Farm: 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, General, Halite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boggy Creek Salt Dome | Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, General, Halite | Occurrence | 1925 | |
| Jomack Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this property
34 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Frankston, the town this property stands in, in 34 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 4 flash flood, 3 flood. The reports record 2 deaths and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankston | 2 killed, $500,000 | Tree and roof damage was reported throughout the Frankston area. The roof of a restaurant was also damaged including loss of shingles, partial decking removal and collapse of portions of the awning. One tree fell onto a manufactured house, killing two adults in the home. A post event assessment determined 70-90 mph winds caused the damage. |
| May 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Frankston | 1 hurt, $50,000 | An EF-0 tornado started west of the town of Frankston, close to Hwy 175 and Anderson CR 303. Initially the tornado damaged trees at a few homes along Hwy 175. As the tornado moved into town, it continued to cause tree damage, breaking large limbs from trunks and uprooting trees. Some of the limbs and trees fell on homes causing damage to roofs. One tree fell through the end of a home causing a non-life threatening injury. In the town of Frankston, the tornado was rated EF-0 with maximum winds of 85 mph. Many of the uprooted trees occurred in already saturated soils, and this was factored into the final wind speed determination. The tornado continued east of town and was tracked by scattered tree damage along CRs 3051 and 309. The tornado likely dissipated before reaching Lake Palestine. |
| May 1993 | Tornado (F1) | Frankston | $500,000 | A tornado damaged 20 houses and blew down 10 power line poles. Two cars were destroyed by falling trees. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Frankston | $40,000 | Heavy rain caused a bridge on CR 326 and a culvert on CR 354 to wash out. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankston | $30,000 | A large tree fell on a carport and damaged a car. Also, at least 5 power lines were knocked down. |
| October 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankston | $25,000 | The roof was blown off the drive-thru section of a bank. Trees and power lines were also blown down. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Frankston | $6,000 | no account filed |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankston | $5,000 | Tree limbs were knocked down around the city of Frankston. Crews spent much of the night removing tree limbs from power lines and roadways. |
| October 2009 | Flood | Frankston | $5,000 | Flooding continued along many creeks, rivers, and streams in the county; especially across the northern half of the county. In particular, heavy flooding was noted along the Mound Prairie Creek from near Elmtown to SH 155, and roads were impassable near the Trinity River in the eastern portions of the county. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankston | $5,000 | Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Frankston | $5,000 | no account filed |
| October 2010 | Hail | Frankston | $3,000 | Golf ball size hail was reported on HWY 155 two miles south of Frankston. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankston | $1,000 | Large trees were reported blown down by thunderstorm winds near Frankston. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Frankston | $1,000 | Golfball size hail fell in the town of Frankston. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankston | $1,000 | Powerlines were blown down. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Frankston | - | Broadcast media reported quarter sized hail in Frankston. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankston | - | A tree was knocked down by thunderstorm winds at FM 315 and CR 312 to the west of Frankston. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Frankston | - | Emergency management reported that numerous roads were closed between Tennessee Colony, Montalba, Elmwood, and Frankston. Creeks were overflowing and culverts were washed out. |
| February 2020 | Flood | Frankston | - | Minor flooding occurred in Anderson County after 3-4 of rain fell. Several creeks and ponds were reported out of their banks and flooding a few secondary roads and pasture land. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Frankston | - | Flooding was occurring across low-lying areas in the county, and along creeks and streams after several inches of rain fell in a short amount of time. Many county roads were closed due to the flooding and many of the closed roads were along creeks and streams. Some of the closed county roads included CRs 468, 463, 321, & 2715. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankston | - | Anderson County law enforcement reported trees blown down near Frankston. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankston | - | Amateur radio operators reported several trees blown down by thunderstorm winds in Frankston. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Frankston | - | Three-quarter inch hail was reported in Frankston by the volunteer fire department. |
| October 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankston | - | A 60 MPH wind gust was reported. |
| October 2008 | Flash Flood | Frankston | - | Flood waters were two-feet deep near the intersection of Highway 175 and Highway 155 in Frankston. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankston | - | Tree fell onto Highway 19. |
| April 2000 | Hail | Frankston | - | Occurred along the southern end of Lake Palestine. |
| November 1998 | Flash Flood | Frankston | - | Thunderstorms produced water that covered FM 19 south of town. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankston | - | A tree blown down by high winds blocked County Road 303. |
| March 2000 | Hail | Frankston | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Frankston | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Frankston | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Frankston | - | no account filed |
| February 1993 | Hail | Frankston | - | 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
1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Anderson Camp Ground | 7.8 miles | 1982 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 00000656 in Record Group 79. |
| Anderson County | All 26 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.