Built in 1913. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
“The First National Bank Building in Highland, Kansas was built in 1913. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.”
Wikipedia article First National Bank Building (Highland, Kansas), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 35 National Register listings published here for Doniphan County · listed in 2008 · category: Building · built in 1913.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of First National Bank Building between 2015 and 2018, burning about 31 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 9 |
| 11 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 22 |
| 7 March 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 10 |
| 7 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 11 |
| 15 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 6 |
| 3 February 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Doniphan County | 4 |
| 28 February 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 9 |
| 20 February 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 6 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Highland, the town this property stands in, in 28 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 15 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland | $10,000 | Powerlines blown down. Large tree toppled on house. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Highland | $35 | A severe thunderstorm produced golf ball- to baseball-size hail from Highland to just north of Denton. An apparant tornado formed two miles north of Denton and tracked east for 12 miles to near Wathena. Damage was intermittant along the narrow path, which averaged about 100-yards in width. Roofs were blown off of several barns and outbuildings. (F0) |
| April 1995 | Hail | Highland | $10 | A severe thunderstorm produced golf ball- to baseball-size hail from Highland to just north of Denton. An apparant tornado formed two miles north of Denton and tracked east for 12 miles to near Wathena. Damage was intermittant along the narrow path, which averaged about 100-yards in width. Roofs were blown off of several barns and outbuildings. (F0) |
| April 2023 | Hail | Highland | - | Half dollar sized hail was reported in Highland. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland | - | A large pine tree around 12 inches in diameter was uprooted near Highland. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland | - | Public reported a large tree down across a road in town. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland | - | An emergency manager reported 70 mph winds near Highland. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland | - | A large tree was reported down in Highland. The report was acquired via social media. |
| May 2005 | Flash Flood | Highland | - | Heavy rains closed the intersection at U36 and County Road 120. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland | - | Trees reported down. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland | - | Law enforcement reported wind gusts to 66 mph. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland | - | Storm spotters estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland | - | Highland City Hall reported large tree limbs blown down in Highland as a result of severe thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Highland | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Highland | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Highland | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Highland | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Highland | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Highland | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Highland | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Highland | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Highland | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Highland | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Highland | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Highland | - | 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.
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.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Irvin Hall, Highland Community Junior College | under 500 feet | 1971 |
 | Highland Presbyterian Church | under 500 feet | 2007 |
| Abram M. Minier House | 0.1 miles | 2014 | |
| Highland Water Tower | 0.1 miles | ||
 | A.L. Wynkoop House | 0.2 miles | 2007 |
 | Highland Christian Church | 0.2 miles | 2007 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 08000609 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Doniphan County | All 35 listed properties in this county. |
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