Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
“The Jenkins Building is a historic commercial building at 101 W. William Schilling and Son had the building built circa 1885-86 for their general store.”
Wikipedia article Jenkins Building, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 27 National Register listings published here for Morris County · listed in 2004 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Jenkins Building between 2015 and 2020, burning about 807 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 | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 2018034 |
| 23 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 2018033 |
| 16 June 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 9 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 2018026 |
| 11 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 2018027 |
| 4 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 27 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2018025 |
| 19 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 2018022 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names White City, the town this property stands in, in 40 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 26 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1995 | Hail | White City | $200,000 | Hail near the size of softballs did extensive damage to the White City school building. Skylights and windows were blown out with severe damage to the roof and nearby buildings and vehicles. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | White City | $70,000 | Fast flowing water closed Skiddy road. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | White City | $50,000 | Water reported over the road at K4 and McKenzie in White City. Road was considered impassable by sheriff's dept. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | White City | $50,000 | Fast flowing water over K-4 highway. |
| May 1995 | Hail | White City | $45,000 | Large hail and high winds combined to damage windows, siding and vehicles. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | White City | $40,000 | Strong winds destroyed the roof and two walls of an old theater. Also, several storage sheds were destroyed. Numerous large branches were broken and trees up to 10 inches in diameter were uprooted. A small metal storage shed was wrapped around a utility pole. Property damage from the wind was widespread. The best indicator of the strength of the wind was the derailment of a railroad train at White City. Six of 58 cars were de-railed with five cars blown on their sides. Fortunately, the train crew was uninjured. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | White City | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | White City | $1,000 | Debris and mud flowing over the intersection of highways K4 and K149 from Level Creek. |
| May 2021 | Flash Flood | White City | - | Skiddy Rd at G Rd is flooded. |
| May 2021 | Hail | White City | - | Half dollar size hail and 50-60 mph wind gust. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | White City | - | Roofs peeled off building, side of metal building got blown out. |
| March 2020 | Hail | White City | - | Observer noted quarter size hail with a few stones larger up to golf ball size. |
| October 2013 | Hail | White City | - | Relayed from social media. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | White City | - | Spotter estimated wind speeds of 65 mph. |
| October 2007 | Hail | White City | - | Nickel sized hail was reported on HWY 77 near the Geary/Morris county line. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | White City | - | 4 inch limbs down. |
| June 2024 | Hail | White City | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | White City | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | White City | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | White City | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | White City | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | White City | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | White City | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | White City | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | White City | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | White City | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | White City | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | White City | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | White City | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | White City | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | White City | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | White City | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | White City | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | White City | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | White City | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | White City | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | White City | - | no account filed |
| October 1997 | Tornado (F0) | White City | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | White City | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | White City | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herington Army Airfield Chapel | 7.1 miles | 2024 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04000451 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Morris County | All 27 listed properties in this county. |
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