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Photograph of Mark & Maybelle Lemmon House
Photograph by Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Mark and Maybelle Lemmon House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

From the record

One of 159 National Register listings published here for Dallas County · listed in 2006 · 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. Lemmon, Mark and Maybelle, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. 3211 Mockingbird Ln., Highland Park, 75205
  • When was it listed? June 2006
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Northeast Dallas
  • National Register reference number. 06000513 - 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

226 since 2014

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 226 fires within 5 miles of Mark and Maybelle Lemmon House between 2014 and 2017, burning about 52 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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/undetermined188
Equipment and vehicle use20
Smoking5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Recreation and ceremony3
Debris and open burning3
Arson/incendiarism2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service3860 WALNUT HILL
9 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceMINGO2
9 September 2015Naturalunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceTHICKET
8 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceSILVER
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceSCOUT
7 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceWALL
7 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceTROY
7 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceMINGO

Every fire recorded in Dallas County

Storms near this property

43 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Highland Park, the town this property stands in, in 43 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 9 flash flood, 2 lightning. The reports record 1 death. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2016FloodHighland Park1 killed, $15,000A Southern Methodist University police officer drowned after his vehicle was washed off the road by high water near the Fitzhugh Avenue crossing over Turtle Creek in Dallas, TX.
June 2012HailHighland Park$900,000,000Hail up to the size of baseballs caused considerable damage in the Lakewood area of Dallas. The roofs of many homes were damaged with the hail leaving holes in some of the roofs. House and vehicle windows were smashed out, and tree limbs and leaves were shredded off the trees. A greenhouse attached to a home on Mercedes Avenue was also destroyed. The tower at the Lakewood Theater was damaged and one side of the theater marquee was smashed. At the Lakewood Country Club, the hail damaged nearly the entire course leaving thousands of divots. The hail reportedly lasted for nearly 30 minutes.
June 2012HailHighland Park$200,000,000Hail caused significant roof damage in the historic Swiss Avenue neighborhood of Old East Dallas. The hail size was estimated based on surrounding hail reports. One home alone sustained approximately $100,000 in roof damage. Many of the historic homes were rumored to have the original tiling restored on the roofs.
August 2022Flash FloodHighland Park$150,000Broadcast media reported that Alcott Street in Dallas, TX was flooded and water had entered the first floor of an apartment building.
December 2018LightningHighland Park$100,000Lightning struck the home of an elderly man in the Lower Greenville area of Dallas. The house was a total loss, but neighbors helped get the man safely out of the house unharmed.
May 2007LightningHighland Park$100,000A 4,500 square-foot building was struck by lightning and caught fire. Damage was sustained to its roof and second floor.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindHighland Park$60,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees in Oak Lawn. Some of the trees were over a century old. Numerous power outages were reported across the Oak Lawn and surrounding areas.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindHighland Park$60,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees in Highland Park. On Winston Street near Stonewall Jackson Elementary, an uprooted tree crushed 2 cars. Numerous power outages were reported across the Highland Park and surrounding areas.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindHighland Park$50,000The front facade of a 6 floor parking garage collapsed during the thunderstorm, destroying a parked van and damaging an adjacent apartment building. There was no structural damage to the garage.
June 2015Flash FloodHighland Park$30,000Portions of Lemmon Avenue near Oak Lawn Avenue were impassable due to water over the road. Other portions of Lemmon Avenue were reported flooded and some of the streets in the M Street area was also flooded.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindHighland Park$25,000Several trees fell in Park Cities and signs were blown down in the Fair Park area. At least one carport was damaged. Billboard panels near Main Street and Central Expressway was blown onto a parking lot full of cars.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindHighland Park$20,000Multiple large trees down near an apartment building in Dallas.
July 2009Flash FloodHighland Park$20,000Three cars were trapped in high water at teh intersection of Douglas Avenue and Lemmon Avenue. The water was reported to be 9 inches deep.
September 2018Flash FloodHighland Park$10,000A trained spotter reported water up to car doors on Interstate 35 East at Dallas North Tollway.
June 2009Flash FloodHighland Park$10,000The water was reported to be 18 inches deep on the 4800 block of Gaston Ave in Dallas. The flooding was the result of training echoes over Dallas County.
July 2009HailHighland Park$10,000Golfball size hail fell at the intersection of Skillman St. and Richmond Ave. northeast of Downtown Dallas.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindHighland Park$5,000A trained spotter estimated a wind gust of 70 MPH near the Highland Park area of Dallas, TX.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindHighland Park$5,000A social media report indicated that a billboard was blown down near the intersection of North Central Expressway and Fitzhugh.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindHighland Park$5,000Large trees were knocked down in Highland Park.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindHighland Park$4,000Winds of 60 mph were estimated at La Vista Drive and Abrams Road.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindHighland Park$3,000Tree branches were down on the side streets along Gaston Avenue in Dallas.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindHighland Park$3,000Peak winds of 65 mph were estimated in Highland Park and a tree was blown down.
May 2021Tornado (EF0)Highland Park$2,000A tornado developed at Williams Park, leading to mainly down tree branches. The tornado then traveled northeast into Goar Park, uprooting a large tree. Surveillance footage from the fire station shows a circulation on the ground as the tornado crossed University Blvd. As the tornado crossed Turtle Creek Blvd, the main damage occurred to tree limbs, with occasional shingle damage. Maximum estimated winds were 75 mph.
January 2025Flash FloodHighland Park-Broadcast media reported two people being swept away by flood waters and rescued on Wycliff Avenue between Oak Lawn and Highland Park.
May 2024Flash FloodHighland Park-Texas Department of Transportation reported water blocking 2 lanes and the shoulder on I-35E at Oak Lawn Avenue.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindHighland Park-A public report indicated 1-inch diameter tree limbs knocked down in the Highland Park area of Dallas.
March 2022HailHighland Park-A public report indicated quarter sized hail near the Highland Park area of Dallas, TX.
August 2022Flash FloodHighland Park-A public report indicated several inches of rain in east Dallas with water over the curbs and covering sidewalks.
September 2022Thunderstorm WindHighland Park-A public report indicated several large tree branches down in the Lakewood Heights neighborhood of east Dallas.
September 2022HailHighland Park-A public report indicated quarter sized hail about 2 miles east of University Park.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindHighland Park-These strong winds were measured at a CWOP site.
April 2019HailHighland Park-A trained spotter reported dime size hail near the Highland Park area of Dallas, TX.
June 2019HailHighland Park-Emergency management reported quarter size hail in the Oak Lawn area of Dallas, TX.
April 2017FloodHighland Park-A social media report indicated high water at the intersection of Turtle Creek Blvd and Cedar Spring Rd.
June 2012HailHighland Park-Penny sized hail was reported just south of Greenville Ave and Mockingbird Ln in Dallas.
June 2012HailHighland Park-Quarter sized hail was reported in Highland Park.
April 2008Flash FloodHighland Park-Flooding was reported at Oak Lawn Boulevard and North Stemmons Freeway.
October 1993HailHighland Park-In Dallas at 1718 CST, forty windows were broken at Parkland Hospital.
May 2024HailHighland Park-no account filed
July 2003HailHighland Park-no account filed
February 2001HailHighland Park-no account filed
March 2000HailHighland Park-no account filed
April 1999Thunderstorm WindHighland Park-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Dallas 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

6 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 PropertyDistance Listed
Snider Hall0.3 miles1980
Virginia Hall0.3 miles1980
Clements Hall0.4 miles1980
Stanley Patterson Hall0.4 miles1980
McFarlin Memorial Auditorium0.4 miles1980
Hyer Hall0.5 miles1980

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 06000513 in Record Group 79.
Dallas CountyAll 159 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.
  • 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.