Downtown Core North Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

From the record

One of 22 National Register listings published here for Reno County · listed in 2004 · category: District.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. Generally bounded by BNSF RR tracks, 1st Ave., W side of N. Main and Polpar St., Hutchinson, 67501
When was it listed? November 2004
Category. district
Also known as. Commercial and Industrial Resources of Hutchinson MPS
City. Hutchinson city
National Register reference number. 04000739 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

184 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 184 fires within 5 miles of Downtown Core North Historic District between 2004 and 2019, burning about 201 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 13 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	81
Debris and open burning	31
Equipment and vehicle use	18
Smoking	15
Arson/incendiarism	13
Power generation/transmission/distribution	12
Natural	5
Other causes	3
Misuse of fire by a minor	3
Fireworks	3

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
7 September 2017	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Reno County	3144
6 September 2018	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Kansas Forest Service	3424
30 September 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Kansas Forest Service	3359
29 September 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Kansas Forest Service	3336
25 September 2015	Debris and open burning	150 acres	Kansas Forest Service	80
20 September 2017	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Reno County	3338
14 September 2017	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Reno County	3246
9 August 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Kansas Forest Service	2715

Every fire recorded in Reno County

Mines and quarries near this property

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Downtown Core North Historic District: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Salt. 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
	Carey Interpace Salt Mine & Mill	Salt	Producer

Every working recorded in Reno County

Storms near this property

60 of 302 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hutchinson, the town this property stands in, in 302 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 167 hail, 101 thunderstorm wind, 11 flash flood, 11 flood. The reports record 2 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
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	South Hutchinson	1 hurt, $550,000	A microburst with winds estimated to 100 mph damaged 5 buildings in a one mile radius in South Hutchinson along a northwest to southeast path. Buildings damaged included the southern wing of a bus manufacturing plant, an apartment complex, a food processing plant and a motel. Six apartments were condemned and two of the three motel buildings were a total loss. 16 people had to be evacuated from the apartments, with one person transported to the hospital with a head and neck injury.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	South Hutchinson	1 hurt, $80,000	A semi-truck trailer was blown over near the intersection of K-96 and 6th Avenue on the southwest edge of Hutchinson. Additionally, an empty trailer parked at Tyson Foods rolled over. Furthermore, the storm knocked out power to about 7,000 customers across Reno County. Four 69,000-volt transmission line structures were lost because of the wind, and at least 6 power poles were downed across the county. Several fireworks tents were blown down in and around Hutchinson, and several traffic signals were damaged around the city.
May 2007	Flood	Hutchinson	$6,500,000	Numerous, slow-moving thunderstorms produced widespread 4 to 5 inches of rain across the northwestern two-thirds of Reno County from the afternoon hours on May 23rd, to the early morning hours on May 24th. Particularly hard hit were locations from roughly near Arlington to Hutchinson to Buhler, where a narrow swath of rainfall measuring 7 to 8 inches occurred. Excessive runoff from this heavy rainfall caused the Arkansas River and several creeks and streams to rise above flood stage. Consequently, widespread flooding continued for days across Reno County. At least 60 homes and businesses were flooded. Damage to roads was rather extensive, and two bridges were in need of replacement. The Arkansas River levee breached at five separate locations between Yoder and the Sedgwick County line, causing extensive road and agricultural damage. The Hutchinson Zoo remained closed for several days due to a nearby flooded pond. Twenty-five animals were evactuated, but none were injured. Public property suffered roughly $3.5 million in damages, and private property likely around $3 million in damages.
May 2007	Flash Flood	Hutchinson	$2,500,000	Law enforcement reported major flooding on the Cow Creek in Hutchinson. Numerous water rescues were also performed along the creek. Roads throughout the county have been flooded. Damage to public roads, bridges and structures was estimated at 2.5 million dollars.
August 2013	Flash Flood	South Hutchinson	$1,440,000	Extreme street flooding and flash flooding occurred across the area, as 6 to 7 inches of rainfall fell over Hutchinson and Nickerson during the early morning hours. Numerous cars stalled out and were abandoned on city streets, with widespread basement flooding reported. During a 90 minute period, between 130am and 3am, some locations in Hutchinson picked up 3 to 5 inches of rainfall. At least 325 homes in the city of Hutchinson reported some property damage due to flooding, with 10 to 24 of the homes receiving major damage. 150 residents from a nursing home in Northwest Hutchinson were evacuated to a local hospital, because water was coming into the building. The water on city streets was so deep, at times, that large military type vehicles could not venture down the roads.
August 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Hutchinson	$1,000,000	Occurred at intersection of Highway 50/K-96. Nearby, 26 empty Union Pacific freight cars, of which 24 were covered hoppers and two were auto-carriers, were blown off a siding. Two mobile homes were destroyed. Three single-family homes (of which one was unroofed) and three mobile homes sustained major damage. Downed power lines and power poles severed power to 7,315 residents, of which 1,215 were without power the following morning. Approximately 25 structures received minor damage. A state of disaster emergency was declared by Governor Graves. Area newspapers contributed greatly to this report.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	South Hutchinson	$750,000	Damaging winds estimated to be 90 mph moved across most of Hutchinson causing extensive damage. One of the worst hit areas was an area that was hit 8 days before by mircoburst winds in South Hutchinson (see June 7th, 2009), including damage to the same bus manufacturing plant, motel and storage facility. This set of storms finished what the previous storms started, removing more walls and larger portions of the roof. Three of the four buildings at a motel were considered a total loss. Downtown Hutchinson also received significant damage, including removing a 100 foot by 30 foot section of roof to one business, and a portion of a roof to a loft. A warehouse downtown suffered so much damage that it had to be demolished. A power works building lost three of its overhead doors and an animal shelter had some roof damage. A large number of power of poles were also knocked down, especially near the state fairgrounds, where poles had to replaced from 17th to 30th Avenues on Plum Street. 30 to 40 percent of the city had tree limb damage. The storm knocked out power to 7300 people.
May 2009	Flood	South Hutchinson	$500,000	Several roads were washed out from what was reported as a gully washer of rainfall. 3 to 4 bridges experienced heavy damage and one was completely washed out. A rain gauge in Pleasantville, Kansas reported almost 2 inches of rainfall with some estimates up to 4 inches.
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Hutchinson	$500,000	Sixty to eighty mile an hour winds passed across mainly the northern half of Reno County. There was widespread damage to trees. In Hutchinson, windows were shattered, two dozen utility poles were snapped, street signals were blown over and the showroom of a car dealership was blown off. In Buhler, a machine shed was destroyed. In Haven, a tractor-semitrailer was overturned, a grain bin was flattened and a bus barn near Yoder lost its roof.
May 2019	Flash Flood	Hutchinson	$100,000	Water was reported over several roads. Water rescues occurred due to stalled cars.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Hutchinson	$100,000	Downed power lines and power poles caused power outages to as many as 50 residences. Westar Energy and KSN Channel 3 contributed greatly to this narrative.
August 2013	Flash Flood	Hutchinson	$100,000	Significant flooding occurred along Cow Creek in Hutchinson, with numerous evacuations from high water.
March 2006	Tornado (F0)	Hutchinson	$80,000	Touched down sporadically along a 3 mile path on the east side of Hutchinson in the vicinity of highway K-61. The tornado caused some tree damage, destroyed a carport, and damaged a business sign. A number of other properties suffered minor damage. It also caused windshield damage to roughly 150 vehicles parked at the hospital.
July 2003	Hail	Hutchinson	$75,000	The following sustained damage: Five fire trucks, seven county sheriff's cars, and one police cruiser (which was "devastated"). Hutchinson News contributed greatly to this narrative.
July 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Hutchinson	$75,000	Extensive tree damage, barn blown down as were power lines.
May 2019	Flash Flood	South Hutchinson	$40,000	Numerous roads were closed due to flooding. A water rescue occurred near Kansas highway 14.
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Hutchinson	$30,000	Downed power lines and power poles. Much of Hutchinson without power.
May 2006	Lightning	South Hutchinson	$30,000	A lightning strike set a South Hutchinson home ablaze. Lightning struck a 100-foot tall radio antenna located in a field just north of the home. The antenna was connected to a radio in the affected home by a cable. The fire rendered the home uninhabitable. Fortunately, no one was injured. Information is courtesy of the Hutchinson News.
May 2000	Lightning	Hutchinson	$30,000	The chimney of an Episcopal church was struck "sometime early Friday morning", breaking off numerous bricks, some of which fell through the roof.
March 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Hutchinson	$25,000	Downed power lines severed power to approximately 155-160 residences.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	South Hutchinson	$20,000	House unroofed.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Hutchinson	$15,000	Roof and shed damage in South Hutchinson. Trees uprooted with numerous downed limbs and branches. Time is estimated from Doppler data.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Hutchinson	$15,000	Winds estimated from 70 to 80 mph downed multiple power poles about one mile north of Hutchinson.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	South Hutchinson	$15,000	High winds knocked several power lines down causing of power outages in the southern half of Hutchinson.
August 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Hutchinson	$10,000	Multiple power lines were blown down on U.S. Highway 50. The time off occurrence is based on report of gust in the vicinity.
August 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Hutchinson	$10,000	A tree had been blown down onto a house.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Hutchinson	$10,000	A large flag pole fell onto two trucks parked at Midway Motors on 30th Street.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Hutchinson	$10,000	Unspecified number of traffic light-hanging poles downed.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Hutchinson	$10,000	Downed power lines across the city.
August 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Hutchinson	$10,000	Five cottonwoods blown down, one of which punched a hole in the roof of a home.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Hutchinson	$10,000	Several power poles broken.
May 2014	Flood	Hutchinson	$5,000	The 2.04 inches measured by the observer caused street flooding across the south side of Hutchinson.
August 2010	Heavy Rain	Hutchinson	$5,000	Heavy rainfall of 2 to 3 inches during the predawn hours on the 24th resulted in flooding at Faris Elementary School in Hutchinson. The school was closed on the 24th after plugged drains in the school courtyard allowed the heavy rain to accumulate and eventually penetrate the gymnasium, cafeteria, two corridors and six classrooms. Damage was relatively minimal, confined mainly to wet carpet. The Hutchinson News contributed to this report.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	South Hutchinson	$5,000	Strong winds caused extensive damage to a greenhouse.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Hutchinson	$5,000	Some roof damage was reported across the city of Hutchinson.
March 1993	Hail	Hutchinson	$5,000	no account filed
March 1993	Hail	Hutchinson	$5,000	no account filed
March 1993	Hail	Hutchinson	$5,000	no account filed
April 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Hutchinson	$3,000	A barn door was blown off and some roof damage occurred west of Hutchinson.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Hutchinson	$2,500	A large Cottonwood tree was blocking 69th Street near Old K-61.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Hutchinson	$2,000	Large limbs downed, one of which fell onto a car.
October 2018	Flood	Hutchinson	$500	Several rural roads were flooded across the county.
May 2019	Flood	Hutchinson	$100	County dispatch reported numerous road closures due to high water.
May 2018	Flood	Hutchinson	$100	Street flooding was reported near 23rd Street north.
August 2013	Flash Flood	Hutchinson	$100	Multiple streets flooded and numerous cars flooded and stalled, throughout town, blocking streets.
April 2025	Hail	Hutchinson	-	Report was sent via mPING.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Hutchinson	-	Ten-inch diameter tree branches down around the area. Power also knocked out.
October 2024	Hail	Hutchinson	-	The report of quarter sized hail was received from the public via social media.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Hutchinson	-	Down tree reported with lights flickering.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	South Hutchinson	-	Measured wind gust of 52kts.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Hutchinson	-	Measured ASOS gust of 64kts.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Hutchinson	-	Power outages with some large tree damage. No hail noted with the very heavy rain or wind.
April 2022	Hail	Hutchinson	-	This was reported on the north side of Hutchinson along with 50 mph winds.
June 2022	Heavy Rain	South Hutchinson	-	A Cocorahs station 6 miles south southwest of Hutchinson reported 1.33 inches of rainfall in 24 hours.
June 2022	Heavy Rain	Hutchinson	-	A Cocorahs station 2.5 miles west of Hutchinson reported 1.12 inches of rainfall in 24 hours.
May 2021	Hail	Hutchinson	-	Report from Mping.
August 2021	Hail	Hutchinson	-	Report from mPing.
May 2020	Hail	South Hutchinson	-	Lots of small hail was reported, with some larger stones mixed in. It was hailing so hard the spotter thought the window would break, but the largest size stone was only nickel size.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Hutchinson	-	Numerous tree limbs were blown down.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Hutchinson	-	Several trees were blown down across town.

Every storm recorded in Reno 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

6 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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Fox Theater	0.1 miles	1989
Terminal Station	0.1 miles	1983
Hotel Stamey	0.2 miles	2024
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial	0.2 miles	2002
Hoke Building	0.2 miles	2011
Reno County Courthouse	0.2 miles	1987

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 04000739 in Record Group 79.
Reno 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.
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.