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Alexander & Anna Schwartz Farm

Built in 1928 (bungalow). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.

From the record

“The Alexander & Anna Schwartz Farm, located at 57 E. Rd. 70 in Dighton, Kansas, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.”

Wikipedia article Alexander & Anna Schwartz Farm, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 2 National Register listings published here for Lane County · listed in 2014 · category: Building · built in 1928, bungalow.

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

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 3 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
  • Listed as. Schwartz, Alexander & Anna, Farm - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. 57 E. Rd. 70, Dighton, 67839
  • When was it listed? October 2014
  • Category. building
  • Also known as. Agriculture-Related Resources of Kansas MPS
  • Township. Alamota township
  • When was it built? 1928
  • Architectural style. bungalow
  • National Register reference number. 14000829 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Storms near this property

60 of 155 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dighton, the town this property stands in, in 155 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 103 hail, 45 thunderstorm wind, 5 heavy rain, 2 tornado. 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
May 1996HailDighton$1,840,000no account filed
October 2008Thunderstorm WindDighton$85,000Extensive damage was done to major transmission lines and power poles. As many as 30,000 meters were without power and some were out for over 2 days. Numerous trees were uprooted and the Lane county road and bridge building lost it's roof. Other buildings sustained some structural damage.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindDighton-A measured wind gust of 72 mph at the mesonet station KKSDIGHT22.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindDighton-The report was received from AWN weather station.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindDighton-The report of a 77 mph wind gust was from KKSDIGHT22 weather station.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindDighton-A personal weather station Hineman Farms - KKSDIGHT22 recorded a 59 mph wind gust.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindDighton-Two public reports came in at the same time reporting multiple large tree limbs downed. One of the report included pictures.
March 2021Heavy RainDighton-Rainfall of 2.60 inches was observed.
July 2020Heavy RainDighton-Rainfall of 5.00 inches was observed.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindDighton-Power poles were blown down along highway 23 near county Road 160.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindDighton-Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH.
May 2018HailDighton-Windows were broken and there was also roof and siding damage from the hail. Wheat fields were also decimated in the area.
May 2016Tornado (EF0)Dighton-This was a weak tornado that moved west of due north.
July 2015Heavy RainDighton-Rainfall of 5.50 inches was observed.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindDighton-Winds were estimated to be 65 MPH.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindDighton-Winds were estimated to be 70 MPH.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindDighton-Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindDighton-A few power poles were blown down by the high wind along with tree damage.
September 2013Heavy RainDighton-Rainfall of 4.35 inches was observed.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindDighton-There was also pea sized hail.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindDighton-Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindDighton-Numerous 6 inch diameter tree limbs were blown down around the city.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindDighton-There was some structural damage reported and the wind speeds were estimated to be between 70 and 80 MPH. There were numerous power poles blown down in the county.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindDighton-Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH.
August 2010Heavy RainDighton-Rainfall of 2.00 was reported.
May 2008Tornado (EF0)Dighton-Minor tree damage was noticed.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindDighton-A barn was destroyed and another barn had the door blown off. Power poles were also blown down in the area.
June 2007HailDighton-Also had sustained winds of 50 mph.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindDighton-The wind was accompanied by a large dust cloud.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindDighton-A 3 inch diameter tree branch was broken.
May 2004HailDighton-The hail covered the ground
April 2001Thunderstorm WindDighton-Severe microburst, roof damage, signs, fences, few trees uprooted, several pivot sprinklers destroyed, vehicle blown off the road and several power poles down.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindDighton-Ten inch diameter limbs blown down.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindDighton-Three to four inch limbs blown down.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindDighton-KSN Weather Lab
July 2000Thunderstorm WindDighton-KSN weatherlab
August 2023HailDighton-no account filed
August 2023HailDighton-no account filed
May 2021HailDighton-no account filed
June 2020HailDighton-no account filed
June 2020Thunderstorm WindDighton-no account filed
April 2019HailDighton-no account filed
April 2019Thunderstorm WindDighton-no account filed
May 2018HailDighton-no account filed
June 2018Thunderstorm WindDighton-no account filed
April 2017HailDighton-no account filed
May 2016HailDighton-no account filed
May 2015HailDighton-no account filed
April 2015HailDighton-no account filed
August 2015HailDighton-no account filed
August 2015HailDighton-no account filed
June 2014HailDighton-no account filed
May 2013HailDighton-no account filed
August 2010HailDighton-no account filed
April 2008HailDighton-no account filed
June 2008HailDighton-no account filed
April 2008HailDighton-no account filed
April 2008HailDighton-no account filed
June 2008HailDighton-no account filed
June 2008HailDighton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lane 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 14000829 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Lane CountyAll 2 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.
  • 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.