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Inman I.O.O.F. Hall

Built in 1893 (Italianate architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

From the record

One of 26 National Register listings published here for McPherson County · listed in 2011 · category: Building · built in 1893, Italianate architecture.

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. 100 N Main, Inman, 67546
  • When was it listed? April 2011
  • Category. building
  • Township. Superior township
  • When was it built? 1893
  • Architectural style. Italianate architecture
  • National Register reference number. 11000195 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

20 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Inman I.O.O.F. Hall between 2005 and 2018, burning about 265 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
Debris and open burning12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
12 August 2017Debris and open burning1.0 acresMcPherson County116
8 July 2017Debris and open burning2.0 acresMcPherson County94
7 July 2017Debris and open burning1.0 acresMcPherson County93
5 July 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service91
2 July 2018Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreKansas Forest Service110
23 June 2018Debris and open burning3.0 acresKansas Forest Service103
17 June 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreMcPherson County76
10 June 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined60 acresMcPherson County72

Every fire recorded in McPherson County

Storms near this property

60 of 68 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Inman, the town this property stands in, in 68 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 35 hail, 23 thunderstorm wind, 4 flood, 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2011Thunderstorm WindInman$75,000A powerful supercell thunderstorm produced extreme straight-line wind damage in the Inman area. Winds estimated up to 90 mph tore a portion of a roof from a residence, and also blew out several windows at that same residence. Thereafter, heavy rainfall rushed through the broken windows and section of missing roof, damaging some of the interior. At a neighbors house, a shed in the backyard was destroyed. Additionally, a few windows in the house were broken and the garage wall was moved about one foot. Damage amounts are rough estimates. The Hutchinson News was the sole contributor to this report.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindInman$30,000A tin roof was blown off a roof of a business. The damaging winds also sheered a portion of the roof off. A 40 foot high bell tower was also destroyed.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindInman$5,000A hay shed was destroyed. The time was estimated by radar.
June 2009Flash FloodInman$5,000Several reports of water covered roads in and around McPherson. The flood waters flooded the basketball courts at Challenger Park in McPherson. Rainfall amounts were measured at 3.25 inches.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindInman$5,000A fifth wheel camper was blown over.
August 2013FloodInman$100Numerous roads east of Inman had water over the road.
May 2009FloodInman$100Water was over 14th avenue in multiple places. County roads also flooded around Inman.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindInman-Wind gusts were estimated between 70 and 80 mph. Very heavy rainfall was also occurring.
May 2024HailInman-Nickel to quarter sized hail and wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph were reported in Inman.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindInman-Broadcast media (KAKE TV) meteorologist reported winds stronger than 60 mph.
September 2024Thunderstorm WindInman-A trained spotter estimated wind gusts around 70 mph. Nearby, 3-inch diameter tree limbs were reported to be broken as well as some damage to power poles.
August 2023Heavy RainInman-Rainfall in the past 24hours of 2.10 inches.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindInman-Social media report of 4 to 5 inch limbs down.
November 2022Heavy RainInman-A Cocorahs observer reported 1.86 inches of rainfall.
May 2021FloodInman-Ditches were running full and a few roads had some water over them.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindInman-Trees were uprooted or snapped. A roof was blown off. The report came via MPING.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindInman-The spotter stated that the winds were approaching 60 mph and that hail was also occurring. The size of the hail was unknown since the spotter was driving at the time.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindInman-No damage was reported.
April 2015HailInman-The trained spotter reported quarter sized hail covering the ground.
May 2014Tornado (EF0)Inman-Very brief touchdown with no damage.
May 2014Tornado (EF0)Inman-Power flashes were noted from this brief touchdown.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindInman-The public reported the wind gusts.
June 2013HailInman-The report was delayed, therefore the time of occurrence was based on radar.
July 2013HailInman-No damage was reported.
August 2013FloodInman-Widespread nuisance flooding was noted across the whole county. Many county roads were impassable due to mud.
May 2012HailInman-Measured 1.75 inches in diameter and 1 inch thick. Time of occurrence estimated from Doppler.
May 2012Heavy RainInman-Measured 4.35 inches total rainfall. estimated time per Doppler.
May 2012HailInman-Covered ground.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindInman-Estimated gust reported by a law enforcement officer.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindInman-A trained spotter reported the gust.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindInman-Wind estimated by a trained spotter.
May 2005Thunderstorm WindInman-Downed large limbs.
June 2005HailInman-CO-OP observer.
July 2005HailInman-Damage?
May 2002Thunderstorm WindInman-Limbs downed.
April 2001HailInman-Occurred on the Reno/McPherson county line.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindInman-Four to five inch diameter tree limbs downed.
September 2025HailInman-no account filed
July 2024Thunderstorm WindInman-no account filed
June 2023HailInman-no account filed
May 2021HailInman-no account filed
September 2017HailInman-no account filed
June 2016HailInman-no account filed
April 2015HailInman-no account filed
July 2015HailInman-no account filed
July 2015HailInman-no account filed
April 2013HailInman-no account filed
April 2013HailInman-no account filed
April 2013HailInman-no account filed
June 2011HailInman-no account filed
May 2010HailInman-no account filed
March 2007HailInman-no account filed
July 2005HailInman-no account filed
August 2005Thunderstorm WindInman-no account filed
August 2005Thunderstorm WindInman-no account filed
June 2004HailInman-no account filed
July 2004HailInman-no account filed
September 2003Thunderstorm WindInman-no account filed
June 2002Thunderstorm WindInman-no account filed
June 2002HailInman-no account filed

Every storm recorded in McPherson 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.

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 11000195 in Record Group 79.
McPherson CountyAll 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.
  • 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.