Photograph of Crim House — Photograph by Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Elias and Mattie Crim House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

From the record

One of 4 National Register listings published here for Rusk County · listed in 2005 · category: Building.

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.
Listed as. Crim, Elias and Mattie, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. 310 E. Main St., Henderson, 75652
When was it listed? August 2005
Category. building
Census division. Henderson
Architectural style. Neoclassical architecture
Architect. J.T. Melton
National Register reference number. 05000892 - 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

487 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 487 fires within 5 miles of Elias and Mattie Crim House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,808 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 17 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	227
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	163
Power generation/transmission/distribution	24
Equipment and vehicle use	21
Arson/incendiarism	17
Natural	14
Smoking	7
Misuse of fire by a minor	6
Fireworks	4
Recreation and ceremony	3
Railroad operations and maintenance	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 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	GRASS FIRE
9 September 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	GRASSFIRE
9 September 2000	Equipment and vehicle use	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	HENDERSON - 495
8 September 2000	Arson/incendiarism	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	HENDERSON - 491
8 September 1993	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named
7 September 2011	Power generation/transmission/distribution	42 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	HENDERSON - 520
7 September 2010	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	BRUSH FIRE
6 September 2012	Power generation/transmission/distribution	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	GRASSFIRE

Every fire recorded in Rusk County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Elias and Mattie Crim House: 11 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Kaolin, Fire Clay (Refractory), Kaolin, Kaolin, Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay. 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	Recorded
Henderson Brick Plant & Pit	Clay	Producer
Unnamed Pit	Kaolin, Fire Clay (Refractory)	Producer	Sedimentary
Unnamed Pit	Kaolin, Fire Clay (Refractory)	Producer	Sedimentary
Anderson Pit	Fire Clay (Refractory), Kaolin	Producer	Sedimentary
Plastic Pits	Fire Clay (Refractory), Kaolin	Producer	Sedimentary
Wylie Pit	Fire Clay (Refractory), Kaolin	Producer	Sedimentary
Henderson Clay Products Anderson	Kaolin	Producer
Henderson Clay Products Pit	Kaolin	Producer
Henderson Clay Products Plant	Kaolin	Producer
Henderson Clay Products Plastic Pit	Kaolin	Producer

Every working recorded in Rusk County

Storms near this property

60 of 151 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Henderson, the town this property stands in, in 151 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 73 thunderstorm wind, 59 hail, 11 flash flood, 5 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 4 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
November 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	1 killed, 2 hurt, $50,000	A 3-week old child was killed and two persons sustained minor injuries when a mobile home was rolled by high winds and heavily damaged. Roofs were partially blown off two houses and a barn was damaged. Damage was estimated at over $25,000. M01M
May 2022	Tornado (EF2)	Henderson	1 hurt, $100,000	An EF-2 tornado with estimated maximum winds of 115 mph developed just west of County Road 222 on the east side of Henderson and continued northeast for just over eight miles, uprooting and snapping thousands of trees and causing damage to some structures. The tornado was at its widest and strongest crossing County Road 262, FM 1251 East, County Road 324, and County Road 327 where extensive snapping of pine and hardwood trees warranted an estimated peak wind speed of 115 mph, a low EF-2 rating on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. The one injury occurred along County Road 262 where a male outside was struck by a falling tree. Several residences received various levels of roof damage, mostly due to falling trees. The tornado weakened as it lifted west of Martin Lake, with the same storm spawning another tornado just to the east near Martin Lake.
August 2020	Lightning	Henderson	1 hurt	A 54 year old male groundskeeper was struck by lightning near a shed at the Henderson Country Club in Henderson. The lightning entered his head and came out through his left hand and leg. The victim suffered only minor injuries, and was released from the hospital the next day.
October 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	$250,000	Strong winds downed trees throughout the county. One tree fell on top of a home in the 700 block of Slaydon Street. Several metal buildings at the Lowe's Hardware Store on US Hwy. 79 South were destroyed and scattered across a vacant lot. Another large tree fell on a home on Shawnee Trail with trees on a home in the 800 block of South Main Street. Trees were also downed on the carport of a residence on FM 3135.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	$55,000	no account filed
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	$50,000	Numerous trees were downed across much of Rusk County from damaging straight line wind gusts. One large tree fell on a home on the 3600 Block of FM 3310 south of Henderson.
May 2008	Tornado (EF1)	Henderson	$50,000	An EF1 tornado occurred northeast of Henderson, Texas along Hwy 43. A 24 by 24 foot foot metal building was completely destroyed and minor damage occurred to a house owned by the owner of a construction company. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted along the path which ended 5.5 miles east along FM 1251. A hay barn was partially destroyed and several trees were uprooted and snapped around a home along FM 1251 in the Church Hill community. The path was 100 yards wide at its widest point. The tornado lifted before reaching CR 328 in Rusk County.
May 2015	Lightning	Henderson	$30,000	A lightning strike resulted in a structural fire in Henderson, Texas.
May 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	$30,000	Winds blew the roof off a building in Henderson Square.
June 2019	Lightning	Henderson	$25,000	Lightning struck a home along Highway 79 East, starting a fire in the attic.
January 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	$25,000	Twelve large trees down. One uprooted tree fell on a house at FM3135 and Hwy 79.
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	$20,000	Numerous large trees were downed in and around Henderson, Texas. Local Emergency Manager reported that a tree fell on a house in town, along with numerous other roadways being blocked by fallen trees. Hwy. 42 and FM. 1249 were hit the worst.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	$20,000	A downburst toppled several trees which damaged two homes and a pickup truck. Damage path was 2 miles long and one half mile wide.
April 2018	Lightning	Henderson	$10,000	Lightning struck a home at the 500 block of South Van Buren Street, which split a large limb from a tree and landed/damaged the chimney of the home.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	$10,000	An 83 year old man was traveling northbound on FM. 225, a half mile north of CR. 438 when his vehicle struck a downed tree. He was taken to a local hospital where he later died of his injuries.
August 2010	Lightning	Henderson	$10,000	Lightning caused a house fire on CR. 214D near Hwy. 43. There were no report of injuries.
October 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	$5,000	At 1 S New Salem (17 SW Henderson), trees were blown down by high winds.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	$3,000	A tractor trailer rig was blown over near Laneville.
April 1999	Flash Flood	Henderson	$2,000	Flooding took place near the water treatment plant for the town of Henderson.
March 2025	Hail	Henderson	-	Penny size hail reported southeast of Henderson via Mping.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	-	A tree was downed onto CR 308 near the intersection of FM 840.
August 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	-	A tree was blown down on FM 3135 on the east side of Henderson.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	-	Multiple trees downed in Henderson.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	-	Wind gusts reported up to 75 mph in Henderson.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	-	Numerous trees and power lines downed in Henderson.
April 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	-	A large tree downed on FM Road 840 near Pecan Creek and on FM Road 13 just inside Loop 571 in Henderson.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	-	Multiple trees downed in Henderson.
March 2023	Hail	Henderson	-	Nickel size hail reported on County Road 405D.
March 2023	Hail	Henderson	-	Dime to nickel size hail reported on the southeast side of Henderson along Highway 259.
March 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	-	Tree downed along County Road 311 and County Road 317 south of Henderson.
April 2023	Hail	Henderson	-	Quarter size hail fell near the intersection of Van Buren Street and Highway 64 in Henderson.
April 2023	Hail	Henderson	-	Quarter to golfball size hail fell throughout the city of Henderson.
April 2023	Hail	Henderson	-	Hail up the size of baseballs fell throughout the city of Henderson. Several reports were received of windshields and skylights broken, along with damaged traffic signals with power outages.
June 2023	Hail	Henderson	-	Baseball size hail reported at Henderson High School.
April 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	-	A tree was blown down on Highway 301 just outside of the Henderson city limits.
April 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	-	A roof was blown off of a building in Downtown Henderson.
April 2021	Hail	Henderson	-	Teacup size hail fell several miles southeast of Henderson. Report from mPING.
April 2021	Hail	Henderson	-	Baseball size hail fell at the intersection of Highway 259 and County Road 317.
April 2021	Hail	Henderson	-	Half dollar size hail fell several miles southeast of Henderson. Report from mPING.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	-	A tree was blown down across Highway 259 just south of Henderson.
October 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	-	Tree down on County Road 3397, FM 782 near County Road 2186, FM 225 2 miles north of Hwy 284, FM 2496 near County Road 3161 and State Hwy 42 northwest of Hwy 795.
March 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	-	Trees were downed on FM 840 a couple of miles southeast of Henderson which forced the closure of the road.
March 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	-	Over 25 trees were blown down across Central and Southern Rusk County.
March 2020	Flash Flood	Henderson	-	Water entered a home on Timberline Street near Highway 79 in the southern sections of Henderson.
January 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	-	Trees were downed on Farm to Market Road 840 southeast of Henderson.
March 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	-	Trees and power lines were downed in Henderson.
October 2019	Hail	Henderson	-	A picture was posted to Facebook of penny size hail that fell in Henderson.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	-	Several trees were downed on Maple Street behind O'Reilly's Auto Parts on Highway 79.
December 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	-	Numerous trees were downed across much of Rusk County.
October 2018	Flood	Henderson	-	A vehicle drove into a localized area of flooding on Parnell Street. The occupants of the vehicle were able to safely leave their vehicle. The street was briefly closed to allow the water to recede.
October 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	-	Several trees were downed in Henderson.
May 2017	Hail	Henderson	-	Penny size hail fell just east of Henderson.
April 2016	Hail	Henderson	-	Nickel size hail fell in Henderson.
April 2016	Flash Flood	Henderson	-	Farm to Market Road 3135 from north of Highway 79 to just south of Farm to Market Road 1251 was closed due to flooding.
April 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	-	Numerous trees were downed in and around Henderson, Texas.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	-	Wind gusts estimated to near 60 mph by county Emergency Manager.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	-	A large tree was downed on Fordall near the Civic Center.
April 2015	Hail	Henderson	-	Dime size hail reported at the intersection of Hwy. 259 and Hwy. 79.
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	-	Numerous trees and powerlines were downed in the southern portion of Henderson, Texas on Hwy. 79 and CR. 407.
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Henderson	-	Numerous trees and powerlines were downed throughout the entire county.

Every storm recorded in Rusk 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

1 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.

Photograph	Property	Distance	Listed
	Henderson Commercial Historic District	0.2 miles	1995

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 05000892 in Record Group 79.
Rusk County	All 4 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.