Built in 1884 (vernacular architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
“Vinland Grange Hall, located in Vinland, Kansas, United States, was built in 1884. It historically served as a meeting hall and as a business.”
Wikipedia article Vinland Grange Hall, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 118 National Register listings published here for Douglas County · listed in 2000 · category: Building · built in 1884, vernacular architecture.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Vinland Grange Hall between 2015 and 2020, burning about 471 acres in total. None started naturally. 14 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 39 |
| 28 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 51 |
| 28 April 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 29 |
| 24 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 163 |
| 24 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 161 |
| 23 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 88 |
| 10 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 134 |
| 9 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 27 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vinland, the town this property stands in, in 13 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinland | $3,000 | Fiberglass roofs over a porch and car port were torn off. A 28 foot fifth wheel mobile home was blown off cement blocks and moved from 3 to 5 feet. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinland | $2,000 | Strong winds destroyed a wooden storage barn. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinland | $2,000 | Strong winds blew down a 45 inch diameter tree on a porch. Five young trees were uprooted as well. A wooded porch roof was torn off. |
| July 2024 | Flood | Vinland | - | County roads 2100 E and 1000 N flooded. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinland | - | Power lines were reported across the road. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Vinland | - | Hail report received via social media. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Vinland | - | Wind gusts were also reported to be 50 to 55 mph. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Vinland | - | Delayed report of a water rescue. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinland | - | A barn expected to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places was destroyed by severe thunderstorm winds. The barn was nearly 100 years old, and was built from a kit from the Sears, Roebucks & Company. Items within the barn were also moved and damaged by the strong winds. The building had recently undergone improvements to make the barn more stable. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Vinland | - | Six inches of flowing water was reported over the intersection of Road 1061 and 458. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Vinland | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Funnel Cloud | Vinland | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Vinland | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star Cash Grocery Store and Residence | under 500 feet | 2019 | |
 | Vinland Presbyterian Church | under 500 feet | 2003 |
 | Barnes Apple Barn | 0.2 miles | 2006 |
| Vinland Fair Association Fairgrounds | 0.3 miles | 2023 | |
 | Barnes-Hoskinson Farmstead | 0.4 miles | 2023 |
 | Coal Creek Library | 0.6 miles | 2003 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 00000037 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Douglas County | All 118 listed properties in this county. |
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