BlockFrom the record
One of 5 National Register listings published here for Robertson County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Robert C. Allen House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Allen, Robert C., House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. 402 Cedar St., Hearne, 77859
- When was it listed? August 1982
- Category. building
- Census division. Hearne
- Architectural style. Colonial Revival architecture
- National Register reference number. 82004521 - 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
110 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 110 fires within 5 miles of Robert C. Allen House between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,414 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 66 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 15 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUSEFUSE |
| 28 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 21 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 19 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 11 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 28 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | STROUD |
| 11 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HARLESS FIRE |
Storms near this property
40 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hearne, the town this property stands in, in 40 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 16 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 2004 | Flash Flood | Hearne | $2,730,000 | There were reports of flooding on Highway 6 and farm to market roads across the county. At 852 AM a high water rescue was in progress near Hearne, and high water rescues continued until at least 1000 AM. By 945 AM, widespread flooding was continuing with cars being washed off roads. 11-17 inches of rain fell across the county. Heavy agricultural losses occurred, including 107 farm dwellings and service buildings destroyed, 30 structures, such as dams and silos were destroyed, and 11,00 acres of crops flooded and destroyed. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hearne | $75,000 | Several large trees were blown down by thunderstorm gusts in the city of Hearne. Power was also out for most of the city. |
| November 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hearne | $5,000 | A barn was blown down by high winds. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Hearne | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hearne | $3,000 | A tree fell on a power line. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hearne | $2,000 | Trees were blown down onto power lines. |
| November 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hearne | $2,000 | Metal buildings were blown down by high winds. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hearne | $2,000 | Strong winds blew down large tree limbs and power lines. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Hearne | - | Social media picture of water covering roadway in Hearne as of 1:56 PM. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Hearne | - | A trained spotter reported nickel size hail in the city of Hearne, TX. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Hearne | - | A public report indicated quarter-sized hail near the intersection of FM 2549 and FM 391, approximately 4 miles east-northeast of the city of Hearne, TX. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hearne | - | Fire and Rescue reported several trees down in the community of Elliot, just to the north-northeast of the city of Hearne, TX. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hearne | - | The Hearne, TX AWOS reported a peak wind gust of 59 MPH. |
| March 2014 | Hail | Hearne | - | Nickel sized hail was reported 2 miles southeast of Hearne. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Hearne | - | Nickel sized hail was reported in Hearne. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Hearne | - | Quarter size hail covered the ground in Hearne. |
| April 2009 | Flash Flood | Hearne | - | Flooding was occurring along HWY 6 south of Hearne. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Hearne | - | Flooding reported in town and along Highways 6 and 485. |
| March 2007 | Flash Flood | Hearne | - | Several Farm-to-Market roads flooded in and around Hearne and Highway 79. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hearne | - | Trees blown down across the county. |
| December 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Hearne | - | The Hearne Fire Department reported a tornado on the ground near the Milam/Robertson County line. No damage was reported. |
| October 2006 | Flood | Hearne | - | Flooding continued to be reported in Hearne, but was considered manageable. |
| October 2006 | Flash Flood | Hearne | - | Flooding of creeks and streams reported in and around town. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Hearne | - | Penny size hail reported in Wheelock. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Hearne | - | Quarter size hail fell in Eliott. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hearne | - | Several trees blown down. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hearne | - | Trees and limbs blown down. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hearne | - | Trees blown down. |
| November 2004 | Flash Flood | Hearne | - | A bridge on Highway 395 was under water. |
| November 1998 | Flash Flood | Hearne | - | Numerous county and farm roads were flooded by very heavy thunderstorm rains. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hearne | - | A large tree branch was blown onto power lines. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Hearne | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Hearne | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Hearne | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Hearne | - | no account filed |
| October 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hearne | - | no account filed |
| November 2000 | Hail | Hearne | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Hearne | - | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Hail | Hearne | - | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Hail | Hearne | - | 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.
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82004521 in Record Group 79. |
| Robertson County | All 5 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.
- 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.