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One of 17 National Register listings published here for Kosciusko County · listed in 2023 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Warner House-Warner Schoolhouse
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2023.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Address. Northwest corner of North and East Sts., North Webster, 46555
- When was it listed? August 2023
- Category. building
- Township. Tippecanoe township
- National Register reference number. 100009298 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
The ground it stands on
863 wordsThe chapter on Tippecanoe Township in Biographical and Historical Reocrd of Kosciusko County, published 1887 names North Webster. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
The first recorded marriage in the township was that of Pev. Samuel K. Young and Miss Amelia A. Warner, which was celebrated at the home of the bride's parents in 1840; Rev. Aaron Wood, presiding elder of the Methodist Episcopal church performing the ceremony. Pev. Young was the minister in charge of Leesburgh circuit, including Niseley's, Warsaw, Leesburgh, Galveston, Mt. Vernon, Milford, James McCloud's in Elkhart County, Syracuse, North Webstei-, John McNeal's and at Daniel Grove's. His first sermon in North Webster was preached in a slab shanty, in 1840.
Passage source: Biographical and Historical Reocrd of Kosciusko County, published 1887.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Tippecanoe Township - 863 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Mines and quarries near this property
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Warner House-Warner Schoolhouse: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Line Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
56 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North Webster, the town this property stands in, in 56 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 33 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | $30,000 | Tree down on parked vehicle and lines down near Epworth Forest. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | $20,000 | Large tree down crushed side of small house. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | $5,000 | Large tree limb down on house. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | $3,000 | Several large trees down and boat piers blown onshore in Mead Park. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | $1,000 | Emergency manager reports tree down across the road. |
| April 2025 | Flood | North Webster | $1,000 | Water covering SR 13 in North Webster, estimated to be 6 inches deep. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | The NWS office measured a wind gust of 64 mph. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | Tree topped. Numerous small limbs down. |
| May 2020 | Hail | North Webster | - | Quarter size hail observed at the NWS Northern Indiana office. |
| August 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | North Webster | - | Trees were snapped west of State Route 13 as the tornado touched down. The tornado pushed over 2 power poles as it crossed SR 13, then continued southeast, causing a notable path of snapped trees and broken limbs. The debris was scattered throughout a nearby church parking lot. The church sustained minor loss of roof covering. Additional areas of tree damage were noted farther to the east-southeast. Some homes sustained damage as a result of falling trees and branches. The tornado crossed Webster Lake, coming onshore around EMS W17 Lane, where extensive tree damage occurred. Some residence damage was noted, both from the winds and falling trees. The tornado crossed East Backwater Road/East County Road 600 North and dissipated. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | A 61 mph wind gust was recorded at the NWS Northern Indiana office. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | Law enforcement reported a tree was blown down onto a home. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | Wind gusts to 65 mph were estimated at the National Weather Service office north of North Webster. |
| July 2014 | Hail | North Webster | - | On duty staff at the NWS office observed a period of hail, ranging from mainly pea size hail to around the size of quarters for a 3 minute period. |
| July 2014 | Hail | North Webster | - | A second storm brought hail ranging from one half inch to one inch in diameter. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | Amateur radio operators reported a large tree was blown down, covering Epworth Forest Road. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | Wind gusts to 65 mph were estimated at the NWS office near North Webster. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | Wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph at the NWS office north of North Webster. |
| May 2014 | Hail | North Webster | - | A few hail pieces to the size of dimes were blown by wind gusts to 50 mph were estimated at the NWS office near North Webster. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | A 65 mph wind gust was estimated at the NWS Forecast office. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | Numerous tree limbs, ranging from three to eight inches in diameter, were observed blown down in and around the town of North Webster by an off duty NWS employee. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | North Webster | - | Numerous roads across the southern half of the county had flowing water. The greatest concentration was from North Webster south to Silver Lake, along and either side of State Route 15. County Road 450 North, one-quarter mile west of County Road 375 E was closed due to two feet of flowing water over the road. Three to five inches of rain fell in these areas. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | NWS officials estimated wind gusts to 65 mph at the National Weather Service office, just north of North Webster. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | Trained spotters reported several large tree limbs down. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | On duty personnel at the NWS office in North Webster estimated 60 mph winds. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | Estimated 65 mph gusts at NWS Office. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | A NWS official investigated a report of a tree down onto a house on the north side of North Webster. The tree was blown down, but laid out across the top of the house and no damage was reported to the structure by fire department officials. |
| June 2008 | Hail | North Webster | - | Nickel size hail was observed by NWS Northern Indiana staff at the office. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down in North Webster. |
| April 2003 | Hail | North Webster | - | One inch hail occurred at the weather service office north of North Webster. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | Public reported trees down in North Webster. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | A wind gust was measured at 67 MPH at the NWS office north of North Webster. |
| July 2003 | Hail | North Webster | - | Quarter size hail at the NWS office north of North Webster. |
| July 2003 | Hail | North Webster | - | Ping-pong ball size hail at the NWS office north of North Webster. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | Trees were reported down. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | Large limb blown down. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | 60 mph wind gust measured by 0ff-Duty NWS employee. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | Large tree blown down on Armstrong Rd. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | Large tree branches down. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | Tree blown down. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | Large limbs down. |
| July 2023 | Hail | North Webster | - | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Hail | North Webster | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | North Webster | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | North Webster | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | North Webster | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | North Webster | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | North Webster | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | North Webster | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | North Webster | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | North Webster | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | North Webster | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | North Webster | - | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Webster | - | 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
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | DIXIE (sternwheeler) | 0.3 miles | 2009 |
 | Robert Orr Polygonal Barn | 4.5 miles | 1993 |
 | John Pound Store | 4.8 miles | 1992 |
 | Leesburg Historic District | 8.0 miles | 1993 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100009298 in Record Group 79. |
| Kosciusko County | All 17 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.
- 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.