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Photograph of Grant School
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Grant School

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

From the record

One of 8 National Register listings published here for Sherman County · listed in 2015 · 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.
  • Still standing. The Park Service records this property as extant.
  • Address. 520 W. 12th St., Goodland, 66102
  • When was it listed? July 2015
  • Category. building
  • Also known as. Public Schools of Kansas MPS
  • City. Goodland city
  • National Register reference number. 15000387 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

13 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Grant School between 2015 and 2018, burning about 9 acres in total. 1 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/undetermined6
Equipment and vehicle use3
Debris and open burning3
Natural1

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
5 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreSherman County75
4 July 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service194
27 May 2018Naturalunder an acreKansas Forest Service42
24 March 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreKansas Forest Service14
23 March 2017Equipment and vehicle use8.0 acresSherman County27
22 March 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service72
18 March 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service69
5 February 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreKansas Forest Service5

Every fire recorded in Sherman County

Storms near this property

60 of 431 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Goodland, the town this property stands in, in 431 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 222 hail, 172 thunderstorm wind, 19 flash flood, 16 tornado. The reports record 2 deaths and 8 injuries. 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 2004Thunderstorm WindGoodland1 killed, 1 hurtWidespread tree damage in town with 6-8 inch diameter branches down. Near zero visibility in blowing dirt resulted in a fatal accident on interstate-70 when the driver slowed down due to reduced visibility and was hit from behind.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindGoodland1 killed, $50,000no account filed
September 2016HailGoodland5 hurtHail sizes ranged from golf ball to baseball size. Siding on the west side of houses and west facing windows in buildings across the north half of town were broken out due to the combined effect of the very large hail and 70 MPH winds. Many vehicles had dents and broken windows from the hail. Two adults and a child were treated at Goodland Regional Hospital for injuries to the face, head, and arms. Several students were also injured walking from school and were not treated. The worst of the damage was confined to the north half of town were the hail was the largest.
October 1997Thunderstorm WindGoodland1 hurt, $100,000Gusts estimated to 80 mph caused a southbound truck-trailer to be lifted and thrown cab first into the east ditch. Driver sustained a hip injury. Rescuers were pelted by small hail.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindGoodland1 hurtThe strong winds blew a semi tractor trailer over on Interstate 70, which closed the eastbound lanes of the interstate for an hour. The truck driver sustained minor injuries.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindGoodland$500,000A record wind gust of 96 mph was measured at National Weather Service Goodland and also two miles southwest in the west portion of Goodland. The winds demolished a commercial storage building, damaged or destroyed seven mobile homes, downed numerous mature trees and power lines, and stripped portions of many roofs including at the National Weather Service. One nearly new vehicle sustained $11,000 damage from blowing pebbles and sand. Total damage was estimated around $260,000.
June 1994Tornado (F2)Goodland$500,000Tornado inflicted $100,000 damage to farmstead.
August 2004HailGoodland$200,000Large hail and gusty winds caused an estimated $200,000 in damage to vehicles in an RV park south of Goodland. Several windows and mirrors were broken. Most roof vents, many air conditioner shrouds and refrigerator vents and some plumbing vents were destroyed. Hail penetrated vents and screens and came into some of the campers. Some awnings were shredded and one tent reportedly had holes punched through the roof.
March 2007Tornado (EF2)Goodland$100,000This tornado tracked from Sherman county through most of Cheyenne county with a total path length of 34 miles. The Sherman county path length was 7 miles. The tornado was on the ground for 62 minutes and produced F1-F2 damage along much of its path, especially in Cheyenne county. In Sherman county, no homes were affected. Tree and power pole damage was most noteworthy in the northern portion of the county near Roads 79 and 30 where 15 poles were snapped and extensive tree damage occurred. The tornado developed near Roads 73 and 30 and tracked straight north near Road 30 for most of its length in Sherman, and exited into Cheyenne county near Road 30.|
July 2015Thunderstorm WindGoodland$50,000An irrigation pivot was blown over northwest of town.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindGoodland$50,000Quonetset building was blown over. Large branches between 12 and 28 inches in diameter were snapped.
July 1994HailGoodland$50,000Weather service employee reported hail slightly larger than baseballs at the Goodland softball field.
October 2021Thunderstorm WindGoodland$40,000Sherman County Dispatch reported a car window knocked out of a customers car at Walmart along with an uprooted small tree that was blown across the lot. Other small branches were found snapped behind Walmart. A damage survey found no evidence of tornado as all the damage was blown to the east.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindGoodland$30,000Trailer home destroyed. Debris scattered 1/4 mile.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindGoodland$25,500Near the hospital a 30 ft. camper trailer was rolled three times, including rolling over a privacy fence and a shed. A large cottonwood tree was also blown over and a pine tree was uprooted on the hospital campus.
March 2007Flash FloodGoodland$25,000Very heavy rainfall from several rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms during the evening resulted in numerous county roads becoming impassible, especially across the eastern third of the county. Some county roads were still closed during the day on March 29th as tornado damage surveys were being conducted.
June 2006Tornado (F1)Goodland$25,000One home received damage to a gazebo. A church suffered roof damage...with some of the roof debris causing minor damage to a neighboring home. Tree damage also occurred.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindGoodland$15,000There was a semi rollover at mile marker 25 on I-70. It was blown off the road by a wind gust from the south. The semi was loaded with freight.
June 2006Tornado (F1)Goodland$15,000A short-lived tornado developed just west of highway 27 and just north of interstate 70 in extreme southwest Goodland. The tornado ripped a metal frame door off of the Dairy Queen and tossed it 150 feet across the highway. Surface debris also resulted in broken car windows at this location. A large dumpster at the Conoco gas station was tossed/rolled 150 yards into a field.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindGoodland$15,000Tractor trailer blown off Interstate 70.
June 2006Flash FloodGoodland$10,000Major street flooding in downtown Goodland with water 1 foot deep in some areas. Two resturants received minor water damage when water seeped into the buildings from the outside street where poor drainage was occurring.
July 2004HailGoodland$8,500Hail and wind resulted in a broken windshield and extensive body damage to a Ford Expedition.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindGoodland$5,000Many shingles ripped off house and damage to parts of Golf Course west of Goodland due to straight-line winds.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindGoodland$3,000An unfinished fertilizer tank had one side blown inward due to severe wind gusts. No roof was attached so the structure was very susceptible to severe wind gusts.
July 2009HailGoodland$3,000Combination of wind and hail broke vehicle window.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindGoodland$2,100Car windows broken on Interstate-70.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindGoodland$1,000Downed limbs along the 900 block of Broadway.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindGoodland$1,000With strong winds reported with outflow behind the storms, a large tree was uprooted.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindGoodland$1,000The public reported that a large tree branch was down in Goodland due to nighttime thunderstorms. The report included multiple pictures.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindGoodland$1,000A carport was blown over a building and onto Main Street in Goodland.
October 2013Thunderstorm WindGoodland$1,000A glass door was broken at Cowboy Corner in downtown Goodland, either from being blown open or something being blown into it. Time of report estimated from radar.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindGoodland$1,000A utility pole was blown over at 12th and Cattletrail in Goodland. A 14 to 18 inch diameter tree was snapped off.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindGoodland$1,000Two power poles down just north of Road 67 and Road 15 in Sherman county.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindGoodland$1,000Tree fell on power line in town.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindGoodland$1,000Power pole blown over.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindGoodland$750Cattle panels taken out by thunderstorm winds estimated to be near 75 mph.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindGoodland$600A large healthy crabapple tree limb snapped off from outflow winds from thunderstorms that were west of town.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindGoodland$600A dead tree 12-14 inches in diameter at the base was blown down by a thunderstorm wind gust. Nearby KGLD ASOS recorded 60 mph at the time.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindGoodland$500An off-duty NWS employee reported a large maple tree limb roughly 10-12 inches in diameter snapped off the tree in a city park. At the estimated time of the branch snapping off, the KGLD ASOS station on north side of town measured a 62 mph gust.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindGoodland$500Tree in front of Comfort Inn was blown over by thunderstorm winds. Tree was 20 feet tall with a trunk diameter of 8 inches.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindGoodland$500An 18-inch tree was downed, snapped off near the ground.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindGoodland$250Off duty NWS employee reported a large tree limb down at location. Time is radar estimated with wind speed based on damage indicators.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindGoodland$250Sections of fence blown down as well as a tree. Wind-driven half inch diameter hail persisted for 20 minutes causing hail damage to trees and property.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindGoodland$250Garage window broken by combination of wind and hail.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindGoodland$250Thunderstorm winds damaged the trim on a house on the south side of town.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindGoodland$250Tree limb down...5-inch diameter by 8 ft long.
September 1994Thunderstorm WindGoodland$100Estimated 80-mph winds broke off 10-inch-diameter tree limbs.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindGoodland-Healthy pine tree blown down.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindGoodland-An off duty NWS Employee reports a moderately healthy 8 to 12 inch diameter branch was snapped.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindGoodland-Two and a half inch diameter healthy tree branch fell on roof. There was unspecified damage to the roof.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindGoodland-Showers led to the recording of a 66 mph wind gust at the Goodland Airport ASOS (KGLD). A plume of dust was also reported at Mile Marker 30 near Edson. No visibility estimate was provided for the dust.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindGoodland-Report of an irrigation pivot overturned south of I-70 between CR 20 and KS 27.
August 2024HailGoodland-MPing report of 1 inch hail.
August 2024HailGoodland-Multiple reports from employees, spotters, and the public of hail between half an inch to an inch in size. Multiple reports of hail covering the ground.
August 2024HailGoodland-Relayed report of hail around half dollar in size.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindGoodland-Report with picture of a tree with a long branch split and hanging from the main tree. Estimated diameter is 3 to 6 inches from picture.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindGoodland-Report of medium sized tree damage in southwestern Goodland.
June 2023HailGoodland-Report received of quarter sized hail at location that lasted about 10 minutes.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindGoodland-Report of branches broken off of trees. Large is the only size estimate given.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindGoodland-Off duty employee reports healthy tree limb around 4 inches in diameter down.

Every storm recorded in Sherman 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 15000387 in Record Group 79.
Sherman CountyAll 8 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.