Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
“Stark House is a fully restored, 14,000-square-foot (1,300 m2) Victorian home located on the corner between Green Avenue and Sixth Street in Orange, Texas.”
Wikipedia article W. H. Stark House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 7 National Register listings published here for Orange County · listed in 1976 · category: Building.
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 3 fires within 5 miles of W. H. Stark House between 1999 and 2002, burning about 3 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
| 7 October 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 209 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of W. H. Stark House: 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| R A Mann Bayon Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Alpha Portland Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Orange Pit | Clay | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Orange, the town this property stands in, in 61 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 33 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 11 flash flood, 2 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1998 | Lightning | Orange | 1 hurt, $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Flash Flood | Orange | $100,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Flash Flood | Orange | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $35,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Flash Flood | West Orange | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Flash Flood | Orange | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Flash Flood | Orange | $20,000 | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Orange | $10,000 | A tin roof was blown off a hair salon. Numerous power outages were also reported. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $10,000 | Trees blew down on a parked van and car. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $10,000 | Trees were blown down on a parked van and car. |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Orange | $10,000 | no account filed |
| December 2002 | Flash Flood | Orange | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $10,000 | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Flash Flood | Orange | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Flash Flood | Orange | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $10,000 | no account filed |
| December 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $5,000 | Trees were downed by wind and a home had roof damage. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $5,000 | Multiple pictures were sent into Beaumont media of fallen trees and large broken limbs around Bridge City and Orange after a line of thunderstorms moved through the county. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $5,000 | no account filed |
| December 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $5,000 | no account filed |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Orange | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Heavy Rain | Orange | $5,000 | no account filed |
| October 1997 | Flood | Orange | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Orange | $2,000 | Multiple trees were blown down on 37th Street in the Pinehurst neighborhood of Orange County. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $2,000 | Multiple trees and limbs were blown down in Orange from a passing storm. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $2,000 | Trees were blown down onto Main and International streets. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $2,000 | Multiple reports were received from around the city of Orange of trees and tree limbs down. Reports were relayed by the Orange Police Department. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $2,000 | no account filed |
| October 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Orange | $1,000 | A large tree limb was blown onto the roof of a home. |
| July 2012 | Lightning | Orange | $1,000 | Entergy reported around 150 customers were without power in Orange due to a lightning strike. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | - | Construction barriers were blown onto interstate along with multiple signs blown down. |
| May 2019 | Hail | West Orange | - | A photo of 1 inch hail was posted to social media. |
| December 2018 | Flash Flood | Orange | - | TXDOT reported flooded roads near downtown Orange after 3 to 6 inches of rain occurred. |
| January 2017 | Hail | Orange | - | The Orange Police Department reported a mix of dime to quarter size hail. |
| January 2017 | Hail | Orange | - | Golf ball size hail reported in Orange. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | West Orange | - | Heavy rain lingered over the City of Orange for a few hours. High rainfall rates produced significant street flooding around the city. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Orange | - | Quarter sized hail was reported in Orange with a passing storm. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Orange | - | Nickel sized hail was reported with a passing storm. |
| March 2011 | Hail | West Orange | - | Public reported quarter size hail south of Little Cypress. |
| January 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | - | Numerous reports were received of power lines down across the city of Orange. |
| March 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | - | Numerous trees and power lines down reported by sheriff. |
| March 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | - | Many trees down in the city of Orange. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Orange | - | Marble to penny-sized hail was reported intermittently throughout the whole county by DPS Orange. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | - | Orange reported many tree limbs down in and around the city. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | - | Sheriffs Office reports trees uprooted. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | - | Damaging winds blew trees and power lines down. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Orange | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Orange | - | no account filed |
| November 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | - | no account filed |
| November 2001 | Hail | Orange | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Orange | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Hail | Orange | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Lutcher Memorial Church Building | 0.2 miles | 1982 |
 | Sims House | 0.3 miles | 1980 |
 | Joseph and Annie Lucas House | 0.3 miles | 1997 |
| Navy Park Historic District | 1.0 miles | 1999 | |
| Cow Bayou Swing Bridge | 5.9 miles | 2010 | |
| Cow Bayou Swing Bridge | 6.1 miles | 2010 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 76002056 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Orange County | All 7 listed properties in this county. |
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