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One of 34 National Register listings published here for Johnson County · listed in 2004 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Virginia School District #33
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss, 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 71st St. and Clare Rd., Shawnee, 66226
- When was it listed? May 2004
- Category. building
- City. Shawnee city
- National Register reference number. 04000454 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
117 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 117 fires within 5 miles of Virginia School District #33 between 2003 and 2020, burning about 151 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2710174 |
| 23 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Johnson County | 2660176 |
| 20 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2630164 |
| 20 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2630093 |
| 4 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 18 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Johnson County | 2300169 |
| 14 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2260089 |
| 13 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2250036 |
Mines and quarries near this property
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Virginia School District #33: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonner Springs Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bonner Springs-Plant #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Builders #2 Dredge & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this property
60 of 68 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shawnee, the town this property stands in, in 68 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 46 hail, 20 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. The reports record 12 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1993 | Hail | Shawnee | 12 hurt, $50,000 | Twelve members of a football team were injured after being caught in a storm that produced golfball hail driven by 75-knot winds. The hail dented numerous vehicles while the high winds uprooted trees and broke large limbs. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Shawnee | $250,000 | Numerous roofs and cars damaged by the hail. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Shawnee | $40,000 | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | $3,000 | Severe thunderstorms moved across Johnson County. A 70 mph wind gust was observed at the intersection of U.S. Route 169 and 199th Street, and a 65 mph wind gust occurred near Stanley. Gusts up to 60 mph were recorded at the New Century Airport in Olathe, at the intersection of Interstate 435 and Johnson Drive. Thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees and limbs in Gardner and Shawnee. In Overland Park, a tree fell on a house and car, and a 60-foot tree was knocked down at 92nd and Switzer. Several streets were completely blocked by downed trees and limbs. A two-foot diameter tree also fell onto a house in Merriam, and trees, limbs, and power lines were downed in Spring Hill. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds broke off an 8 inch branch of a tree and snapped a few power lines. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | - | Tree limbs down in Shawnee. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Shawnee | - | Quarter sized hail reported in Shawnee. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | - | Several social media reports of downed trees in the Shawnee and Merriam areas. Some property damage occurred in multiple instances. Time estimated from radar. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Shawnee | - | Golf ball sized hail reported in Shawnee. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Shawnee | - | Social media picture of quarter size hail in Shawnee. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | - | Tree uprooted near Merriam. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Shawnee | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported on Shawnee Mission Parkway just east of Interstate 435. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Shawnee | - | Two inch hail and broken windshields at Shawnee Mission Parkway near Lackman Drive. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Shawnee | - | Ping pong ball sized hail fell in southwest Shawnee. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Shawnee | - | Quarter size hail reported in Shawnee. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | - | Trees and power lines downed across Shawnee. Power is out. |
| September 2021 | Hail | Shawnee | - | This hail report came from MPing. |
| September 2021 | Hail | Shawnee | - | This report came from MPing. |
| September 2021 | Hail | Shawnee | - | This report came from MPing. Ten minutes later golf ball sized hail fell at this location. |
| September 2021 | Hail | Shawnee | - | A slowly moving storm produced quarter sized hail for several minutes, then golfball sized hail. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | - | A 6 inch tree branch was down. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | - | A tree was down on a house near 67th and Nieman Road. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Shawnee | - | This report came from MPing. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Shawnee | - | This report came from MPing. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Shawnee | - | This report came from MPing. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | - | Numerous tree branches were down, and a few power lines were damaged in Shawnee. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | - | Public reported 60 mph wind. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | - | A 2 to 3 inch tree limb was down. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | - | Numerous reports of tree damage from 71st and Pflumm to 49th and Nieman Road were reported to NWS from amateur radio and Emergency Management. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | - | A tree fell onto a car after 70-80 mph winds came through the area. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Shawnee | - | Police had to block off Quivira Road near 73rd St due to high water running over the road. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Shawnee | - | This report was gathered via social media. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Shawnee | - | This report was gathered via social media. |
| August 2004 | Flash Flood | Shawnee | - | Flash flooding reported across portions of the area. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | - | Large trees reported down. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | - | Emergency management estimated 60 mph wind gusts near the intersection of 47th and Monticello in Shawnee. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | - | Large tree limbs were downed. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Shawnee | - | A severe thunderstorm produced large hail over much of Johnson County. Golfball-size hail was reported by local police along I-35 between I-435 and 95th Street. Further south dime to quarter-size hail was reported in Overland Park at 91st and Nall, in Stanley and at the Federal Aviation Administration facility in Olathe. In the northern section of Johnson County, large hail was reported at various points along Shawnee Mission Parkway from Shawnee eastward to Fairway. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. |
| September 2021 | Hail | Shawnee | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Shawnee | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Shawnee | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Shawnee | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Shawnee | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Shawnee | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Shawnee | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Shawnee | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Shawnee | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Shawnee | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Shawnee | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Shawnee | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Shawnee | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Shawnee | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Shawnee | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Shawnee | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Shawnee | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Shawnee | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Shawnee | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Shawnee | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Shawnee | - | no account filed |
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 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olathe Cemetery | 7.8 miles | 2017 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04000454 in Record Group 79. |
| Johnson County | All 34 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.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- 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.