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One of 74 National Register listings published here for Williamson County · listed in 1986 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Taylor-Cooper House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Taylor--Cooper House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. 105 E. Fifth, Georgetown, 78626
- When was it listed? January 1986
- Category. building
- Also known as. Georgetown MRA
- Census division. Round Rock-Georgetown
- National Register reference number. 86000203 - 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
182 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 182 fires within 5 miles of Taylor-Cooper House between 2000 and 2016, burning about 572 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 119 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1804 QUAIL VALLEY DR |
| 2 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2200 SAM HOUSTON AVE |
| 17 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 158 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 16-0001356 |
| 14 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2401 SOUTHWESTERN BLVD |
| 11 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E. UNIVERSITY AVE AT REINHARDT BLVD |
| 10 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3800 NORTHWEST BLVD |
| 1 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3103 SHELL RD |
| 9 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MM 257 N IH 35 |
Mines and quarries near this property
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Taylor-Cooper House: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown Quarry & Plant | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Limestone |
Storms near this property
60 of 83 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Georgetown, the town this property stands in, in 83 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 53 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 4 tornado. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1998 | Lightning | Georgetown | 1 killed | Lightning struck a 38-year old man as he was cleaning his pool in Georgetown. He died about one hour later. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Georgetown | $150,000 | Trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds. Also, an 18-wheeler was blown over by the winds. |
| July 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Georgetown | $100,000 | NWS survey along with eyewitnesses conclude that a weak EF0 tornado developed and produced minor damage to 6-8 homes off Teravista Club Drive as well as Caldwell Palm Circle. A few small sections of roof were peeled off a couple of residences as well as a trampoline tossed from a backyard onto the street. It appears that the tornado may have formed along a gust front boundary. Roof damage was limited to a few houses. |
| March 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Georgetown | $80,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds took roofs off houses and knocked over power lines in the Georgetown area |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Georgetown | $50,000 | Williamson County Emergency Management assisted in performing a damage survey on a private residence and ranch. Several large oak trees were uprooted and damaged. Minor roof damage was observed on the main ranch house including the chimney which was destroyed. A small garage was severely damaged as the roof was lifted off and thrown approximately 100 yards. A resident on the ranch witnessed the tornado and sheltered in the small garage until the roof was lifted off. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Georgetown | $30,000 | Severe thunderstorms blew down trees and power lines in a path 3 miles long and one-half mile long near Sun City. |
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Georgetown | $30,000 | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Georgetown | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused damage to trees and roofs. Over two inches of rain fell as well. |
| May 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Georgetown | $5,000 | A tornado was reported along Interstate 35 in Georgetown by a Ham radio operator. |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Georgetown | $5,000 | The Williamson County Sheriff's Office reported a roof off a house and damage to a barn along County Road 105. |
| June 1999 | Flash Flood | Georgetown | $3,000 | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Georgetown | $3,000 | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Georgetown | $500 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 40 mph that blew down some large tree limbs. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced pea to quarter size hail across a swath between Georgetown and Round Rock including communities near Westinghouse Rd., FM 1460, and Hwy 130. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Georgetown. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Georgetown. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Georgetown. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced penny size hail between Round Rock and Georgetown. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced 1.38 inch diameter hail on the southeast side of Georgetown. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced 1.53 inch diameter hail near the intersection of FM 1460 and SE Inner Loop in Georgetown. We received a picture on social media of the hail measured with a caliper. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail along Arabian Colt Dr. in Georgetown. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Georgetown. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail on the south side of Georgetown. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail on the southeast side of Georgetown. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail on the east side of Georgetown. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail on the east side of Georgetown. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced tennis ball size hail in the Teravista neighborhood on the north side of Round Rock. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail no the north side of Round Rock. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Georgetown. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Georgetown. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail on the west side of Georgetown. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Georgetown. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 50 to 60 mph at FM 1460 and Westinghouse Rd. in Georgetown. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Georgetown. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail along Leander Rd. around 1/2 mile southwest of the Southwest Bypass in Georgetown. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in Georgetown. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced 2.5 inch diameter hail in western Georgetown. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced 2.25 inch diameter hail in Georgetown. |
| March 2022 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail in Georgetown. |
| March 2022 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Georgetown. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph. A video on social media showed a microburst that overturned a camper, caused some minor tree damage, and damaged a door at a business. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail on the east side of Georgetown. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced baseball size hail in Georgetown. KXAN TV shared a picture of the hail. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced tennis ball size hail in southern Georgetown. A trained spotter sent a picture of the hail. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail in Georgetown. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail in Georgetown. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that blew down a large tree on Leander Rd. just west of I-35 in Georgetown. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| October 2019 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in Georgetown. |
| October 2019 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced one inch hail in Georgetown. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced pea to quarter size hail near VFW Park in Georgetown. Most of the hail was pea to nickel size. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Georgetown. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Georgetown | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph in Georgetown. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Georgetown | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing multiple roads around the county. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Georgetown | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing numerous roads across the county. |
| September 2012 | Flash Flood | Georgetown | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing several streets in Georgetown. |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Georgetown | - | Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Hermine produced flash flooding with water several feet deep on the campus of Southwestern University in Georgetown. |
| June 2007 | Flood | Georgetown | - | The South Fork of the San Gabriel River at Georgetown crested at 31.2 feet at 0715cst on June 27, where flood stage is 9 feet. |
| March 2007 | Flash Flood | Georgetown | - | Thunderstorms produced a general 1 to 2 inch rainfall over northwestern Williamson County, with up to 5 inches in the Georgetown area. The resulting flash flooding closed CR268 and FM1869. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Georgetown | - | Severe thunderstorm winds damaged homes near Lake Georgetown. |
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Woodson and Margaret Patrick House | under 500 feet | 1986 |
 | Rouser House | 0.1 miles | 1986 |
 | Imhoff House | 0.1 miles | 1986 |
 | Saxon Motor Car Store | 0.2 miles | 1986 |
 | Railroad Produce Depot | 0.2 miles | 1979 |
 | McMurray House | 0.2 miles | 1986 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 86000203 in Record Group 79. |
| Williamson County | All 74 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.