Built in 1908 (Gothic Revival). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
“Ellis Congregational Church is a church at Eighth and Washington Streets in Ellis, Kansas. It was built in 1907-08 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.”
Wikipedia article Ellis Congregational Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 21 National Register listings published here for Ellis County · listed in 2000 · category: Building · built in 1908, Gothic Revival.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Ellis Congregational Church between 2015 and 2020, burning about 44 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 | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 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 September 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Ellis County | 1700019 |
| 31 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 241 |
| 27 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1500021 |
| 24 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 12 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 201 |
| 12 June 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ellis County | 1700014 |
| 8 May 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ellis County | 1700009 |
| 4 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 15-0054 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ellis, the town this property stands in, in 164 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 78 hail, 47 thunderstorm wind, 15 heavy rain, 13 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Ellis | 1 hurt | This tornado produced EF1 damage to outbuildings, a storage tank, power poles and houses in Ellis. A female was injured when she went out to get her horse and was hit by flying debris from the tornado. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Ellis | $1,500,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | $500,000 | The city manager reported multiple buildings destroyed and numerous buildings with partial damage. Forty percent of the headstones in the cemetery were turned over by the high wind. Also, big trees were snapped. |
| April 2001 | Tornado (F2) | Ellis | $150,000 | A tornado moved in from Trego county at 2209 and moved into Rooks county at 2238. It took out 50 power poles in Ellis county and damaged 13 farms. Roofs were removed on several homes and there was extensive damage done to several outbuildings and trailers. Two semis were overturned on I-70 west of Ellis causing several minor injuries. Reports of the infamous "roar" were noted in the Ellis community. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | $40,000 | A silo was destroyed and power lines down. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | $30,000 | Two semis overturned on I70 |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | $1,500 | A roof was blown off a medium sized utility building and a power pole was snapped in half. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | - | A public weather station KKSELLIS46 recorded a 68 mph wind gust. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Ellis | - | Public report of 1.75 inch hail. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts in Ellis. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | - | A wind gust was estimated to be around 60 MPH. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Ellis | - | A public report relayed by the television media. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | - | A tree was blown down by the high wind. |
| May 2019 | Heavy Rain | Ellis | - | Rainfall of 3.76 was reported. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | - | Winds were estimated to be at least 60 MPH. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | - | A power pole was blown down by the high wind. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | - | Large branches and a fence were blown down by winds estimated to be 70 MPH. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 to 70 MPH. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | - | Eight inch diameter tree branches were broken and a shed was blown down. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | - | There was significant damage done to a school roof and power lines were blown down. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | - | Power lines were blown down. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | - | Winds were estimated to be at least 60 MPH. |
| May 2018 | Flood | Ellis | - | Street flooding was reported. |
| July 2018 | Heavy Rain | Ellis | - | Rainfall of 2.68 inches was measured. |
| September 2017 | Heavy Rain | Ellis | - | Rainfall of 4.75 inches fell during the previous 24 hours. |
| April 2016 | Flood | Ellis | - | Water was covering several roads in the Ellis area with a few washed out. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Ellis | - | Water from the Big Creek Basin flowed over some of the local roads and as much as 18 inches deep. |
| May 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Ellis | - | This was a brief and apparently weak tornado. |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | Ellis | - | Rainfall of 5.56 inches was observed. |
| June 2014 | Flood | Ellis | - | Water was over the roads at many locations. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Ellis | - | Heavy rain flooded most streets in Ellis and some county roads outside of town. |
| June 2014 | Flood | Ellis | - | Flooding was observed northwest of Ellis near I70. |
| June 2014 | Heavy Rain | Ellis | - | Rainfall of 4.27 inches was reported. |
| June 2014 | Heavy Rain | Ellis | - | Rainfall of 4.50 inches was reported. |
| June 2014 | Heavy Rain | Ellis | - | Rainfall of 4.52 inches was reported. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | - | A small shop had some roof damage and also part of a brick wall. Large trees were blown down in town. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | - | Winds were estimated to be 70 MPH. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Ellis | - | This small tornado damaged some power poles and trees. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Ellis | - | Hail pea to dime sized was covering the ground. |
| June 2013 | Heavy Rain | Ellis | - | Heavy rainfall of 3 inches was reported near the intersection of 160th and Buckeye roads. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | - | A porch roof was blown off and another roof was peeled back on a trailer house. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | - | A tree was uprooted and several large tree limbs were blown down. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. Hail also fell but the size was never determined. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | - | There were several semi trucks blown over on Interstate 70 from winds of at least 60 MPH. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | - | A semi was blown off Interstate 70. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | - | Large tree limbs were broken, a power pole was blown down and the roof was torn off a tin building. |
| June 2010 | Flood | Ellis | - | Law enforcement reported major street flooding in Ellis. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | - | Winds were estimated to be 65 mph. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | - | Winds were estimated to be 70 mph. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Ellis | - | The hail started out as golfball sized then became quarter sized. All window in the farm house were broken out. Several wheat fields in the area were destroyed. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | - | Trees were blown down at several farms in northwest Ellis county. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Ellis | - | The tornado passed across pasture land and did not strike anything. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellis | - | Winds were estimated to be 70 mph. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Ellis | - | The majority of the hail ranged from pea to nickel sized. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Ellis | - | This tornado moved north and then northwest. No damage was reported. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Ellis | - | This was a brief tornado. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Memorial City Hall | 0.2 miles | 2007 |
 | Walter P. Chrysler House | 0.3 miles | 1972 |
 | Merchants Bank of Ellis | 0.5 miles | 2002 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 00000156 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Ellis County | All 21 listed properties in this county. |
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