Built in 1910. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
“The Bartlett Arboretum is a historic, nonprofit arboretum located in Belle Plaine, Kansas, United States. It is privately owned, and open to the public seasonally, as well as upon special request.”
Wikipedia article Bartlett Arboretum (Kansas), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Sumner County · listed in 2010 · category: District · built in 1910.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Bartlett Arboretum between 2001 and 2020, burning about 247 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 868 |
| 17 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 132 |
| 28 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 acres | Sumner County | 128 |
| 25 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 22 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 139 |
| 11 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 109 |
| 10 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Belle Plaine, the town this property stands in, in 85 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 43 thunderstorm wind, 34 hail, 4 tornado, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | $75,000 | Lumber yard had part of roof pulled loose, numerous boards tossed, materials knocked off walls and heavy gate blown open. Fences were blown down all over town as were numerous trees. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Belle Plaine | $50,000 | Several road were reported underwater, with vehicles stranded south of Belle Plaine. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | $50,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds rolled over one mobile home and blew down numerous tree limbs. |
| June 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Belle Plaine | $50,000 | A few outbuildings damaged. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | $50,000 | ROOF BLOWN OFF A HOUSE JUST NORTH OF BELLE PLAINE. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | $25,000 | Large tree fell onto a house, caving in part of it's roof. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | $15,000 | Several power poles were knocked down as was a fireworks stand located at a Walmart parking lot. The Wellington Daily News contributed to this narrative. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | $10,000 | Report on social media of tree branches down and power outages. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | $10,000 | Utility poles were downed west of Udall along Highway 55, and sporadic power outages were reported. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | $10,000 | Widespread tree damage, including a large tree that fell onto a car and totaled a storage shed. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | $7,000 | Multiple cottonwood trees were uprooted at the Arboretum. Three to 12 inch diameter trees were also reported down. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | $5,000 | A few trees were uprooted, and some siding was stripped off a city building. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | $3,000 | A ten by ten metal shed was blown off its foundation. Powerlines were also down across town. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | $500 | A foot diameter tree branch was blown down. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | $500 | Windows were blown out of the south side of a house. |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | $500 | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Belle Plaine | $500 | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Belle Plaine | $50 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | - | This wind gust was estimated. |
| June 2024 | Heavy Rain | Belle Plaine | - | A 24 hour rainfall total of 3.08 inches was measured in Belle Plaine. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | - | Public reported several large trees limbs down. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | - | Trained spotter reported large trees bending over. |
| June 2023 | Heavy Rain | Belle Plaine | - | Measured rainfall of 1.75 inches. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Belle Plaine | - | A picture was sent via Facebook of the tennis ball sized hail. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | - | Report of estimated winds was received via Facebook. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | - | Numerous power outages across town due to the estimated 60 mph winds. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | - | A trained spotter reported the gust. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Belle Plaine | - | A MPING Report was received of flooded roads. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | - | Several large limbs were downed. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | - | No damage reported. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | - | Relayed via KAKE TV that there were utility poles and 6 to 12 inch diameter trees snapped. |
| September 2010 | Hail | Belle Plaine | - | The hail was nickel to quarter size, along with 40 mph winds. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | - | Quarter size hail was also reported with the wind. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Belle Plaine | - | Wind to 60 mph occurred with the hail. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | - | Severe straight line winds derailed 16 out of 30 cars of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train. The train was traveling through Belle Plain from the Chicago area heading to Southern California and was carrying empty freight containers stacked two high. |
| July 2005 | Hail | Belle Plaine | - | Occurred at 90th St. N./Highway 81 intersection. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | - | AGTAP SU203. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | - | Damage to 3-inch diameter limbs. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | - | Large limbs downed. |
| May 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Belle Plaine | - | Occurred in open country. |
| September 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Belle Plaine | - | Reported by train engineer and relayed by Weatherdata. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Belle Plaine | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Belle Plaine | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Belle Plaine | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Belle Plaine | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Belle Plaine | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Belle Plaine | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Belle Plaine | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Belle Plaine | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Belle Plaine | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | - | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Plaine | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 10000180 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Sumner County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |
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