Photograph of Loomis-Parry Residence — Photograph by Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Loomis-Parry House

Built in 1917 (American Craftsman). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

From the record

“The Loomis-Parry Residence is a mixed-style residential house, constructed in 1917, in Augusta, Kansas. It is a 2-story structure, with an irregular floor plan, that retains nearly all of its original materials, including exterior brick walls and double-hung wooden windows.”
Wikipedia article Loomis-Parry Residence, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 26 National Register listings published here for Butler County · listed in 2009 · category: Building · built in 1917, American Craftsman.

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

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
Address. 1003 State St., Augusta, 67010
When was it listed? July 2009
Category. building
City. Augusta city
When was it built? 1917
Architectural style. American Craftsman
National Register reference number. 09000495 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

160 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 160 fires within 5 miles of Loomis-Parry House between 2005 and 2020, burning about 2,376 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 11 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
Debris and open burning	51
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	51
Equipment and vehicle use	24
Recreation and ceremony	15
Arson/incendiarism	11
Fireworks	3
Natural	3
Smoking	1
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
27 September 2005	Recreation and ceremony	1.0 acres	Butler County	not named
21 September 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Kansas Forest Service	2245
20 September 2006	Recreation and ceremony	3.0 acres	Butler County	not named
18 September 2017	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Butler County	2501
18 September 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Butler County	1168
16 September 2006	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	50 acres	Butler County	not named
8 August 2005	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Butler County	not named
27 August 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Butler County	2299

Every fire recorded in Butler 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 Loomis-Parry House: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
	Number 21 Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer

Every working recorded in Butler County

Storms near this property

60 of 190 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Augusta, the town this property stands in, in 190 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 100 hail, 54 thunderstorm wind, 20 flash flood, 10 heavy rain. 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 1993	Hail	Augusta	$5,000,000	no account filed
May 2002	Flash Flood	Augusta	$500,000	Part of Highway 54 closed. Numerous basements flooded.
May 2014	Hail	Augusta	$125,000	The large hail ranged in size from half dollar to golf ball size. The hail was driven by 70 mph winds, causing damage to cars and house siding.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Augusta	$100,000	The Emergency Manager reported that campers were overturned at Santa Fe Lake but there were no injuries. Multiple trees were downed in this area. The damage was spread across about a 1 mile diameter. The time of the event was estimated from radar.
September 2009	Flash Flood	Augusta	$50,000	Heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding along streets and county roads in southeastern sections of the county. Water was two feet deep across roadways in some locations. The heavy rain caused creeks to become swollen and overflow their banks, with road closings from Highway 54 from Augusta to Andover, south to Douglass. Rainfall amounts ranged from 4.00 inches in Augusta to 4.57 inches at the Andover Middle School, to 2.96 inches in Benton.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Augusta	$50,000	Damage to trees and power lines resulted in power losses to many residences. Area newspapers contributed to this report.
May 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Augusta	$50,000	no account filed
September 2008	Flash Flood	Augusta	$30,000	Two water rescues took place in Augusta in and around Augusta City Lake, near Gavin Park. One vehicle near Gavin park was engulfed by the high water, stranding the motorist.
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Augusta	$20,000	Widespread tree damage, numerous power lines downed, two barns blown away, and a mobile home lost part of it's roof.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Augusta	$13,000	A tornado siren was blown over at Santa Fe Lake. The time of occurrence is based on radar.
May 2019	Flash Flood	Augusta	$10,000	A water rescue occurred east of town. Numerous roads had 1 foot of flowing water over them.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Augusta	$10,000	Light poles were downed in Augusta. Report courtesy of KAKE TV.
September 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Augusta	$10,000	Power lines obviously blown down as power outages reported in Augusta.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Augusta	$5,000	A public report via twitter of roof damage to a home. Winds were estimated of 60 to 70 mph.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Augusta	$5,000	Trees around 2 feet in diameter were uprooted.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Augusta	$5,000	Limbs and signs blown down.
June 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Augusta	$5,000	Utility pole blown down.
March 1993	Hail	Augusta	$5,000	no account filed
May 1993	Hail	Augusta	$5,000	no account filed
May 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Augusta	$5,000	no account filed
May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Augusta	$2,500	Numerous branches and one large tree were blown down. One stand-alone carport was damaged and one trampoline was launched.
May 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Augusta	$1,000	Two 10 to 12 inch diameter trees were blown down. Numerous other branches were blown down as well.
October 1993	Hail	Augusta	$500	Hail damaged roofs and vehicles.
April 1994	Hail	Augusta	$500	no account filed
May 2019	Flash Flood	Augusta	$100	Numerous roadways were reported under water and impassible.
May 2019	Flash Flood	Augusta	$100	Numerous roads remained flooded across the west side of Augusta for several hours.
May 2019	Flash Flood	Augusta	$100	Water was reported over the road, on the south side of town.
May 2019	Flash Flood	Augusta	$100	Several streets were barricaded with a foot and a half of water over them. The west side of town was hit worse.
October 2018	Flood	Augusta	$100	Water was over the road on southwest 70th street, northeast of town.
September 2009	Flood	Augusta	$100	Street flooding was reported between the railroad tracks and the Walnut River bridge on Highway 77 on the southern edge of Augusta. 2.92 inches of rainfall was reported at Garfield Elementary in Augusta.
April 1994	Hail	Augusta	$50	no account filed
April 2026	Hail	Augusta	-	Report relayed via emergency management. The hail was reported to be covering the ground.
June 2025	Hail	Augusta	-	Nickel sized hail was accompanied by 35 to 40 mph winds.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Augusta	-	A power pole was snapped and leaning onto a house.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Augusta	-	Wind gusts estimated to be around 60 mph. There was also a six inch diameter tree limb down near Augusta.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Augusta	-	Dispatch reported powerlines were down and relayed to emergency management.
April 2024	Tornado (EFU)	Augusta	-	Brief tornado touchdown occurred near Augusta with no damage indicated.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Augusta	-	A report was sent via mPing of broken one inch tree limbs broken.
February 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Augusta	-	A damage report of a roof partially peeled back on a home.
July 2023	Heavy Rain	Augusta	-	A mesonet measured 2.70 inches of rainfall over the 12 hours.
July 2023	Heavy Rain	Augusta	-	A mesonet station in Augusta measured 2.96 inches of rainfall.
July 2023	Heavy Rain	Augusta	-	Measured 4.0 inches of rainfall.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Augusta	-	There was a report of 4-inch diameter tree limbs down.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Augusta	-	Six to twelve inch diameter tree limbs were reported down.
May 2022	Flash Flood	Augusta	-	There were reports of submerged vehicles with water up to the headlights through town. The heavy rain continued into the early morning hours of June 1st.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Augusta	-	Dispatch reported powerlines were down.
June 2022	Heavy Rain	Augusta	-	The public mesonet observer in Augusta reported 3.69 inches of rainfall in 24 hours.
June 2022	Heavy Rain	Augusta	-	The Coop observer 1.5 miles northeast of Augusta reported 4.8 inches of rainfall in 24 hours.
June 2022	Heavy Rain	Augusta	-	A Cocorahs observer near Augusta reported 5.12 inches of rainfall in 24 hours.
June 2022	Flash Flood	Augusta	-	There were reports of submerged vehicles with water up to their headlights through town.
October 2021	Heavy Rain	Augusta	-	This is a 24 hour report of 3.7 inches at station AGTK1 in Augusta.
September 2021	Heavy Rain	Augusta	-	A social media report observed 4.00 inches.
December 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Augusta	-	A wind damage report from mPING. No damage is available in the app.
May 2020	Hail	Augusta	-	Hail was covering the ground.
May 2020	Heavy Rain	Augusta	-	This was a 24 hour rainfall report.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Augusta	-	A semi truck was blown over on highway 54 east of Augusta.
June 2019	Flash Flood	Augusta	-	The report of flash flooding was recieved via mPING.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Augusta	-	There were no reports of damage. This was also a correction to the location of the event.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Augusta	-	An MPing report was received of 1-inch diameter limbs broken along with a few shingles blown off.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Augusta	-	Power lines were blown down.

Every storm recorded in Butler 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
John Moyle Building	0.3 miles	2014
Augusta Theater	0.4 miles	1990
Viets Block	0.4 miles	2012
US Post Office-Augusta	0.5 miles	1989
C. N. James Cabin	1.2 miles	1973
Little Walnut River Pratt Truss Bridge	6.7 miles	2003

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 09000495 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Butler County	All 26 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.