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Photograph of Dighton High School
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Lane County Community High School

Built in 1936 (Art Deco architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

From the record

“Dighton High School, also known as Dighton Jr/Sr High School (DJSHS), is a public secondary school in Dighton, Kansas and a part of Dighton Unified School District 482. Its building, Lane County Community High School, located at 200 S.”

Wikipedia article Dighton High School, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 2 National Register listings published here for Lane County · listed in 2005 · category: Building · built in 1936, Art Deco architecture.

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

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building, 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 200 S. Wichita Ave., Dighton, 67839
  • When was it listed? September 2005
  • Category. building
  • Also known as. Public Schools of Kansas MPS
  • Township. Dighton township
  • When was it built? 1936
  • Architectural style. Art Deco architecture
  • National Register reference number. 05000978 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

7 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Lane County Community High School between 2015 and 2018, burning about 1,203 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Debris and open burning1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Natural1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
11 September 2017Power generation/transmission/distribution3.0 acresLane County1571
13 July 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service1162
23 May 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreKansas Forest Service1132
15 February 2017Debris and open burning1,200 acresLane County255
27 October 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service1769
20 October 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service1715
2 January 2017Naturalunder an acreLane County175

Every fire recorded in Lane County

Storms near this property

60 of 155 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dighton, the town this property stands in, in 155 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 103 hail, 45 thunderstorm wind, 5 heavy rain, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 1996HailDighton$1,840,000no account filed
October 2008Thunderstorm WindDighton$85,000Extensive damage was done to major transmission lines and power poles. As many as 30,000 meters were without power and some were out for over 2 days. Numerous trees were uprooted and the Lane county road and bridge building lost it's roof. Other buildings sustained some structural damage.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindDighton-A measured wind gust of 72 mph at the mesonet station KKSDIGHT22.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindDighton-The report was received from AWN weather station.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindDighton-The report of a 77 mph wind gust was from KKSDIGHT22 weather station.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindDighton-A personal weather station Hineman Farms - KKSDIGHT22 recorded a 59 mph wind gust.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindDighton-Two public reports came in at the same time reporting multiple large tree limbs downed. One of the report included pictures.
March 2021Heavy RainDighton-Rainfall of 2.60 inches was observed.
July 2020Heavy RainDighton-Rainfall of 5.00 inches was observed.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindDighton-Power poles were blown down along highway 23 near county Road 160.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindDighton-Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH.
May 2018HailDighton-Windows were broken and there was also roof and siding damage from the hail. Wheat fields were also decimated in the area.
May 2016Tornado (EF0)Dighton-This was a weak tornado that moved west of due north.
July 2015Heavy RainDighton-Rainfall of 5.50 inches was observed.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindDighton-Winds were estimated to be 65 MPH.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindDighton-Winds were estimated to be 70 MPH.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindDighton-Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindDighton-A few power poles were blown down by the high wind along with tree damage.
September 2013Heavy RainDighton-Rainfall of 4.35 inches was observed.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindDighton-There was also pea sized hail.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindDighton-Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindDighton-Numerous 6 inch diameter tree limbs were blown down around the city.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindDighton-There was some structural damage reported and the wind speeds were estimated to be between 70 and 80 MPH. There were numerous power poles blown down in the county.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindDighton-Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH.
August 2010Heavy RainDighton-Rainfall of 2.00 was reported.
May 2008Tornado (EF0)Dighton-Minor tree damage was noticed.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindDighton-A barn was destroyed and another barn had the door blown off. Power poles were also blown down in the area.
June 2007HailDighton-Also had sustained winds of 50 mph.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindDighton-The wind was accompanied by a large dust cloud.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindDighton-A 3 inch diameter tree branch was broken.
May 2004HailDighton-The hail covered the ground
April 2001Thunderstorm WindDighton-Severe microburst, roof damage, signs, fences, few trees uprooted, several pivot sprinklers destroyed, vehicle blown off the road and several power poles down.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindDighton-Ten inch diameter limbs blown down.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindDighton-Three to four inch limbs blown down.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindDighton-KSN Weather Lab
July 2000Thunderstorm WindDighton-KSN weatherlab
August 2023HailDighton-no account filed
August 2023HailDighton-no account filed
May 2021HailDighton-no account filed
June 2020HailDighton-no account filed
June 2020Thunderstorm WindDighton-no account filed
April 2019HailDighton-no account filed
April 2019Thunderstorm WindDighton-no account filed
May 2018HailDighton-no account filed
June 2018Thunderstorm WindDighton-no account filed
April 2017HailDighton-no account filed
May 2016HailDighton-no account filed
May 2015HailDighton-no account filed
April 2015HailDighton-no account filed
August 2015HailDighton-no account filed
August 2015HailDighton-no account filed
June 2014HailDighton-no account filed
May 2013HailDighton-no account filed
August 2010HailDighton-no account filed
April 2008HailDighton-no account filed
June 2008HailDighton-no account filed
April 2008HailDighton-no account filed
April 2008HailDighton-no account filed
June 2008HailDighton-no account filed
June 2008HailDighton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lane 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.

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 05000978 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Lane CountyAll 2 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.