Built in 1920 (Neoclassical architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
One of 3 National Register listings published here for Cheyenne County · listed in 2007 · category: Building · built in 1920, Neoclassical architecture.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bird City, the town this property stands in, in 205 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 122 hail, 63 thunderstorm wind, 9 tornado, 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | Bird City | $2,000,000 | This tornado tracked from Sherman county through most of Cheyenne county with a total path length of 34 miles. The tornado was on the ground for 62 minutes and produced F1-F2 damage along much of its path. In Cheyenne county, four homes were affected, all having lost the entire roof and some with outside wall damage. Tree and power pole damage was extensive as well as significant property damage including garages, outbuildings, grain bins and livestock. The tornado tracked almost straight north along Road 30 for most of its length in Cheyenne county, and then at Road U the tornado veered left and dissipated near Roads AA and 26. The tornado began at the Sherman county line near Road 30. |Wildlife officials stated that 22 mule deer, 50 ducks, 4 pheasants, 4 rabbits and 2 song birds were killed. |
| March 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Bird City | $25,000 | A tornado developed in northern Cheyenne county as the Bird City tornado was dissipating further west. The tornado developed near Road AA and Road 31 and tracked north into Dundy county, Nebraska between Roads 31 and 32. A home was damaged just north of Road AA with minor roof damage, broken windows and a part of a north wall pushed out. Further north...tree and fence damage occurred. |
| March 2007 | Flash Flood | Bird City | $25,000 | Very heavy rainfall from several rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms during the evening resulted in numerous county roads becoming impassible, especially across the eastern third of the county. Some county roads were still closed during the day on March 29th as tornado damage surveys were being conducted. Runway at Bird City airport was flooded. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bird City | $15,000 | A house reportedly lost part of its roof. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bird City | $15,000 | Cedar trees and limbs were reported down, along with shingles off a roof. A 35-foot farm implement was blown off its stands and overturned. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bird City | $10,000 | Trained spotter reported thunderstorm wind damage associated with an estimated 70 mph gust from the core of a strong thunderstorm. The wind snapped several 1.25-1.5 inch live tree branches from trees and peeled tin off the roof of an old granary building. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bird City | $10,000 | A couple trees uprooted along highway 161. One of the trees was 40 feet tall and one and a half feet in diameter. Other trees had ten-inch diameter limbs broken off the top. The metal roof of a building was torn off. Wind gust and time of report were estimated from Doppler radar. |
| March 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Bird City | $6,000 | Storm chaser video showed a second tornado occurring at the same time as the large tornado near Bird City. Damage survey discovered 4 power poles down about 4 miles east of Bird City. Track estimated from Doppler radar imagery. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bird City | $5,000 | Road signs were damaged 1 mile west of Bird City. Time is estimated from Doppler radar. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bird City | $2,500 | Power lines reported down in Bird City. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bird City | $1,000 | Downed limb, roughly one foot in diameter. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bird City | $1,000 | Wind ripped new skirting off house. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Bird City | $250 | Caller reported quarter sized hail that broke a window at the residence. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bird City | $200 | Thunderstorm winds picked up and damaged a heavy wooden picnic table. A trampoline, which was staked into the ground, was pulled up and lofted. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bird City | $200 | Estimated 10 inch diameter healthy cedar tree limb blown down on the south side of Bird City by the track field. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2020 | Flood | Bird City | $100 | Most of the road damage from flooding occurred north of CR S, with the damage becoming more severe toward the Nebraska border. One bridge was partially damaged east of Highway 27 near CR Z. Another bridge was washed out at River Road and RS 115. A culvert was washed out on CR 19 between CR AA and CR BB. Near CR BB and CR 17 a barb wire fence was washed onto the road. Near CR 15 and CR V flood waters had washed a large tree onto the road. Near CR 2 the Republican River was out of its banks. Hackberry Creek was also flooding where it joined with the Republican River. Damage from the flooding is unknown due to the unknown number of sections of road washed out and the unknown acres of crop land flooded. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Bird City | $100 | Most of the road damage from flooding occurred north of CR S, with the damage becoming more severe toward the Nebraska border. One bridge was partially damaged east of Highway 27 near CR Z. Another bridge was washed out at River Road and RS 115. A culvert was washed out on CR 19 between CR AA and CR BB. Near CR BB and CR 17 a barb wire fence was washed onto the road. Near CR 15 and CR V flood waters had washed a large tree onto the road. Near CR 2 the Republican River was out of its banks. Hackberry Creek was also flooding where it joined with the Republican River. Damage from the flooding is unknown due to the unknown number of sections of road washed out and the unknown acres of crop land flooded. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bird City | - | Very small tree branches blown down along with a plethora of pea size hail. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Bird City | - | The hail was accumulating. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bird City | - | Reported via social media. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Bird City | - | Public reports of hail ranging from quarter to half dollar size. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bird City | - | A 63 mph wind gust was recorded via Ambient Weather site 3350_(AWN644725c42c9e7c32b00d2cb6). In McDonald 50 feet visibility in blowing dust was also reported. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bird City | - | Trained spotter estimated 60-70 mph wind gusts. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bird City | - | AWN site 3350 reported a 62 mph wind gust. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bird City | - | Public report of 58 MPH gust. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Bird City | - | Public report of hail up to 1-1.25 inches in Bird City. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bird City | - | Picture of a large tree branch down estimated around 2-3 inches. Additional other tree limbs were down around town as well. Portion of a wooden fence was also blown down as well. A large steel tank was also rolled. Unknown if the steel tank was full or empty or how far it rolled. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Bird City | - | Estimated 2 inch hail in Bird City with photo. Multiple stones around 1-1.5 inches. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Bird City | - | Public report of 1/2 mile of accumulating hail of various stone size. Accumulation of 3-4 inches deep. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bird City | - | Ambient weather site Hendricks. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bird City | - | A weather underground site named KHMYKSBI2 reported the wind gust. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Bird City | - | Nickel size hail accumulating on streets and in yards. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Bird City | - | Dime to nickel sized hail occurred about 6 miles northwest of Bird City. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Bird City | - | Hail ranged from dimes to quarters in size. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Bird City | - | Trained spotter reported nickel sized hail. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Bird City | - | Golf ball size hail was reported by a trained spotter. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Bird City | - | A trained spotter reported 3 inch hail occurring. A picture of the hail was shown being measured by calipers. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Bird City | - | A trained spotter reported 2 inch hail occurring. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Bird City | - | Dime to penny sized hail report received via mPING. |
| May 2023 | Flash Flood | Bird City | - | Pictures showed a county road washed out in a low spot, with 6 to 12 inches of water on the road. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bird City | - | Over a span of ten minutes, thunderstorm wind gusts of 56 to 60 mph were observed via mesonet station DW4654 Bird City. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Bird City | - | Report received of 1.5 inch diameter hail at location. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Bird City | - | Report received of near 2 inch diameter hail at location. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Bird City | - | Dime to quarter sized hail reported at location. |
| August 2023 | Flood | Bird City | - | Report received of flash flooding with photos and videos at 9.5 miles north of Bird City, KS by Big Timber Creek. 1.86 inches of rainfall reported. Reporter stated they could not make it home due to the flooding. Flooding started around sundown and waters did not recede enough to cross until sunrise the following day. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Bird City | - | Report received of sporadic quarter sized hail observed on Highway 161. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Bird City | - | Report received of flash flooding with photos and videos at 9.5 miles north of Bird City, KS by Big Timber Creek. 1.86 inches of rainfall reported. Reporter stated they could not make it home due to the flooding. Flooding started around sundown and waters did not recede enough to cross until sunrise the following day. |
| August 2023 | Tornado (EFU) | Bird City | - | Storm chaser video caught a brief landspout tornado forming along the cold front/outflow boundary west of Bird City just east of CR 26 roughly a half mile north of Highway 36. The boundary was moving quickly to the south, so the landspout did not last long since it was not reported to be crossing the highway. The landspout formed in a field, so no damage occurred. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Bird City | - | Report received of 1 inch hail at 9.5 miles north of Bird City by Big Timber Creek. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bird City | - | Mesonet station DW4654 measured a 61 mph wind gust. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Bird City | - | Hail up to golf ball sized reported at location. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bird City | - | A member of the public reported via social media an estimated 60 mph wind gust associated with the outflow from a cluster of thunderstorms moving east across Cheyenne County. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Bird City | - | Trained spotter reported quarter sized hail at the location that fell for a duration of 20 minutes. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bird City | - | Caller reported estimated 60-70 mph wind gusts associated with a strong thunderstorm. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Bird City | - | Public report of hail up to 1 inch in diameter. |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Bird City | - | Street flooding was reported in Bird City. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Bird City | - | Golf ball to tennis ball size hail was reported. |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Bird City | - | A member of the public reported street flooding in Bird City due to heavy rain. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bird City | - | The gusts of 60-70 MPH continued past the top of the hour. |
| August 2017 | Hail | Bird City | - | The hail size ranged from quarter to half dollar in size. Hail in town was up to three inches deep. |
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 07001223 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cheyenne County | All 3 listed properties in this county. |
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