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Midland Hotel

Built in 1899 (eclectic architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

From the record

“The Midland Hotel, or Midland Railroad Hotel, at 414 26th St. in Wilson, Kansas, was built in 1899. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.”

Wikipedia article Midland Hotel (Wilson, Kansas), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 12 National Register listings published here for Ellsworth County · listed in 2002 · category: Building · built in 1899, eclectic architecture.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 414 26th Ave., Wilson, 67490
  • When was it listed? July 2002
  • Category. building
  • Township. Wilson township
  • When was it built? 1899
  • Architectural style. eclectic architecture
  • National Register reference number. 02000716 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

9 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Midland Hotel between 2006 and 2018, burning about 5,128 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/undetermined7
Debris and open burning1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
13 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKansas Forest Service30
30 July 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined3,200 acresKansas CountiesMILE 208
24 July 2015Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresKansas Forest Service25
27 June 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,920 acresKansas CountiesDORRANCE
7 March 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreEllsworth County11
18 March 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKansas Forest Service8
11 November 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service25
20 October 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresKansas Forest Service35

Every fire recorded in Ellsworth County

Storms near this property

60 of 66 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wilson, the town this property stands in, in 66 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 35 hail, 23 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 3 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2002HailWilson$500,000Numerous windows smashed out of homes, businesses and vehicles. Crop damage, especially to corn and wheat, was extensive. Area newspapers contributed greatly to this report.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindWilson$500,000Major roof damage, with some roofs completely blown off homes. Windows blown out off both homes and vehicles. In cases where roofs were blown off homes, the resultant water damage from rains was extensive. Area newspapers contributed greatly to this report.
May 2007Flash FloodWilson$350,000Low water crossings were closed around Wilson due to high water. Widespread flooding was reported across the county. 2.55 inches of rain was reported by the Ellsworth police in just a few hours. No damage was reported to any structures.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindWilson$90,000Reports of tractor trailers being blown over on Interstate 70 near mile marker 206.
June 1995HailWilson$22,000Twenty to thirty percent of wheat crop was damaged.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindWilson$20,000The Kansas Highway Patrol reported that a semi had jack knifed on Interstate 70 due to the strong winds.
June 1995HailWilson$4,000no account filed
October 2018FloodWilson$100Water was reported over the road just south of Wilson.
August 2013Flash FloodWilson$100High water caused the closing of old Highway 40 between Ellsworth and Wilson due to water over the road. Numerous rural roads were impassible due to high water. Highway 14 north of Ellsworth also closed due to high water.
May 2024Tornado (EF0)Wilson-A pivot system was flipped to the north on the south side of I-70 and to the south on the north side of I-70. A KDOT sign was also twisted.
May 2024FloodWilson-Water was over the roadway at Interstate 70 and 6th Road.
September 2021Thunderstorm WindWilson-Law Enforcement reported the gust.
June 2020HailWilson-Report via KSN television station of pea to ping pong ball sized hail. Time is approximated from radar. .
August 2020Thunderstorm WindWilson-A large tree branch was blown down.
May 2018HailWilson-Reported at mile marker 206 on Interstate 70.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindWilson-This report was relayed via Law Enforcement.
September 2015HailWilson-The hail was reported along Interstate 70.
May 2011Tornado (EF0)Wilson-The tornado touched down briefly in open country.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindWilson-Winds were estimated around 60 mph.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindWilson-Estimated gust reported by a trained spotter.
July 2009HailWilson-The hail nearly covered the ground.
July 2009HailWilson-Dime to quarter size hail was reported just south of I-70 between Dorrance and Wilson.
June 2008HailWilson-Hail ranged from pea to quarter size driven by 50 mph winds.
May 2007Tornado (EF0)Wilson-Brief touchdown in open country.
August 2007Flash FloodWilson-Avenue J and L were closed due to high water flowing over them. 3.25 inches of rain was reported in the town of Wilson.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindWilson-The spotter also reported pea size hail.
June 2002HailWilson-Cooperative observer.
June 2002HailWilson-Cooperative observer.
June 2002HailWilson-No reports of damage, but one has to wonder.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindWilson-Windows blown out of a home.
May 2024HailWilson-no account filed
May 2024HailWilson-no account filed
July 2024Thunderstorm WindWilson-no account filed
June 2011HailWilson-no account filed
June 2011HailWilson-no account filed
September 2009HailWilson-no account filed
April 2009HailWilson-no account filed
June 2008HailWilson-no account filed
June 2008HailWilson-no account filed
September 2008HailWilson-no account filed
June 2008Thunderstorm WindWilson-no account filed
May 2006Thunderstorm WindWilson-no account filed
August 2006Thunderstorm WindWilson-no account filed
August 2006Thunderstorm WindWilson-no account filed
August 2006Thunderstorm WindWilson-no account filed
April 2005HailWilson-no account filed
May 2004HailWilson-no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindWilson-no account filed
June 2004HailWilson-no account filed
September 2004HailWilson-no account filed
June 2002HailWilson-no account filed
April 2001HailWilson-no account filed
April 2001HailWilson-no account filed
June 2001HailWilson-no account filed
July 2000HailWilson-no account filed
June 2000Thunderstorm WindWilson-no account filed
June 2000Thunderstorm WindWilson-no account filed
June 2000Thunderstorm WindWilson-no account filed
May 1999HailWilson-no account filed
May 1998HailWilson-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Ellsworth 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.

Listed places nearby

3 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Wilson Downtown Historic District #1-Main St.under 500 feet2004
Wilson Downtown Historic District #3-Southsideunder 500 feet2004
Weinhold House0.4 miles2001

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 02000716 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Ellsworth CountyAll 12 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.