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McFaddin House Complex

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

From the record

One of 27 National Register listings published here for Jefferson County · listed in 1971 · 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 3 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 1906 McFaddin St., Beaumont, 77701
  • When was it listed? January 1971
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Beaumont
  • Architectural style. Neoclassical architecture
  • National Register reference number. 71000942 - 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

17 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of McFaddin House Complex between 1999 and 2015, burning about 71 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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
Debris and open burning9
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
10 May 2011Railroad operations and maintenance10 acresLivingston AreaLIVINGSTON - 379
25 April 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceSMALL HAY FIRE
14 April 2010Debris and open burning3.0 acresLivingston AreaLIVINGSTON - 103
4 March 2006Debris and open burning15 acresTexas A & M Forest Service536 R 5
21 March 2002Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWOODVILLE - 77
8 February 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceBRUSH FIRE
13 February 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceMAJOR /DISHMAN
14 December 2010Debris and open burning18 acresLivingston AreaLIVINGSTON - 506

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this property

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of McFaddin House Complex: 7 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Bromine. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Beaumont PlantBromineProducer
Rose City PitSilicaProducer
Rose City Sand PitSilicaProducer
Beeco PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSand
L O Block Sand CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Rose City PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSand
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSand

Every working recorded in Jefferson County

Storms near this property

60 of 68 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beaumont, the town this property stands in, in 68 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 29 thunderstorm wind, 21 flash flood, 13 hail, 2 lightning. The reports record 2 deaths and 5 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 1998Thunderstorm WindBeaumont1 killed, 1 hurt, $75,000no account filed
October 2002Flash FloodBeaumont1 killed, $5,000,000no account filed
August 2010Thunderstorm WindBeaumont1 hurt, $25,000The public and local media reported the tin metal roof was blown off Snowden Automotive on South MLK Jr. Parkway at Calder Road in downtown Beaumont, injuring one person and damaging several cars in the parking lot.
December 2020Thunderstorm WindBeaumont1 hurt, $20,000Multiple RVs were blown over at an RV park. One person suffered minor injuries.
August 1996LightningBeaumont1 hurt, $10,000no account filed
July 1999LightningBeaumont1 hurtno account filed
June 2001Flash FloodBeaumont$10,000,000Around ten inches of rain fell in less than six hours, resulting in widespread flooding across northern Jefferson County, including the metropolitan area of Beaumont. Many people awoke to see flood waters in their homes, vehicles, and businesses. Nearly 900 homes were damaged, but only 10 were classified as destroyed. Roads and bridges also received some damage from the flood waters.
October 2003Flash FloodBeaumont$1,000,000no account filed
November 2002Flash FloodBeaumont$1,000,000no account filed
October 2001Tornado (F1)Beaumont$1,000,000no account filed
November 2003Tornado (F0)Beaumont$100,000no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindBeaumont$100,000no account filed
September 1998Flash FloodBeaumont$100,000no account filed
March 1994Thunderstorm WindBeaumont$50,000A severe thunderstorm struck Beaumont shortly after 0330 CST, producing damaging winds that uprooted trees in the northern part of the city.
May 2006Flash FloodBeaumont$50,000no account filed
August 1999Thunderstorm WindBeaumont$50,000no account filed
August 1998Thunderstorm WindBeaumont$50,000no account filed
May 2006Flash FloodBeaumont$25,000no account filed
July 2006Flash FloodBeaumont$25,000no account filed
May 2005Thunderstorm WindBeaumont$25,000no account filed
May 2004Thunderstorm WindBeaumont$25,000no account filed
February 2003Flash FloodBeaumont$25,000no account filed
August 2002Thunderstorm WindBeaumont$25,000no account filed
August 1999Thunderstorm WindBeaumont$25,000no account filed
November 2001Flash FloodBeaumont$20,000no account filed
October 1998Flash FloodBeaumont$20,000no account filed
August 1997Thunderstorm WindBeaumont$20,000no account filed
August 1998Thunderstorm WindBeaumont$15,000no account filed
September 2023Thunderstorm WindBeaumont$10,000Trees and powerlines were downed in Beaumont. One tree fell onto a car on 5th Street.
May 2015Flash FloodBeaumont$10,000Beaumont media received multiple photos from along the Eastex Freeway, Delaware Street, Lucas Drive, and other Northeast Beaumont roads that were flooded. Several cars were flooded during the event.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindBeaumont$10,000no account filed
August 1998Flash FloodBeaumont$10,000no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindBeaumont$10,000no account filed
June 2018Flash FloodBeaumont$5,000Underpasses flooded along MLK Blvd with at least one car stalled during the heavy rain event where near 8 inches fell.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindBeaumont$5,000Beaumont Enterprise reported numerous downed powerlines across Beaumont, with 5700 customers without power across the city and 11000 customers without power throughout southeast Texas.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindBeaumont$5,000A wind gust to 51 knot was recorded at the Beaumont-Port Arthur Weather Office.
June 2004Flash FloodBeaumont$5,000no account filed
October 2002Thunderstorm WindBeaumont$5,000no account filed
August 2002Thunderstorm WindBeaumont$5,000no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindBeaumont$5,000no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindBeaumont$5,000no account filed
August 1996Thunderstorm WindBeaumont$5,000no account filed
September 1994Thunderstorm WindBeaumont$2,000,An isolated gust was reported in a thunderstorm at the National Weather Service Office.
July 2006Flash FloodBeaumont$2,000no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindBeaumont$2,000no account filed
July 2000Thunderstorm WindBeaumont$2,000no account filed
July 2024Flash FloodBeaumont-Minor street flooding occurred from Beaumont through Central Gardens. Stream gages also indicated bayous and ditches in the area were overflowing.
May 2024Flash FloodBeaumont-Flooding was reported around Beaumont with portions of 380 closed from high water.
June 2024Flash FloodBeaumont-Portions of MLK Parkway were under water along with several side streets.
April 2023HailBeaumont-Reported through social media.
October 2021Flash FloodBeaumont-Street flooding was reported in Beaumont with some streets impassable.
May 2019Flash FloodBeaumont-Water flooded portions of MLK Jr Parkway impassable near Lamar. Underpasses were flooding on the roadway.
June 2012HailBeaumont-A public report was received of hail to the size of quarters.
May 1995HailBeaumont-Department of Public Safety officers report power lines down and street signs blown over.
May 1995HailBeaumont-Thunderstorms in the area produced dime-size hail on Highway 69 north of Beaumont.
April 1995HailBeaumont-Beaumont Emergency Management reported intermittent hail through the county of diameter up to three-quarters inch. The National Weather Service office observed hail one-half of an inch and possibly larger.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindBeaumont-Trees blown down across the city.
June 2005HailBeaumont-no account filed
December 2005HailBeaumont-no account filed
September 2004HailBeaumont-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Jefferson 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
Mildred Buildings0.3 miles1978
Holmes Duke House0.6 miles1984
Woman's Club of Beaumont Clubhouse0.7 miles1994
Beaumont Y.M.C.A.0.7 miles1979
Sanders House1.0 miles1978
Beaumont Commercial District1.0 miles1978

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 71000942 in Record Group 79.
Jefferson CountyAll 27 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.