Berger House

Built in 1949 (modern architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

From the record

“Berger House in Abilene, Kansas is a Lustron house dating from 1949. It was deemed to be architecturally significant as it is one of fewer than 100 Lustron houses remaining in Kansas.”
Wikipedia article Berger House (Abilene, Kansas), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 48 National Register listings published here for Dickinson County · listed in 2007 · category: Building · built in 1949, modern architecture.

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

The listing

Address. 208 NE 12th St., Abilene, 67410
When was it listed? June 2007
Category. building
Also known as. Lustron Houses of Kansas MPS
City. Abilene city
When was it built? 1949
Architectural style. modern architecture
National Register reference number. 07000606 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

19 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Berger House between 2015 and 2018, burning about 128 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
Debris and open burning	9
Equipment and vehicle use	4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	3
Power generation/transmission/distribution	2
Natural	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
27 September 2017	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Dickinson County	543
25 July 2018	Power generation/transmission/distribution	1.0 acres	Kansas Forest Service	24
24 July 2018	Power generation/transmission/distribution	1.0 acres	Kansas Forest Service	23
21 July 2018	Equipment and vehicle use	20 acres	Kansas Forest Service	72
15 June 2017	Natural	under an acre	Dickinson County	14
10 May 2018	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Kansas Forest Service	12
23 April 2018	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Kansas Forest Service	10
15 April 2017	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Dickinson County	204

Every fire recorded in Dickinson 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 Berger House: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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
	Wilson Pit & Pekor Dredge	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Dickinson County

Storms near this property

60 of 145 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Abilene, the town this property stands in, in 145 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 72 hail, 54 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 4 lightning. 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
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	$500,000	Strong winds caused tree damage in the area.
August 2006	Lightning	Abilene	$100,000	A local newspaper reported a lightning strike at a hardware store, followed by approximately 2.00" of rain, the combination of which caused extensive damage to the building itself, and the goods inside.
May 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	$100,000	High winds did substantial damage to the Abilene airport.
May 1995	Hail	Abilene	$75,000	Hail and high winds combined for widespread damage.
May 1999	Tornado (F1)	Abilene	$60,000	A tornado touched down 4 miles southeast of Abilene and traveled intermittently for 2 and one half miles before dissipating. The tornado struck a farm doing considerable damage to outbuildings. A second funnel aloft was seen at times accompanying the tornado.
May 2007	Flash Flood	Abilene	$50,000	About 2 inches of water reported flowing across Fair rd. in town. Water over the road was rising and county officials were barricading the road.
July 1996	Hail	Abilene	$50,000	no account filed
July 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	$40,000	no account filed
July 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	$40,000	no account filed
September 1999	Lightning	Abilene	$25,000	Lightning struck a city dispatch center in Abilene doing about 25 thousand dollars damage.
May 2007	Flash Flood	Abilene	$20,000	Water moving onto Interstate 70 eastbound from the median to the shoulder of the fast lane at mile marker 275. Water over Highway 40 east of the town of Solomon...road closed. Dickinson County receives a county disaster declaration.
November 1998	Flash Flood	Abilene	$20,000	no account filed
July 1996	Hail	Abilene	$20,000	no account filed
May 1996	Flash Flood	Abilene	$20,000	no account filed
September 2001	Tornado (F1)	Abilene	$8,000	A tornado touched down in the city park and damaged 2 sheds and a concession stand before lifting moments later.
May 1995	Hail	Abilene	$5,000	no account filed
July 1994	Hail	Abilene	$5,000	no account filed
April 2001	Lightning	Abilene	$4,000	Lightning struck a vehicle on Interstate 70 just north of Abilene. The motorist was traveling west on the interstate when the incident occurred. The vehicle was totaled but the lone occupant who was the driver was uninjured.
August 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	$4,000	Strong winds blew down power lines.
March 2007	Lightning	Abilene	$1,000	no account filed
July 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	$1,000	no account filed
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	$500	no account filed
August 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	$100	A tent was damaged at a county fair by strong winds.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	-	There are reports of trees down with unknown diameter. Power poles are also down throughout Abilene.
September 2025	Hail	Abilene	-	Quarter size hail near Interstate 70.
May 2024	Hail	Abilene	-	Hail in Abilene from trailing supercell.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	-	Estimated 65-60 mph winds. Trees bending over at times.
May 2024	Hail	Abilene	-	Half dollar size hail in Abilene.
May 2024	Hail	Abilene	-	Ping pong ball size hail near I-70 west of Abilene.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	-	Estimated 60 mph gust and 3/4 inch hail.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	-	Tree limbs 4 inches in diameter blown down, dumpster blown over onto a train track.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	-	Snapped tree relayed by KAKE.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	-	Delayed report of a large uprooted tree. Photo was sent via social media.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	-	Limbs two inches in diameter broken off trees.
May 2023	Hail	Abilene	-	Quarter sized hail reported.
May 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	-	Spotter estimated wind gusts of 60 to 65 mph.
April 2022	Hail	Abilene	-	Quarter to half dollar sized hail on the western size of Abilene city limits.
April 2022	Hail	Abilene	-	Golf ball sized hail reported.
April 2022	Hail	Abilene	-	Quarter sized hail reported.
April 2022	Hail	Abilene	-	Golf ball sized hail reported.
April 2022	Hail	Abilene	-	Hen egg sized hail reported.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	-	No damage was reported but confidence was high that severe level wind gusts occurred.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	-	Several 8 to 10 inch tree limbs down around Abilene.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	-	Wind estimated at 60 mph in Abilene. Widespread dust with near zero visibility also reported.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	-	Tree blew down into a powerline just north of Abilene. Wind estimated at 70 mph.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	-	Report of trees down and power out.
September 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	-	High confidence of 70 mph wind gusts, no damage observed at this time.
May 2021	Hail	Abilene	-	Quarter size hail reported.
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	-	Tree 1 foot in diameter down, kdot signs blown down.
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	-	Report of a 6 inch tree limb down.
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	-	DK214 reported power outage and 2 to 3 inch limbs down.
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	-	Report via social media of 8 to 12 inch tree limb down.
May 2020	Hail	Abilene	-	EM reported golf ball size hail.
May 2020	Hail	Abilene	-	Tennis ball size hail estimated from Twitter picture.
August 2019	Flash Flood	Abilene	-	Several streets in Abilene are flooded and closed due to flowing water due to heavy rains.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	-	Estimated wind gust.
September 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	-	A tree was blown over, size unknown. Estimated wind gust of 70 MPH.
May 2017	Hail	Abilene	-	Nickel to quarter size hail was reported.
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Abilene	-	Tree damage was also reported.
August 2016	Flood	Abilene	-	Law enforcement reports that some low, easily flooded areas of Abilene are experiencing standing water and some streets have been closed.

Every storm recorded in Dickinson 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
A. B. Seelye House	under 500 feet	1986
Jacob S. Engle House	0.2 miles	2017
Emerson Coulson House	0.3 miles	1995
John W. Birchmore House	0.3 miles	2014
Naroma Court Historic District	0.3 miles	2007
Garfield Elementary School	0.4 miles	2009

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 07000606 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Dickinson County	All 48 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.