Flagler Hospital

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

From the record

One of 7 National Register listings published here for Kit Carson County · listed in 1991 · category: Building.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
Address. 311 Main Ave., P.O. Box 126, Flagler, 80815
When was it listed? January 1991
Category. building
Census division. Flagler
National Register reference number. 90001421 - 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

10 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Flagler Hospital between 2011 and 2014, burning about 15 acres in total. 1 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	8
Natural	1
Equipment and vehicle use	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
5 July 2013	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Flagler Rural Fire Protection District	UNKNOWN
23 July 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters	FLAGLER
12 July 2013	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	10 acres	Flagler Rural Fire Protection District	UNKNOWN
5 June 2014	Natural	under an acre	Flagler Rural Fire Protection District	UNKNOWN
19 June 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters	FLAGLER
13 June 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters	FLAGLER
19 March 2013	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Flagler Rural Fire Protection District	UNKNOWN
18 March 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters	FLAGLER

Every fire recorded in Kit Carson County

Storms near this property

60 of 151 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Flagler, the town this property stands in, in 151 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 109 hail, 33 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Flagler	1 hurt, $100,000	Thunderstorm microburst winds estimated around 90 mph rolled and destroyed mobile home with man inside sustaining cuts and bruises. Another home in the vicinity suffered roof damage. Part of a shed wall was ripped apart and another part buckled. An empty grain bin was lifted and tossed into a tree windbreak. There was minor damage to trees and corrals.
May 2018	Tornado (EF0)	Flagler	$60,000	This is the third of three tornadoes that were briefly ongoing at the same time. During the first five minutes or so of its lifetime it moved east toward CR 10, (possibly crossing this road). The tornado was stationary for another five minutes or so then headed south for the rest of its lifetime, ending between CR KK and CR JJ. Toward the end of its lifetime the tornado did damage an irrigation pivot south of CR KK.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Flagler	-	These winds occurred behind the storm activity.
June 2025	Hail	Flagler	-	Majority of the hail was around half inch but a few larger stones around quarter size occurred.
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Flagler	-	Weather Underground site named KCOFLAGL13 reported the wind gust.
August 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Flagler	-	Weather Underground site named KCOFLAGL2 reported the wind gust.
August 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Flagler	-	The mesonet site KCOFLAGL13 on Wunderground reported the 72mph wind gust at 15:54. A 60 mph wind gust was reported at the same station at 15:38 as well.
August 2025	Hail	Flagler	-	The public reported penny sized hail at the location.
August 2025	Hail	Flagler	-	The public relayed that dime to penny sized hail was occurring.
September 2025	Tornado (EFU)	Flagler	-	Picture of a landspout tornado. Estimated location based on chaser description. No damage was reported. No duration was given for the tornado.
May 2024	Hail	Flagler	-	Estimated nickel to quarter size hail fell over a duration of 30 minutes.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Flagler	-	Weather Underground site kcoflagl13 recorded a 61 MPH gust.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Flagler	-	Mesonet station EW7003 17 N Flagler measured gusts of 65 MPH for about 5 minutes.
June 2024	Hail	Flagler	-	Public report of up to nickel sized hail starting to accumulate.
September 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Flagler	-	A mesonet site (kcoflagl13) recorded 10 minutes of wind gusts over 60 MPH, reaching a peak gust of 66 MPH at 19 minutes after the hour.
September 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Flagler	-	Public report of an estimated 50-60 MPH wind gust.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Flagler	-	Public report of estimated thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph.
July 2022	Flood	Flagler	-	Flooding in low lying parts of county roads across western Kit Carson County was reported late the following morning and early afternoon the day after the rain occurred. Up to three to four inches of rain fell. The flooding resulted from culverts and other ditches not being able to contain the runoff from the rainfall. Some sections of roads were also closed in this part of the county. No damage was reported from the flooding.
September 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Flagler	-	Mesonet station reported a 59 mph thunderstorm wind gust at location.
May 2020	Hail	Flagler	-	Public relayed dime sized hail via social media.
August 2020	Hail	Flagler	-	Golf ball sized hail reported at location.
August 2020	Hail	Flagler	-	Golf ball sized hail reported at location.
August 2020	Hail	Flagler	-	Dime sized hail reported at location.
April 2019	Hail	Flagler	-	Several inches of hail is on the ground. The hail ranged from pea to golf ball in size.
April 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Flagler	-	Many power poles were blown down causing parts of Flagler to be without power. As of 8:40 PM MST, power was being restored to the west part of town.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Flagler	-	Gusts of 58-83 MPH occurred as the storm moved through.
July 2018	Hail	Flagler	-	The hail was at least golf ball size.
July 2018	Hail	Flagler	-	The hail started out as baseball size then declined to quarter size. The hail was accompanied with wind gusts of an unknown magnitude due to the hail damaging the anemometer. The combined effect did significant damage to buildings, trees and vehicles.
May 2018	Hail	Flagler	-	The hail ranged from quarter to golf ball in size.
May 2018	Tornado (EF0)	Flagler	-	A weak tornado occurred north of CR NN, roughly 3/4 of a mile east of the CR NN/CR 4 intersection in the far northwest part of the county. The tornado was nearly stationary in the pasture and caused no damage.
August 2018	Hail	Flagler	-	The hail ranged from golf ball to hen egg in size, covering the ground to a depth of six inches.
May 2018	Tornado (EF0)	Flagler	-	This was the first of three tornadoes that were briefly ongoing at the same time. Tornado developed southwest of the CR 8 and CR MM intersection and moved slowly south. No damage was reported with this tornado.
September 2016	Hail	Flagler	-	A lot of quarter size hail and heavy rainfall.
September 2016	Hail	Flagler	-	The hail size ranged from penny to quarter size, with most of the hail being the size of a penny or nickel. The hail covered the ground. Estimated time of the report from radar.
July 2016	Hail	Flagler	-	Estimated time of report from the radar.
July 2016	Hail	Flagler	-	The hail ranged from quarter to ping-pong ball size and damaged vehicles, the house and garden.
May 2015	Hail	Flagler	-	Pea to nickel size hail was reported, with the ground being half covered.
May 2015	Hail	Flagler	-	Hail ranged from penny to quarter size.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Flagler	-	Estimated wind gusts between 60 and 70 MPH blew small limbs down.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Flagler	-	Pea to dime size hail covering the ground.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Flagler	-	Peak winds estimated to be 60 mph by storm chaser. No damage observed.
July 2011	Hail	Flagler	-	The public reported that the hail lasted 10 minutes. Strong wind gusts estimated at 60 mph also accompanied the storm.
July 2007	Tornado (EF0)	Flagler	-	Tornado occurred in extreme western Kit Carson county near roads AA, 1. Tornado occurred over open fields...no known damage.
May 2006	Hail	Flagler	-	Hailed for ten minutes...hail completely covered the ground.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Flagler	-	Cooperative observer.
June 2005	Hail	Flagler	-	Near county line on interstate 70.
June 2005	Hail	Flagler	-	Hail dented cars in Flagler.
June 2005	Hail	Flagler	-	Hail size measured by spotter at 2 5/8" diameter.
August 2005	Hail	Flagler	-	Hail lasted about 20 minutes...began as golf ball and then decreased in size.
July 2005	Hail	Flagler	-	Hail covered the ground.
May 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Flagler	-	Two to four inch diameter branches broken by thunderstorm winds.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Flagler	-	no account filed
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Flagler	-	no account filed
July 2022	Hail	Flagler	-	no account filed
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Flagler	-	no account filed
July 2018	Hail	Flagler	-	no account filed
August 2018	Hail	Flagler	-	no account filed
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Flagler	-	no account filed
June 2015	Hail	Flagler	-	no account filed
May 2014	Hail	Flagler	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Kit Carson County

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 90001421 in Record Group 79.
Kit Carson County	All 7 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.