Smathers-Demorse House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

From the record

One of 3 National Register listings published here for Red River County · listed in 1976 · 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 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. E. Comanche St., Clarksville, 75426
When was it listed? May 1976
Category. building
Census division. Clarksville
Architectural style. Greek Revival architecture
National Register reference number. 76002060 - 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

179 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 179 fires within 5 miles of Smathers-Demorse House between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,757 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 18 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
Debris and open burning	91
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	27
Equipment and vehicle use	23
Arson/incendiarism	18
Power generation/transmission/distribution	7
Natural	6
Smoking	4
Recreation and ceremony	2
Other causes	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
6 September 2004	Equipment and vehicle use	2.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	LINDEN - 133
6 September 1995	Debris and open burning	15 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named
3 September 2007	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named
3 September 1995	Debris and open burning	8.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named
24 September 1993	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named
22 September 2011	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	LAKE
18 September 2017	Equipment and vehicle use	6.8 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	CR 1355 GRASS FIRE 9/18
18 September 2011	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	ETMC

Every fire recorded in Red River County

Mines and quarries near this property

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Smathers-Demorse House: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General. 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
	Unknown	Limestone, General	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Red River County

Storms near this property

60 of 96 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clarksville, the town this property stands in, in 96 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 48 thunderstorm wind, 38 hail, 9 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 7 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.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
May 1999	Tornado (F2)	Clarksville	7 hurt, $600,000	Supercells developed in unstable airmass ahead of strong upper low over central plains states. Numerous trees blown over or broken. Nine mobile homes and 1 frame home destroyed. This tornado moved into McCurtain county, OK.
March 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	$250,000	Widespread wind damage occurred within the city of Clarksville. Several of the older buildings had their metal roofs peeled back and partially thrown. A couple of gas stations either lost their canopies or had their canopies collapse. A car repair shop and the county jail also had their roofs lifted by the winds. The section of the open air metal roof at the lumberyard uplifted and was thrown nearly a half of a mile. The volunteer fire department also had their roof peeled back. A number of trees were snapped and uprooted as well. Nearly every street in town had some form of wind damage, but no tornado track was found even though a funnel cloud was witnessed in the area.
April 2011	Hail	Clarksville	$250,000	Golfball to tennis ball sized hail fell in Clarksville, Texas breaking windows and damaging numerous automobiles.
November 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	$45,000	On sight survey by WCM indicated a microburst occurred. Damage was divergent to the northeast blowing tin roofs off sheds, breaking glass, and demolishing a wood and tin barn. An empty truck bed sitting normal to the wind flow was overturned just south of Highway 82 and east of the Clarksville WalMart parking lot.
April 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	$30,000	Roof blown off a home near Highway 82 and 412.
May 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	$10,000	A tree was blown down onto a house.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	$5,000	Several trees were downed and a barn was damaged near the intersection of Hwy 1159 and Hwy 82.
April 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	$5,000	A barn was unroofed by thunderstorm winds.
April 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	$5,000	Roof blown off of a frame house by thunderstorm winds.
May 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	$5,000	Trees and outbuildings damage by thunderstorm winds.
March 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	$5,000	no account filed
April 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	$1,000	Windows were blown out of businesses in Clarksville due to strong winds blowing debris around.
September 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	-	A tree was blown down in Clarksville.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	-	Power lines downed across West Jackson Street in Clarksville.
March 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	-	Trees downed along with power lines and some structural damage along Highway 82.
June 2023	Hail	Clarksville	-	Golf ball size hail reported in Clarksville.
June 2023	Hail	Clarksville	-	Tennis ball size hail reported at the Family Dollar store in Clarksville.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	-	Tree downed onto a power line on South Cedar Street in Clarksville.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	-	Wind damage reported via social media at the Sonic in Clarksville.
October 2023	Flash Flood	Clarksville	-	West College Avenue and South Donahoe Street were flooded in Clarksville.
September 2023	Hail	Clarksville	-	Ping pong ball size hail reported in Clarksville.
April 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	-	A tree was blown down on Jackson and Delaware Street in Clarksville.
May 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	-	Numerous trees and power lines were downed across Red River County.
April 2020	Hail	Clarksville	-	Dime to quarter size hail fell in Clarksville.
October 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	-	Trees were blown down on FM 910 near Clarksville.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	-	A tree was blown down on the corner of West Broadway and Lovette Streets.
May 2019	Hail	Clarksville	-	Quarter size hail fell in Clarksville.
June 2018	Flash Flood	Clarksville	-	A vehicle was flooded and stranded at the intersection of FM 910 and College Ave. in Clarksville.
April 2017	Hail	Clarksville	-	Golfball size hail fell in Clarksville.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	-	Trees were downed on Columbia Street just east southeast of Clarksville, Texas.
July 2017	Flash Flood	Clarksville	-	High water covered Cedar Street in Clarksville.
March 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	-	Trees down along Highway 82 east of Clarksville.
March 2016	Hail	Clarksville	-	Golfball size hail fell at the Red River County Sheriff's Office in Clarksville.
May 2016	Flash Flood	Clarksville	-	Flooding over sidewalks on Main Street in Downtown Clarksville.
May 2016	Hail	Clarksville	-	Golfball size hail fell in Clarksville.
May 2016	Hail	Clarksville	-	Quarter size hail fell in Clarksville.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	-	Trees and powerlines were downed throughout the county.
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	-	Numerous trees were downed across the entire county.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	-	Powerlines were downed by severe thunderstorm wind gusts in Clarksville, Texas.
October 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	-	Trees and phone lines were downed in Clarksville and Bogota, Texas.
December 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	-	Several reports of trees and powerlines downed throughout Red River County.
April 2011	Hail	Clarksville	-	Half dollar sized hail fell at the courthouse.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	-	Trees were downed throughout much of the county.
October 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	-	Large tree limbs were downed on Hwy. 37 just south of the Clarksville, Texas city limits.
October 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	-	Large tree limbs were downed and blocking Fairgrounds Road in Clarksville, Texas.
May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	-	Law enforcement officials estimated wind gusts to near 60 mph in Clarksville, Texas.
May 2009	Flash Flood	Clarksville	-	Farm to Market 412 was closed due to excessive heavy rainfall which flooded the road.
February 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	-	Sheriffs office reports power lines and trees down throughout the county.
April 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	-	Several trees were downed across the county. These include downed trees and the intersection of Hwy 82 and 1699 as well as FM 195 and Hwy 137.
January 2007	Flash Flood	Clarksville	-	Heavy rainfall resulted in the flooding of Hwy 909 between the towns of Clarksville and Bogota.
May 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	-	Power lines were blown down.
March 2006	Flash Flood	Clarksville	-	Scatter Creek flooding over FM 909. Cut Hand Creek flooding over FM 1487. Mustang Creek flooding over FM 410. All roads were closed for a period of time.
March 2004	Hail	Clarksville	-	Hail covered the ground near Dimple.
March 2004	Hail	Clarksville	-	Hail covered the ground at Negley.
April 2004	Hail	Clarksville	-	Hail covered the ground at Negley.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	-	Numerous trees and power lines downed throughout the county.
June 2004	Hail	Clarksville	-	Hail fell 4 miles southwest of Negley.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	-	Power lines were blown down.
June 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	-	Power lines were toppled by the high winds.
December 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarksville	-	Highway signs with tip overs designed for 60 mph blown over as well as power lines and power poles blown down.

Every storm recorded in Red River 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

1 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	Property	Distance	Listed
	Red River County Courthouse	0.1 miles	1978

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 76002060 in Record Group 79.
Red River County	All 3 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.