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One of 37 National Register listings published here for Lamar County · listed in 1988 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
One of 37 National Register listings published here for Lamar County · listed in 1988 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Paris, the town this property stands in, in 135 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 57 hail, 54 thunderstorm wind, 16 flash flood, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Paris | $200,000 | Social media reports indicate several roads flooded in and around Paris, including Highway 195 and 24th Street. A few homes were also flooded as well as some vehicles. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $200,000 | Strong winds damaged hangars at Cox Field. A small aircraft was flipped and several others were damaged. Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Paris | $75,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $75,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $70,000 | Paris police reported several trees and power lines blown down in the city of Paris. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $50,000 | Emergency management reported numerous trees and power lines down, several barns damaged, and several roofs of homes damaged in the city of Paris, TX. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $50,000 | Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds, and one large tree was blown into a house, causing extensive damage. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Paris | $35,000 | Golf ball-size hail broke windows at an elementary and a high school. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $35,000 | Three houses were unroofed and a night club with a metal roof was unroofed by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Paris | $30,000 | Amateur radio reported water coming into homes on Clark Lane in southeast Paris, TX. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $30,000 | A motel and a restaurant sustained damage to their roofs on Highway 271 and Loop 286 on the north side of town. Power lines were also blown down. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Paris | $25,000 | Tennis ball sized hail fell on Highway 271 north of Paris. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $25,000 | A mobile home was destroyed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $25,000 | A roof was blown off a house. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $25,000 | Parts of buildings were blown away, and trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 2005 | Heavy Rain | Paris | $20,000 | Roof of antique mall collapsed. |
| February 2008 | Lightning | Paris | $15,000 | Lightning caused a fire at the Paris Independent School District building Saturday afternoon. The fire was limited to a maintenance area. |
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $15,000 | Trees were reported down and power outages occurred in northwest Lamar County and southeast Paris. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $15,000 | Numerous trees and power lines reported down. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $15,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down. |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $15,000 | Tree limbs and telephone lines were blown down, along with damage to roofs. |
| April 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Paris | $12,000 | A brief touchdown was reported by storm spotters. Two barns were destroyed, a third barn damaged, and trees were blown down. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Paris | $10,000 | Golfball-size hail was reported on the west side of Paris. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $10,000 | High winds damaged the roof of an apartment complex and a large tree was blown down. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $10,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down by high winds. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $10,000 | Widespread wind damage occured on the east side of town including blown down trees and power lines, and roof damage to a few homes. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Paris | $10,000 | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Paris | $5,000 | Golfball size hail fell about a mile east of downtown Paris. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $5,000 | A wind gust of 65 mph was estimated in Paris. Tree limbs in Paris were knocked down and a few power outages occurred. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $5,000 | Sixty mph winds were estimated in Paris. |
| March 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Paris | $5,000 | Barn damaged near Paris. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $5,000 | Trees and power lines knocked down. |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $5,000 | A roof was blown off a mobile home by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds destroyed a storage building of a construction company. |
| January 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $5,000 | Power lines were downed by high wind. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $3,000 | Power lines blown down. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $2,000 | The police department reported trees and power lines down, which resulted in power outages across east Paris. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $2,000 | Sheet metal panels were blown off a roof by high winds. |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $2,000 | Large tree limbs were blown down and a roof was damaged by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $2,000 | Strong winds blew down trees and power lines. |
| October 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $1,000 | High thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $750 | Trees were uprooted and power lines were blown down. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $600 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines. |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $500 | Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs and a tin roof over a dog run was blown off. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $400 | Trees and power lines were blown down onto Farm Market 79. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $200 | Trees and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Paris | - | A trained spotter reported dime size hail in the city of Paris, TX. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Paris | - | Amateur radio reported quarter size hail approximately 3 miles west of the city of Paris, TX. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Paris | - | Amateur radio reported quarter size hail in the city of Paris, TX. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Paris | - | Emergency management reported quarter size hail approximately 2 miles southeast of the city of Paris, TX on U.S. Highway 271. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Paris | - | A public report indicated nickel sized hail approximately 13 miles northeast of the city of Paris, TX. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Paris | - | A trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail at PJC in the southeast part of the city of Paris, TX. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Paris | - | A social media report indicated penny sized hail approximately 1 mile east-southeast of the city of Paris, TX. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Paris | - | Amateur radio reported quarter sized hail near Southeast Loop 286 in the city of Paris, TX. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Paris | - | Trained spotters reported quarter sized hail. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Paris | - | Hail up to the size of quarters was reported in Paris by several sources. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | The automated observing system at Cox Field reported a wind gust of 60 mph. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | A 2 foot diameter tree was snapped in the city of Paris. The damage occurred near the intersection of 10th Street SE and Hearon. |
| February 2012 | Hail | Paris | - | Dime sized hail was reported in Paris. The local automated weather station (AWOS) at Cox Field also reported 48 mph winds with the thunderstorm. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Santa Fe-Frisco Depot | 0.6 miles | 1998 |
| Benjamin and Adelaide Baldwin House | 1.4 miles | 1988 | |
![]() | First Church of Christ, Scientist | 1.4 miles | 1988 |
![]() | First Presbyterian Church | 1.4 miles | 1988 |
![]() | J. M. and Emily Daniel House | 1.4 miles | 1988 |
![]() | Edwin and Mary Jenkins House | 1.5 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88001933 in Record Group 79. |
| Lamar County | All 37 listed properties in this county. |