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Byron Farmstead

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

From the record

One of 5 National Register listings published here for Parker County · listed in 2007 · category: District.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • Address. 905 Meadowview Rd., Weatherford, 76087
  • When was it listed? March 2007
  • Category. district
  • Census division. Weatherford Southeast
  • Architectural style. American Craftsman
  • National Register reference number. 07000217 - 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

104 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Byron Farmstead between 2005 and 2019, burning about 402 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 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/undetermined51
Debris and open burning16
Power generation/transmission/distribution15
Equipment and vehicle use9
Arson/incendiarism9
Misuse of fire by a minor3
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 2011Arson/incendiarism7.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceDEER PATH
30 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceNORTH LAKE
25 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service982 JOHNSON BEND
19 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service396 MM E I 20
13 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service201 DORRIS COURT
6 August 2009Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceG&L
4 August 2018Equipment and vehicle use10 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGREEN BRANCH
24 August 2009Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceTACKETT CT

Every fire recorded in Parker County

Storms near this property

60 of 216 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Weatherford, the town this property stands in, in 216 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 132 hail, 57 thunderstorm wind, 20 flash flood, 5 tornado. 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
June 2000Flash FloodWeatherford1 killedA 26 year old male was swept away and drowned while walking in high water ahead of his wife. The man was trying to guide his wife across a low water crossing. His body was found about 600 am that morning.
April 2008HailWeatherford$2,000,000Car dealerships reported damage to about 8,000 cars in the metroplex. Damage was also reported to roofs and private vehicles.
April 2025Tornado (EF1)Weatherford$750,000The same fast-moving supercell that produced the EF-0 tornado near I-20 produced a second tornado northwest of Weatherford. The second tornado, rated an EF-1 with maximum winds of 110 mph, began between Garner Adell Road and the Lake Mineral Wells State Trailway. The tornado moved north-northeast, tracking west of Coldwater Creek Lane towards the intersection of FM 920 and Johnson Bend Road. South of FM 920, most of the damage was rated in the EF-1 category where damage occurred to numerous large trees, uprooting many of them and twisting large branches around snapped trunks. One home in this area sustained notable roof damage when the winds lifted the ceiling on an upstairs balcony. Two other homes sustained minor damage. After the tornado crossed FM 920, it tracked along Johnson Bend Road uprooting more trees and causing damage to sheds and outhouses. However, the tornado also directly impacted a small complex of duplexes, taking off half the roof covering on 3 of the buildings. Continuing along a path to the north-northeast, the tornado caused minor damage in a residential area along Oak Drive, north of Johnson Bend Road. The tornado continued tracking a little bit more to the northeast, damaging trees on a property on Adair Lane, before dissipating north of this area. The maximum width of the tornado was 250 yards when the tornado was doing its most intense damage near FM 920 and Johnson Bend Road.
June 2007FloodWeatherford$500,000Houses near the Brazos River were flooded as officials were forced to open flood gates at Possum Kingdom Lake. Some houses were flooded as much as eight feet and were not habitable for a week.
June 2025HailWeatherford$500,000no account filed
June 2025HailWeatherford$350,000no account filed
June 2023HailWeatherford$250,000A social media post indicated golf ball sized hail in Weatherford, TX.
February 2001Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$250,000A large house under construction at the Canyon West Gold Club, just west of Weatherford, was flattened by high winds. There was major damage to an outdoor pavilion at the golf club as well.
October 2001HailWeatherford$250,000Golfball size hail damaged 250 cars and 250 houses.
August 1996Flash FloodWeatherford$100,000no account filed
March 2023HailWeatherford$75,000Two to three inch hail was reported a few miles northwest of Weatherford.
May 2021HailWeatherford$75,000A public report indicated golf ball sized hail approximately 3 miles south-southwest of Weatherford, TX.
June 2025HailWeatherford$50,000Report from mPING: Tennis Ball (2.50 in.).
March 2023Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$50,000Roof damage to a house and significant damage to a detached building or garage was reported near Weatherford.
August 2001LightningWeatherford$50,000Lightning started a fire that did 50K in damage in Tin Top.
August 1994Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$50,000Trees and power lines were blown down by high winds.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$50,000A house under construction and a barn were destroyed by thunderstorm winds. 7 S Weatherford,26,0100CST,,,0,0,4,0,Thunderstorm Winds (G61) Winds estimated at 70 mph damaged nine houses, three barns, two sheds, two fences, and blew down trees and power lines.
October 1996HailWeatherford$50,000no account filed
April 2016Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$40,000A large tree limb fell on the roof of an apartment complex on Vine Street in Weatherford. The limb damaged the roof resulting in the evacuation of about 14 residents from the complex. Water also damaged the interior of the apartment units.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$40,000Trees, mailboxes, and signs were blown down in town. The roof of a glass company was blown onto a nearby business.
March 2004Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$25,000A barn was unroofed, the east side of a barn wall was blown in, numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2025HailWeatherford$20,000Quarter to golf ball sized hail was reported to have covered the ground in Weatherford.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$20,000Roof damage was reported at an apartment complex in Weatherford.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$20,000A 30 foot by 55 foot structure was destroyed. Numerous trees were also uprooted nearby.
June 2011HailWeatherford$20,000Quarter to golfball sized hail was reported 10 miles north-northeast of Weatherford.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$20,000At one residence a sunroom was blown off of a back porch, and a power pole fell across the roof of the house.
June 1996Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$20,000no account filed
October 1996HailWeatherford$20,000no account filed
May 2014Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$15,000Numerous trees were knocked down or uprooted approximately 5 miles southwest of Weatherford by severe thunderstorm winds. In addition, some power poles were knocked down and at least one carport was damaged.
May 2013HailWeatherford$10,000Trained spotters reported golf ball sized hail moving closer to Weatherford.
April 2011HailWeatherford$10,000Golfball sized hail fell 3 miles west of Weatherford.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$10,000A barn, several outbuildings, and a garage door suffered damage due to high winds.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$10,000An awning at a gas station was damaged one mile east of the intersection of Highway 5 and Interstate 20.
April 2007HailWeatherford$10,000Golfball-size hail reported.
February 2001Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$10,000The roof of a house was blown off near the downtown area.
April 2011HailWeatherford$10,000no account filed
June 2025HailWeatherford$9,000Two inch diameter hail was reported 1 mile west of Weatherford High School.
May 2009HailWeatherford$9,000Golfball size hail fell in Weatherford.
June 2025HailWeatherford$7,000no account filed
June 2025HailWeatherford$7,000no account filed
June 2011Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$6,000Thunderstorm winds up to 70 MPH were estimated 10 miles north-northeast of Weatherford.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$5,000A public report indicated power poles broken approximately 2 miles south-southeast of the city of Weatherford, TX.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$5,000A trained spotter estimated a wind gust of 69 mph. The spotter also reported a broken window, shingles off a roof, and damage to large trees.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$5,000Estimated winds of 60 mph were reported in Weatherford. Some power outages occurred in the city.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$5,000Trees and power lines down.
March 2004Tornado (F1)Weatherford$5,000Brief tornado touchdown reported, with trees and power lines blown down.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$5,000Trees and power lines blown down between Millsap and Weatherford.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$5,000Large tree limbs and power lines were blown down by high winds.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$5,000A large tree limb was blown onto a house.
October 1998Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$5,000Thunderstorm winds blew over a tractor trailer.
August 1994Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$5,000A barn was partially unroofed by high winds.
August 1994Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$5,000At Willow Park (8 E Weatherford), a large wooden sign was blown down, minor RV damage occurred, and three small trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$5,000Large trees were blown down across Highway 1184.
April 2008HailWeatherford$5,000no account filed
February 2013Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$3,000Sixty MPH winds were estimated in Weatherford.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$3,000Some 4 tree limbs were knocked down in Weatherford.
May 2009HailWeatherford$3,000Quarter size hail covered the ground in Weatherford.
October 1998Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$3,000Thunderstorm winds blew part of a roof of a Texaco station down onto a car.
March 2016Thunderstorm WindWeatherford$2,000A 60 mph wind gust was estimated approximately 6 miles north of Weatherford.
May 2013HailWeatherford$2,000Trained spotters reported golf ball sized hail to the west of Weatherford.

Every storm recorded in Parker 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

3 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
Weatherford Downtown Historic District4.3 miles1990
Parker County Courthouse4.4 miles1971
Chandor Gardens5.0 miles2014

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 07000217 in Record Group 79.
Parker CountyAll 5 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.