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Frankfort School

Built in 1903 (Neoclassical architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

From the record

“The Frankfort School at 400 Locust St. in Frankfort, Kansas was built during 1902-03. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.”

Wikipedia article Frankfort School, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 22 National Register listings published here for Marshall County · listed in 1972 · category: Building · built in 1903, Neoclassical architecture.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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. 400 Locust St., Frankfort, 66427
  • When was it listed? December 1972
  • Category. building
  • Township. Vermillion township
  • When was it built? 1903
  • Architectural style. Neoclassical architecture
  • National Register reference number. 72000515 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

19 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Frankfort School between 2015 and 2020, burning about 597 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 were 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/undetermined9
Debris and open burning5
Arson/incendiarism3
Natural1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
16 September 2015Natural50 acresKansas Forest Service15016
8 April 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresKansas Forest Servicenot named
7 March 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresKansas Forest Servicenot named
7 March 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresKansas Forest Servicenot named
6 March 2020Equipment and vehicle use10 acresKansas Forest Servicenot named
31 March 2015Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresKansas Forest Service11
29 March 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresKansas Forest Service9
21 March 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresKansas Forest Servicenot named

Every fire recorded in Marshall County

Storms near this property

41 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Frankfort, the town this property stands in, in 41 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 23 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 1997Thunderstorm WindFrankfort$2,000no account filed
June 2024Thunderstorm WindFrankfort-Tree damage and power lines down.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindFrankfort-Three inch limbs broken and power poles broken.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindFrankfort-Tree limbs 2 to 3 inches in diameter down, stop sign also blown over.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindFrankfort-Public report of wind gust to around 68 mph.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindFrankfort-Numerous trees limbs down in the city of Frankfort, but sizes were unknown.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindFrankfort-Large tree branches broken, up to 3 inches in diameter. Time estimated from radar.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindFrankfort-A machine shed was destroyed.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindFrankfort-Wind flipped a carport. Blew it into trees and held it in the trees. Estimated 75-80 mph.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindFrankfort-Widespread wind damage reported throughout the town. Power lines and poles down. Roof of city hall blown off. Windows throughout the town were broken by hail or wind.
July 2013HailFrankfort-A delayed report.
October 2012Thunderstorm WindFrankfort-Large diameter tree branches were down near Frankfort. The spotter in Frankfort reported 60 to 70 mph winds with the storm.
November 2008HailFrankfort-Quarter sized hail fell and winds of at least 50 mph were reported.
September 2007Flash FloodFrankfort-Hwy 87 was closed between Hwy 36 and the town of Frankfort due to water over the roadway.
September 2007Flash FloodFrankfort-Water reported to be over several streets in town.
April 2026HailFrankfort-no account filed
April 2014HailFrankfort-no account filed
April 2014HailFrankfort-no account filed
May 2013HailFrankfort-no account filed
June 2012HailFrankfort-no account filed
June 2011HailFrankfort-no account filed
June 2008HailFrankfort-no account filed
September 2007HailFrankfort-no account filed
June 2005HailFrankfort-no account filed
August 2003Thunderstorm WindFrankfort-no account filed
August 2003Thunderstorm WindFrankfort-no account filed
August 2003HailFrankfort-no account filed
April 2002Thunderstorm WindFrankfort-no account filed
July 2001HailFrankfort-no account filed
August 2001Thunderstorm WindFrankfort-no account filed
September 2001HailFrankfort-no account filed
October 2000HailFrankfort-no account filed
October 2000HailFrankfort-no account filed
October 2000HailFrankfort-no account filed
July 2000Thunderstorm WindFrankfort-no account filed
May 1999HailFrankfort-no account filed
May 1999HailFrankfort-no account filed
June 1998HailFrankfort-no account filed
June 1998HailFrankfort-no account filed
May 1997HailFrankfort-no account filed
April 1995HailFrankfort-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Marshall 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

3 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 PropertyDistance Listed
Old Frankfort City Jail0.2 miles1982
Robidoux Creek Pratt Truss Bridge1.9 miles2003
Barrett Schoolhouse3.2 miles1973

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 72000515 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Marshall CountyAll 22 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.