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One of 34 National Register listings published here for Johnson County · listed in 2006 · category: District.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Loomis Historic District
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 4 buildingss, 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 8325 Johnson Dr., 5900 Hadley, 5923 Hadley, Merriam, 66202
- When was it listed? May 2006
- Category. district
- City. Merriam city
- National Register reference number. 06000390 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
207 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 207 fires within 5 miles of Loomis Historic District between 2007 and 2020, burning about 75 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 12 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 | 124 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2520092 |
| 5 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Johnson County | 2480067 |
| 4 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2470128 |
| 25 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2680121 |
| 22 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2650077 |
| 20 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Johnson County | 2630080 |
| 14 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Johnson County | 2570129 |
| 13 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Loomis Historic District: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muncie Creek Dredge & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Superior Sand & Gravel Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Coyter Brothers Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lone Star Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Monahan Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this property
32 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Merriam, the town this property stands in, in 32 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 17 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 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 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Merriam | $50,000 | A fabric dome covering tennis courts was torn by thunderstorm winds. The dome was rated to withstand 85 mph winds. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Merriam | $25,000 | 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. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Merriam | - | Downed tree limbs and wires near 55th Street. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Merriam | - | Downed tree limbs and wires near 53rd Street. Time estimated from radar. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Merriam | - | Quarter sized hail reported near Shawnee/Merriam. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Merriam | - | Report of quarter sized hail. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Merriam | - | Quarter sized hail reported in Shawnee area. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Merriam | - | Social media photo of hail up to half dollar size on Knox Street in Shawnee area. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Merriam | - | Several reports of downed tree limbs on 53rd Street. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Merriam | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported in Merriam. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Merriam | - | Several large trees blown on to a house near Shawnee Mission PKWY and Antioch. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Merriam | - | A large tree fell onto an outbuilding. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Merriam | - | A 15 inch diameter tree was down near Merriam. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Merriam | - | A power line was blown down and the transformer blew out as a result. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Merriam | - | A tree was reported blocking the road at Craig Drive. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| September 2013 | Flood | Merriam | - | Eight to ten inches of water was reported over the road, at the intersection of 60th Street and Slater. |
| June 2008 | Flood | Merriam | - | Flooding was reported around Merriam due to heavy rains. |
| June 2008 | Flood | Merriam | - | An underpass was reported full of standing water. |
| June 2008 | Flood | Merriam | - | Driveway and yard was reported flooded due to the heavy rains. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Merriam | - | Johnson County Emergency Management reported large trees and power lines down from severe thunderstorm winds in Merriam, Overland Park, Shawnee and Mission. |
| August 2021 | Hail | Merriam | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Merriam | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Merriam | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Merriam | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Merriam | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Merriam | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Merriam | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Merriam | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Merriam | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Merriam | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Merriam | - | no account filed |
| October 1998 | Hail | Merriam | - | 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
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hocker, R.W., Subdivision, Lot K Spec House | 1.0 miles | 2017 |
| Broadmoor Ranch House Historic District | 1.5 miles | 2011 | |
| Shawnee Indian Cemetery | 1.6 miles | 2022 | |
| William and Julia LeCluyse House | 2.2 miles | 2021 | |
 | Overland Theater | 2.7 miles | 2005 |
 | Campbell Dome House | 3.0 miles | 2022 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06000390 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.