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One of 159 National Register listings published here for Dallas County · listed in 1988 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Samuel and Julia Gilbert House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Gilbert, Samuel and Julia, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. 2540 Farmers Branch Ln., Farmers Branch, 75234
- When was it listed? November 1988
- Category. building
- Census division. Northeast Dallas
- Architectural style. Greek Revival architecture
- National Register reference number. 88002063 - 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
102 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Samuel and Julia Gilbert House between 2005 and 2017, burning about 26 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 83 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3860 WALNUT HILL |
| 30 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHAPEL CREEK |
| 3 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2731 NORTHWEST HWY |
| 3 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHAPEL |
| 3 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FOREST |
| 3 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MONTFORD |
| 25 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | LOMBARDY |
| 24 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHAPEL CREEK |
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 Samuel and Julia Gilbert House: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farrow Brothers Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sparkman Washing & Screening Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this property
29 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Farmers Branch, the town this property stands in, in 29 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 12 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 lightning. The reports record 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmers Branch | 2 hurt, $10,000 | A partially constructed roof collapsed due to thunderstorm winds. |
| November 2025 | Lightning | Farmers Branch | $200,000 | A public report indicated a house fire caused by lightning on Phyllis Lane in Farmers Branch, TX. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmers Branch | $200,000 | Intense thunderstorm winds were estimated at 80 mph in Valley Ranch. |
| May 2025 | Lightning | Farmers Branch | $100,000 | Lightning struck a house in the Valley Ranch neighborhood, starting a fire. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmers Branch | $75,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds caused mostly tree and minor wind damage across Farmers Branch in an area boxed between Bee St, Valwood Pkwy, Brookhaven College, and Valley View Lane. Large tree branches were broken, older trees were uprooted, and a few trees fell on cars. Shingle damage and some roof decking was removed off a few homes. The corner roof of a church was damaged, too. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Farmers Branch | $30,000 | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Farmers Branch | $25,000 | Ping pong ball sized hail was covering the ground in Farmers Branch. |
| June 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Farmers Branch | $20,000 | A brief tornado is believed to have moved northwest across part of Farmers Branch near the Johnson's Outpost YMCA on Valley View Lane. Part of the roof was torn off of the building, and the roof was blown to the northwest. Other tree damage was noted stretching to the northwest into the nearby neighborhood. Maximum winds with this tornado were estimated at 85 mph. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmers Branch | $20,000 | An apartment complex was damaged along Villa Creek in Farmers Branch. A significant portion of the roof was peeled off and scattered across a neighborhood to the northeast. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmers Branch | $7,000 | A 17-story office building near I-35 and 635 had 10-20 windows blown out due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Farmers Branch | $5,000 | Numerous roads in northeast Dallas were flooded. Also, Walnut Hill Lane at Goodnight Lane was flooded. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmers Branch | $200 | Trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| March 2026 | Flash Flood | Farmers Branch | - | A few roads were closed or impacted due to flood waters, including Luna Rd, Tantor Rd, and Goodnight Ln at Walnut Hill Ln. |
| December 2024 | Flash Flood | Farmers Branch | - | Texas Department of Transportation reported multiple lanes blocked on Interstate 35 East near Valwood Parkway due to high water. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Farmers Branch | - | A social media report indicated ping pong ball sized hail near the intersection of Interstate 635 and McArthur Blvd in the city of Dallas, TX. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Farmers Branch | - | Four to five inches of water was standing at the intersection of Marsh Ln and Northhaven Rd in Farmer's Branch. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Farmers Branch | - | Nickel size hail was reported at the intersection of I-635 and Marsh Ln in Farmers Branch. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Farmers Branch | - | Penny-size hail was reported between Farmers Branch and northwest Dallas. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmers Branch | - | DFW observing station reported a wind gust of 68 MPH. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Farmers Branch | - | Golf ball-size hail was reported near the intersection of Highway 75 and Interstate 635. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmers Branch | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmers Branch | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Farmers Branch | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Farmers Branch | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmers Branch | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Farmers Branch | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Farmers Branch | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Farmers Branch | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Farmers Branch | - | 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Greenway Parks Historic District | 6.7 miles | 2008 |
 | Highland Park Shopping Village | 7.6 miles | 1997 |
 | Fred Florence Hall | 7.9 miles | 1980 |
 | Perkins Hall of Administration | 7.9 miles | 1980 |
 | McFarlin Memorial Auditorium | 7.9 miles | 1980 |
 | Dallas Hall | 7.9 miles | 1978 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88002063 in Record Group 79. |
| Dallas County | All 159 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.