Wolf Park Band Shell

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

From the record

One of 22 National Register listings published here for Barton County · listed in 2003 · category: Building.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. Lots 12 and 13, Block 2, 200 Blk of N. Main, Ellinwood, 67526
When was it listed? August 2003
Category. building
City. Ellinwood city
Architectural style. Art Deco architecture
National Register reference number. 03000706 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

11 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Wolf Park Band Shell between 1994 and 2017, burning about 96 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
Debris and open burning	5
Equipment and vehicle use	2
Natural	1
Misuse of fire by a minor	1
Smoking	1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	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
21 June 1994	Natural	under an acre	Quivira National Wildlife Refuge	CITY SERV
4 March 2017	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Barton County	408
4 March 1994	Equipment and vehicle use	75 acres	Quivira National Wildlife Refuge	SMITH
30 March 1994	Debris and open burning	15 acres	Quivira National Wildlife Refuge	BUNKHOUSE
22 March 2015	Smoking	under an acre	Kansas Forest Service	1500010
3 February 2017	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Barton County	1700007
29 February 2016	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Kansas Forest Service	368
21 February 2017	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Barton County	1700012

Every fire recorded in Barton County

Storms near this property

60 of 97 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ellinwood, the town this property stands in, in 97 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 45 hail, 34 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, 5 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
May 2011	Tornado (EF1)	Ellinwood	1 hurt, $250,000	The tornado touched down just outside of Ellinwood and moved to the northwest. The tornado caused considerable damage at one farmstead and moderate damage at two others. Most of the damage was limited to outbuildings such as barns and sheds. However, the residences did sustain some minor damage as well. One person was injured (direct).
May 2008	Tornado (EF1)	Ellinwood	$125,000	A house was pushed off of its foundation, and a barn was completely destroyed.
August 2013	Flash Flood	Ellinwood	$100,000	Several homes reported basement flooding. Several roads were closed between Ellinwood and Great Bend due to high water flowing over the road.
August 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Ellinwood	$75,000	Shed damaged, one house damaged (unspecified), windmill twisted, and door blown off a barn. In addition, power lines downed on west side of town with trees downed in various locations.
May 2019	Tornado (EF1)	Ellinwood	$40,000	Minimal damage to a residence was noted. However, significant damage to a few grain bin silos were noted.
October 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Ellinwood	$40,000	Power poles were snapped along highway 56 blocking the road.
April 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Ellinwood	$25,000	Several power poles were snapped in half, across the southeast part of the county.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Ellinwood	$20,000	The Ellinwood Police Department reported numerous power poles and branches were blown down in town. Crews were responding to clean up the damage.
August 2013	Flash Flood	Ellinwood	$20,000	Flooding occurred on the north side of Ellinwood, north of 7th street. Water was reported up to the front of doors and window wells on homes.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Ellinwood	$15,000	Roof blown off a mobile home. A Parish Center sustained roof and structural damage when a roof fell onto it. One hayshed damaged on northeast side of town while a shed on southwest side had it's roof and door blown off. Tree damage was widespread. Area newspapers contributed to this report.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Ellinwood	$10,000	Law Enforcement reported powerlines down and large tree limbs down.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Ellinwood	$10,000	A Coop observer reported multiple six to eight inch tree limbs down from estimated 70 to 80 mph winds.
May 2008	Tornado (EF0)	Ellinwood	$10,000	The tornado touched down briefly in open country. Minor damage occurred to several trees, and 5 power poles were snapped.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Ellinwood	$10,000	KSNW Channel 3 weather lab. Three minutes later, at 1445 CST, an amateur radio operator reported that several power lines were snapped, several trees uprooted, and considerable damage (not specified) occurred at a school.
July 2022	Hail	Ellinwood	$5,000	A trained spotter reported the quarter size hail and some large tree limb damage.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Ellinwood	$5,000	A trained spotter reported a large tree limb down and quarter size hail.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Ellinwood	$5,000	Occurred on west side of town. One large tree uprooted, falling onto house.
October 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Ellinwood	$100	A trained spotter reported wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph. Nickel sized hail and a four inch tree limb knocked down was also reported.
May 2015	Flood	Ellinwood	$100	Law enforcement reported moderate street flooding in low lying areas.
June 2014	Flood	Ellinwood	$100	Water was running across the road between 1st street and Humboldt and Kennedy.
August 2013	Flood	Ellinwood	$100	Streets were flooded north of 7th street. A few basements were flooded in the northeast part of town.
June 2010	Flood	Ellinwood	$100	A spotter reported water running across Highway 56 in Ellinwood, as well as some side streets became impassible.
June 2009	Flash Flood	Ellinwood	$100	Highway 56 was closed due to high water.
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Ellinwood	-	Estimated wind gusts around 60 mph along with nickel sized hail.
July 2025	Hail	Ellinwood	-	Nickel sized hail was reported along with 60 mph winds.
May 2024	Tornado (EFU)	Ellinwood	-	Tornado is documented from a video on social media. Location and time are estimated via radar.No tornadic damage was found in the area. Nearby damage to a farmstead indicated straight line wind damage.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Ellinwood	-	Wind gusts were estimated to be around 60 mph.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Ellinwood	-	A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph wind gust in Ellinwood.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Ellinwood	-	Estimated wind gusts around 55 to 60 mph.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Ellinwood	-	Estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph with 3 to 4-inch diameter tree limbs down.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Ellinwood	-	The winds speeds were estimated to be around 65 mph. There was also reports of large tree limbs down in town.
August 2023	Heavy Rain	Ellinwood	-	Rainfall in the past 24hours of 2.40 inches.
August 2023	Heavy Rain	Ellinwood	-	Rainfall in the past 24hours of 3.17 inches.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Ellinwood	-	Reported a gust range of 55 to 60 mph.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Ellinwood	-	There was a report of estimated 60 to 70 mph winds.
July 2022	Heavy Rain	Ellinwood	-	A Cocorahs observer reported 1.81 inches from the storm.
April 2021	Hail	Ellinwood	-	Most of the hail was pea to dime size, but some hail stones were as large as quarters.
December 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Ellinwood	-	This was reported as an estimated gust.
April 2019	Hail	Ellinwood	-	The hail occurred in the 900 Block of East Barton County Rd.
May 2019	Hail	Ellinwood	-	The large hail caused extensive tree damage.
May 2018	Hail	Ellinwood	-	There were no reports of damage.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Ellinwood	-	There were no reports of damage.
May 2017	Hail	Ellinwood	-	The report was received via social media.
October 2017	Hail	Ellinwood	-	The trained spotter also reported 50 to 60 mph wind gusts.
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Ellinwood	-	Reported by Law Enforcement.
April 2012	Tornado (EF0)	Ellinwood	-	Brief touchdown in an open field.
April 2011	Hail	Ellinwood	-	A storm chaser reported the large hail.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Ellinwood	-	Winds were estimated around 60 mph.
April 2010	Hail	Ellinwood	-	Relayed via Dodge City National Weather Service Office.
May 2010	Flood	Ellinwood	-	Relatively minor flooding occurred countywide, which likely included some urban and rural flooding of typical flood prone areas. However, water covered Highway 4 near Claflin for a time. Damage estimates, if any, are unknown.
April 2008	Hail	Ellinwood	-	The quarter sized hail was also accompanied by estimated wind gusts of 65 MPH.
May 2007	Tornado (EF0)	Ellinwood	-	Brief touchdown in open country.
August 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Ellinwood	-	5-inch diameter limbs downed.
July 2023	Hail	Ellinwood	-	no account filed
June 2019	Hail	Ellinwood	-	no account filed
May 2019	Hail	Ellinwood	-	no account filed
May 2018	Hail	Ellinwood	-	no account filed
May 2018	Hail	Ellinwood	-	no account filed
May 2018	Hail	Ellinwood	-	no account filed
April 2017	Hail	Ellinwood	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Barton 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

1 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	Property	Distance	Listed
	Wolf Hotel	0.2 miles	2002

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 03000706 in Record Group 79.
Barton County	All 22 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.