Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
“Hutto Commercial Historic District is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Hutto, Texas.”
Wikipedia article Hutto Commercial Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 74 National Register listings published here for Williamson County · listed in 2011 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 168 fires within 5 miles of Hutto Commercial Historic District between 2005 and 2017, burning about 1,547 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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/undetermined | 116 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13-0000951 |
| 27 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 11-0000943 |
| 21 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 16-0001381 |
| 21 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13-0001031 |
| 20 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-92000016 |
| 1 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 15-0001152 |
| 9 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 8 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 15-0001034 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hutto, the town this property stands in, in 36 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 20 hail, 9 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Hutto | 1 killed, $7,000,000 | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding around the county. Numerous roads were closed including Hairy Man Rd. The Bull Run Creek hike and bike trail was flooded. A 55 year old man died when his vehicle was swept away near CR 143 and Hwy 195 north of Georgetown. 38 homes were destroyed and 57 homes sustained major damage. Losses for infrastructure totaled more than 7 million dollars. |
| September 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hutto | $1,000,000 | Roofs were blown off houses as well as the main building of the High School in Hutto. Classes had to be cancelled for the following day. Several barns were flattened, trees were blown over and power lines were destroyed north of Hutto. A high school football game, already underway, was cancelled as the storm approached, and all persons evacuated into the school. This quick action no doubt prevented numerous injuries. |
| May 2008 | Lightning | Hutto | $5,000 | There was a lightning strike that caused a house fire on Legends of Hutto Trail near state highway 1660. |
| July 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Hutto | $1,000 | Several videos from social media show a weak tornado formed along an outflow boundary near Limmer Loop on the east side of Round Rock. From video it appears this was a landspout tornado and not associated with a thunderstorm. There was one backyard shed that was heavily damaged. This damage was near Limmer Loop and Will Smith Dr. The tornado only lasted about a minute or two and appears to have moved southwest toward CR 110 where it quickly dissipated. Maximum winds are estimated to be at 70 mph. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hutto | $1,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that damaged a fence in Hutto. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Hutto | - | A thunderstorm produced penny size hail west of Hutto. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Hutto | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail at the intersection of Paloma Lake Blvd. and Diego Dr. on the northeast side of Round Rock. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Hutto | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail at the intersection of CR 110 and Limmer Loop on the northeast side of Round Rock. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Hutto | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail south of Hutto. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Hutto | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail north of Hutto. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Hutto | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail northeast of Hutto. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Hutto | - | A thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Hutto. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Hutto | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail on the eastside of Hutto. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Hutto | - | A thunderstorm produced chicken egg size hail in Hutto. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Hutto | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Hutto. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Hutto | - | A thunderstorms produced half dollar size hail in Hutto. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Hutto | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in Hutto. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Hutto | - | A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail in Hutto. |
| April 2019 | Flash Flood | Hutto | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that sent water from Cottonwood Creek over the FM 1660 bridge north of Hutto. |
| April 2019 | Flash Flood | Hutto | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing FM 1660 near the New Hope Church south of Hutto. The flooding was between Brushy Creek and Cottonwood Creek. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Hutto | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail near the intersection of Hwy 79 and Hwy 130 west of Hutto. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Hutto | - | Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Harvey caused flash flooding closing CR 123 at Brushy Creek near Hutto. |
| April 2016 | Flash Flood | Hutto | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing CR 123 at Brushy Creek. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Hutto | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing CR123 south of Hwy 79 near Brushy Creek. Numerous other locations in Williamson County had water over roadways. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hutto | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that caused some roof damage. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Hutto | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain with 6.67 inches in three and half hours that caused flash flooding. The Forest Creek Golf Club was flooded with Forest Creek Dr. closed at the clubhouse. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Hutto | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing County Road 105 and County Road 110 at Highway 79. |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Hutto | - | Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Hermine produced flash flooding which stranded two cars: one in Round Rock at the intersection of Wyoming Springs Drive and Cloud Peak Lane and the other in Cedar Park in the 1000 block of Great Oaks Drive. |
| November 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Hutto | - | Skywarn-trained Amateur Radio Operators observed a small funnel as it dipped below clouds near Hutto. It quickly lifted back into the thunderstorm without touching down. |
| November 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Hutto | - | A Skywarn-trained Amateur Radio Spotter observed a small tornado as it touched down north of Hutto about 15 minutes after the Round Rock tornado. This tornado was estimated at 30yds wide and moved toward the northeast for approximately one quarter mile long before lifting and dissipating. The tornado was also rated F0 on the Fujita Scale. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Hutto | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Hutto | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Hutto | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Hutto | - | no account filed |
| November 2001 | Hail | Hutto | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Hutto | - | no account filed |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Capt. Nelson Merrell House | 7.0 miles | 1970 |
 | Zidell House | 7.3 miles | 2009 |
| J. J. Johnson Farm | 7.8 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 11000515 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Williamson County | All 74 listed properties in this county. |
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