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One of 6 National Register listings published here for Wise County · listed in 1979 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
J. T. Brown Hotel
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Brown, J. T., Hotel - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. E. Decatur St, Chico, 76431
- When was it listed? October 1979
- Category. building
- Census division. Bridgeport
- Architectural style. Victorian architecture
- National Register reference number. 79003026 - 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
47 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of J. T. Brown Hotel between 1993 and 2020, burning about 826 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE 250 |
| 3 July 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | FOUR |
| 25 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 140 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PRIVATE ROAD 1526 |
| 21 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUTUAL AID |
| 19 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | MOUSE |
| 9 June 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROBINSON |
| 27 June 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 90 acres | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | CHICKEN LAKE |
| 18 June 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHICO POWER LINES |
Mines and quarries near this property
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of J. T. Brown Hotel: 6 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Perch Hill Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Chico Crushed Stone Operation | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| General Portland Chico Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Trinity Div. Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Vulcan Materials Chico Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this property
34 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chico, the town this property stands in, in 34 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 14 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 2 deaths and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Chico | 2 killed, 3 hurt, $600,000 | Two persons were killed in a mobile home which was destroyed by a tornado. Three other people were injured. Three mobile homes were destroyed, with two of them heavily damaged. Many outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chico | $500,000 | With help from a damage survey by the Emergency Manager, a large area of wind damage was tracked across northern Wise County. The damage extended about 2-2.5 miles on either side of the line plotted with this entry. Along the path, many trees and tree limbs were reported down and sheet metal was torn off sheds. At one home on FM 730, minor roof damage was reported and an entry gate was bent back about 90 degrees. The steeple was broken at New Hope Fellowship Church on FM 51 and water damage occurred inside the church. More notable damage was reported near the end of the damage path around the Allison area. Several larger barns were damaged or destroyed, some trees fell into or onto houses, a 5th wheel was pushed onto its side, and an office-type chair was found embedded into the siding of a house. |
| March 2016 | Flood | Chico | $200,000 | Wise County Sheriff's Department reported that roads remained closed in many areas across the county, including Cottondale, Boyd, Paradise, Bridgeport, Decatur and Chico. Some roads near creeks and rivers remained flooded through the 8th and into 9th until the river levels receded. The flood waters damaged roads, culverts, bridges across the county. Lake Bridgeport was closed to recreational traffic as the lake rose nearly 2 feet above its conservation pool. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chico | $80,000 | On County Road 1450 near Chico, a mobile home was blown off its foundation, part of the roof was torn off a second home, a barn was destroyed, a boat was tossed, trees were uprooted or snapped near the top, and other outbuildings were blown into trees. Additional scattered tree damage extended northeast of this location into southern Montague County. A NWS survey determined straight-line winds caused this damage. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Chico | $50,000 | A creek in the Chico area was flooding homes. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chico | $30,000 | A trailer was pushed over and large limbs were broken off trees. A home was also damaged. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Chico | $10,000 | A social media report indicated hen egg size hail approximately 2 miles northeast of the city of Chico, TX. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Chico | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Chico | $7,000 | Amateur radio reported golf ball sized hail in Chico off of Sherman St and Davis St. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chico | $7,000 | The roof was blown off an unoccupied school in Chico. A few trees were also knocked down across the county. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Chico | $5,000 | Golf ball size hail was reported at Wise County Park southwest of Chico. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Chico | $5,000 | Golf ball sized hail reported via mping. |
| August 2021 | Flood | Chico | $5,000 | Local news reported that western portions of Wise County, including the Bridgeport and Chico areas, experienced flooding due to several inches of rain which fell in a matter of hours. The County EM confirmed flooding of Chico Park in Chico and Harwood Park in Bridgeport. Both locations are along creeks that overflowed. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chico | $5,000 | Power lines were blown down by high winds. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chico | $5,000 | A barn and some power lines were blown down by high winds. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chico | $3,000 | About 3 metal and wood outbuildings with minor roof damage. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chico | $2,000 | Emergency manager reported downed trees on highway 101 north of Chico. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Chico | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Chico | - | Amateur radio reported flooding near the intersection of FM 1810 and CR 1340 east of the city of Chico. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Chico | - | Emergency management reported water over many roads north of Highway 380 and west of Highway 287. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Chico | - | A trained spotter reported one-inch hail approximately 2 miles north of the city of Chico, TX. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Chico | - | A trained spotter reported that Farm to Market Road 1655 had water flowing rapidly over it and was closed due to flooding approximately 4 miles north-northeast of Bridgeport, TX. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Chico | - | Trained spotters reported quarter sized hail approximately 3 miles north of Chico. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Chico | - | Nickel sized hail was reported in Chico. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Chico | - | Weatherford St. in the town of Chico was closed due to high water. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chico | - | Occurred on the north end of Lake Bridgeport. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chico | - | Large tree limbs were blown down. |
| May 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Chico | - | A brief tornado touchdown was reported by a DPS officer. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Chico | - | Trees were damaged by winds estimated at over 60 miles an hour. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Chico | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Chico | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chico | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Chico | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Chico | - | no account filed |
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 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport Commercial Historic District | 6.2 miles | 2024 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79003026 in Record Group 79. |
| Wise County | All 6 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.