Built in 1917 (Romanesque Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
One of 3 National Register listings published here for Rooks County · listed in 2005 · category: Building · built in 1917, Romanesque Revival architecture.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of St. Joseph Catholic Church between 2015 and 2018, burning about 1,501 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1800004 |
| 4 March 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,500 acres | Rooks County | 1700003 |
| 18 February 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 2 |
| 25 January 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Rooks County | 1700001 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Damar, the town this property stands in, in 36 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 22 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Hail | Damar | $250,000 | Hail up to the size of tennis balls nearly covered the ground. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Damar | $100,000 | no account filed |
| September 2016 | Flash Flood | Damar | $75,000 | Storm total rainfall amounts of 4 to 7 inches were reported. Emergency management reported numerous county roads covered in water across the area and a few culverts were washed out. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Damar | $50,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be near 70 MPH resulted in some downed power lines. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Damar | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Damar | $25,000 | Quarter size hail fell intermittently for about 15 minutes in Damar from a severe thunderstorm nearby. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Damar | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Damar | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Damar | $25,000 | no account filed |
| September 2003 | Hail | Damar | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Damar | $20,000 | Pea to quarter size hail was reported with some tree limbs down. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Damar | $10,000 | Quarter to golfball size hail reported with heavy rain and strong winds. Observer reported two windows were broken by hail. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Damar | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Damar | $5,000 | Tree limbs of 4 to 5 inches in diameter blown down. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Damar | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Damar | $3,000 | A 64 mph wind gusts was measured by an anemometer. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Damar | $1,000 | Some minor tree damage was reported in Damar. |
| May 2018 | Heavy Rain | Damar | - | Storm total precipitation of 4.04 inches was measured by a mesonet site located 1 mile north-northwest of Damar. |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | Damar | - | A storm total rainfall amount of 4.14 inches was reported, most of which fell between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. CST. |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | Damar | - | A storm total rainfall amount of 5.52 inches was reported, most of which fell between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. CST. |
| May 1993 | Hail | Damar | - | Wind and hail up to golf ball-size damaged 1300 Acres of wheat. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Damar | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Damar | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Damar | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Damar | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Damar | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Damar | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Damar | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Damar | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Damar | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Damar | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Damar | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Damar | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Damar | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Damar | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Damar | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 05001203 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Rooks County | All 3 listed properties in this county. |
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