Rice County Jail and Sheriff's Residence

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021.

From the record

One of 11 National Register listings published here for Rice County · listed in 2021 · category: Building.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. 120 East Main St., Lyons, 67554
When was it listed? September 2021
Category. building
City. Lyons city
National Register reference number. 100007026 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

21 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Rice County Jail and Sheriff's Residence between 2015 and 2018, burning about 228 acres in total. None 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	9
Debris and open burning	7
Smoking	2
Power generation/transmission/distribution	1
Equipment and vehicle use	1
Fireworks	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
4 July 2017	Fireworks	200 acres	Rice County	38
17 June 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Kansas Forest Service	35
8 March 2015	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Kansas Forest Service	7
8 March 2015	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Kansas Forest Service	8
8 March 2015	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Kansas Forest Service	9
6 March 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Kansas Forest Service	8
28 March 2015	Smoking	under an acre	Kansas Forest Service	9
1 March 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Rice County	9

Every fire recorded in Rice County

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Rice County Jail and Sheriff's Residence: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Salt. 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
	American Salt Milling and Shipping	Salt	Producer
	American Salt Mine & Mill	Salt	Producer

Every working recorded in Rice County

Storms near this property

60 of 173 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lyons, the town this property stands in, in 173 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 88 hail, 68 thunderstorm wind, 11 flood, 5 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 2007	Flood	Lyons	$4,000,000	Numerous, slow-moving thunderstorms produced widespread 2 to 5 inch rainfall amounts across Rice County from the late afternoon hours on May 23rd, to the early morning hours on May 24th. Excessive runoff caused area streams and creeks to overflow their banks, resulting in widespread flooding. Several rural and city roads were closed due to high water, agricultural land was inundated, and several roads countywide were damaged. Numerous homes and businesses received various magnitudes of flood damage. Some evacuations were needed along the Cow Creek. The community of Saxman was essentially surrounded by the flooded Cow Creek. Thankfully there were no injuries reported countywide. Combined public and private damages suffered across Rice County were likely around $4 million.
May 2007	Flood	Lyons	$2,570,000	US Highway 56 was closed between Chase and Lyons with about 2 feet of water flowing over it. K-14 was closed north of Lyons. Numerous other county roads were flooded throughout the entire county. Stretches of K-14 as well as numerous county roads were washed out during the flood. Damage to just public infrastructure was estimated to be at least 2.568 million dollars.
April 2010	Hail	Lyons	$250,000	The hail occurred with estimated 65 mph winds. Numerous vehicles and roofs received hail damage in town, some of which was rather extensive and severe. Incurred property damage is a rough estimate.
August 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	$250,000	Monetary breakdown on farm losses: Dwellings and service buildings= $150,000; Structures (i.e. silos) =$50,000; Machinery=$25,000. Total acreage affected: 500,000. USDA Flash Situation Report contributed greatly to this narrative. In addition, power lines downed in many locations.
August 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	$250,000	Metal facade covering 2nd floor of building located on east side of town square demolished. Gas meter crushed when limb fell onto it allowing natural gas to escape. Awning of car wash damaged. In addition, many vehicles blown off roads, including a sheriff's patrol car. Approximately 3,700 residents were without power. Tree damage was widespread, the most noteworthy being the uprooting of an elm with a 30-inch base that nearly landed on a motel situated on the east side of town. Area newspapers contributed greatly to this report.
May 1996	Hail	Lyons	$250,000	no account filed
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	$200,000	An intense supercell thunderstorm spread a swath of severe weather in the form of large hail and damaging winds from northwest to southeast across Rice county. The most widespread and extensive damage occurred along and either side of a line extending from Buxton through Lyons, and on into rural southeast Rice county. Hail damage to crops such as beans and milo was a total loss in some instances. However, the size of hail and crop damage amounts are unknown. Several trees and tree limbs were downed, along with power lines and power poles. Additionally, multiple sheds and irrigation systems were damaged from the high winds. Some roofs were damaged as well from the hail and wind combination, including the total loss of a convenience store in Lyons. Property damage amounts are rough estimates, and crop damage amounts are unfortunately unknown.
May 2005	Hail	Lyons	$25,000	A total of 35 vehicles damaged at a dealership. Of this total, 18 were 2005 models. One car sustained a broken windshield. Damage was limited due to the sparse number of hailstones achieving the 2.75 inch diameter. (Narrative courtesy of Lyons Daily News.)
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	$25,000	Half of a barn destroyed. Time and location estimates. (Narrative courtesy of Hutchinson News.)
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	$25,000	Damage to wheat crop east of Sterling and just north of Lyons. Corn crop damaged west of Lyons near Chase.
August 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	$25,000	TREES DOWNED ACROSS K-14. POWER POLES BLOWN DOWN 1N LYONS.
June 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	$15,000	no account filed
August 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	$10,000	Back porch destroyed when large branch of locust tree fell onto it.
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	$10,000	Power lines downed.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	$7,000	Several power lines were downed from severe winds. The Lyons News contributed to this report.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	$5,000	Winds were estimated around 70 to 80 mph. Some tree damage was reported in Lyons. The Lyons News contributed to this report.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	$5,000	Numerous tree limbs were downed due to severe winds. Several of the limbs fell on to power lines. The Lyons News contributed to this report.
May 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	$5,000	Large motorcycle blown over.
May 2005	Hail	Lyons	$5,000	A 2nd dealership sustained damage to only 3 vehicles. As was the case 1 mile southeast of Lyons, damage was limited due to the sparse number of hailstones achieving the 2.75 inch diameter. (Narrative courtesy of Lyons Daily News.)
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	$3,400	The strong winds knocked down some small trees across town. One tree fell on a car severely damaging it.
June 2009	Flash Flood	Lyons	$2,000	Water was over Highway 14 north of Lyons.
August 2009	Hail	Lyons	$1,000	Half-dollar size hail cracked the windshield of a sheriff deputy's vehicle.
July 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	$1,000	Tree damage and "STOP" sign blown over.
September 2018	Flood	Lyons	$500	High water was reported over 12th road between N and O avenues along the Cow Creek.
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	$500	Small tree limbs were downed.
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	$500	Large tree limbs were blown down.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	$250	4 to 5 inch tree limbs downed.
September 2018	Flood	Lyons	$100	Several rural roads were flooded across the county.
October 2018	Flood	Lyons	$100	Isolated street flooding was reported in Lyons. Also several county roads were closed due to high water.
August 2015	Flood	Lyons	$100	Law enforcement reported heavy rainfall and some minor street flooding in town.
August 2013	Flood	Lyons	$100	Numerous county roads were impassible from high water. Kansas Highway 14 was partially covered with water.
August 2013	Flood	Lyons	$100	Water was reported over Kansas Highway 14 south of Lyons.
May 2009	Flood	Lyons	$100	Some street flooding was reported in town.
April 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	-	Lyons Airport measured a 60 mph wind gust.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	-	Measured at the AWOS station at Lyons Rice County Municipal Airport. Winds gusted up to 60 mph for at least 20 minutes between 2:55 AM CDT and 3:15 AM CDT.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	-	Measured at the Lyons Airport.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	-	These wind gusts were estimated.
September 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	-	A U-Haul trailer was blown over west of Lyons. Time of occurrence was estimated by radar.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	-	Four-inch diameter tree limbs broken along with a couple of larger, but weaker, branches. Powerlines are also down leaving parts of the city of Lyons without power.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	-	There was a report of widespread tree damage in Lyons. The winds were estimated to be around 70 mph.
April 2022	Hail	Lyons	-	A KWCH viewer sent a picture via Twitter of the golfball sized hail.
April 2021	Hail	Lyons	-	The hail occurred at the dispatch center.
May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	-	A trained spotter reported the gust.
May 2021	Hail	Lyons	-	Very heavy rain was also reported.
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	-	The AWOS station at Lyons Rice County Municipal Airport measured a 67 mph wind gust.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	-	Lyons Rice County Municipal Airport measured a gust of 59 mph.
October 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	-	Significant damage occurred to a building on the west side of town. All other buildings were unharmed. This occurred on the north side of a bow echo and was likely due to a strong mesvortex producing outflow. Small limbs were also reported down in a few locations and some power outages were also noted.
December 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	-	This was a measured wind gust.
June 2020	Hail	Lyons	-	KAKE meteorologist sent picture via Twitter with two inch sized hail. The time of report was estimated from radar.
June 2020	Hail	Lyons	-	KAKE meteorologist reported golf ball sized hail via social media.
July 2020	Flood	Lyons	-	Water was reported over several county roads and even highway 14 for a short time. This was along Cow Creek which easily floods due to the narrow channel and surrounding flat land.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	-	Dispatch relayed a public report of a tree down on a power line. Time is estimated from radar.
April 2019	Hail	Lyons	-	The hail size ranged from quarters to ping pong balls.
April 2019	Hail	Lyons	-	The hail size ranged from quarters to ping pong balls.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	-	No damage was reported.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	-	Tree limbs were blown down in town.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	-	No damage was reported.
June 2019	Hail	Lyons	-	Winds to 50 mph and hail up to nickel sized was reported.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	-	A rotating wall cloud was also reported.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Lyons	-	Relayed by a trained spotter.

Every storm recorded in Rice 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

2 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.

Photograph	Property	Distance	Listed
	Rice County Courthouse	under 500 feet	2002
	Lyons High School	0.3 miles	2005

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 100007026 in Record Group 79.
Rice County	All 11 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.