Swedish Pavilion

Built in 1904 (vernacular architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

From the record

“Swedish Pavilion is a historic 1904 exposition building in Lindsborg, Kansas, United States. This building is contained on the grounds of the Lindsborg Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum at 120 Mill Street.”
Wikipedia article Swedish Pavilion, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 26 National Register listings published here for McPherson County · listed in 1973 · category: Building · built in 1904, vernacular architecture, by Ferdinand Boberg.

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.
Address. Mill St., Lindsborg, 67456
When was it listed? March 1973
Category. building
Township. Smoky Hill township
When was it built? 1904
Architectural style. vernacular architecture
Architect. Ferdinand Boberg
National Register reference number. 73002129 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

22 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Swedish Pavilion between 2015 and 2018, burning about 55 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
Debris and open burning	10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	6
Equipment and vehicle use	4
Natural	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 2018	Fireworks	under an acre	Kansas Forest Service	68
16 June 2018	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Kansas Forest Service	60
11 June 2018	Natural	1.0 acres	Kansas Forest Service	56
8 May 2017	Debris and open burning	under an acre	McPherson County	46
23 May 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Kansas Forest Service	53
12 April 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	McPherson County	40
1 April 2015	Equipment and vehicle use	2.0 acres	Kansas Forest Service	30
9 March 2018	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Kansas Forest Service	22

Every fire recorded in McPherson County

Storms near this property

60 of 93 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lindsborg, the town this property stands in, in 93 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 45 thunderstorm wind, 39 hail, 5 heavy rain, 4 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
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	$400,000	Sixty five to seventy mph winds tore part of the roof off the Smoky Valley High School gymnasium. With the roof open, a heavy deluge of rainfall damaged the gym floor beyond repair. A basketball practice was ongoing when the ceiling was torn off but no one was hurt. Numerous trees were also knocked down across town with some minor structural damage reported to some homes.
August 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	$150,000	Fifteen power poles, of which nine were snapped, and their associated power lines downed. The resulting power outages affected most of Lindsborg including Lindsborg Community Hospital, a retirement home, the middle school, and Smoky Valley High School. Both schools were closed the next day. Most of Lindsborg was without power for nearly two days. Just south of Lindsborg, a machine storage shed was leveled. Area newspapers contributed greatly to this report.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	$125,000	Widespread damage to roofs, trees, power lines and power poles. (Cooperative observer).
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	$20,000	A trained spotter reported some minor damage to outbuildings.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	$15,000	Winds estimated at 80 mph downed 8 to 10 inch diameter tree branches, and snapped some power poles in half.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	$1,650	Numerous trees were knocked down across town. One tree in particular housed a bee hive that had thousands of bees inside. A bee sheriff had to be called to remove the bees from the fallen tree.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	$1,000	A power line was downed in Lindsborg.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	$500	Eight to ten-inch diameter tree limbs were downed in Lindsborg.
September 2018	Flood	Lindsborg	$100	Local emergency manager reported flooding along the Saline and McPherson county lines near 13th Avenue and Winchester Road.
August 2015	Flood	Lindsborg	$100	Minor street flooding was reported in town.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	Report received via social media of a measured wind gust from a personal weather station.
April 2025	Hail	Lindsborg	-	Public report received via mPING.
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	Trained spotter estimated 60 mph winds.
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	This was measured on a personal weather station.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	Power lines were knocked down.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	Public reported an estimated wind speed of 60 mph with four to five inch limbs down.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	Public reported a measured wind gust of 69 mph.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	Wind gust reported via social media. Time is estimated by radar.
June 2023	Heavy Rain	Lindsborg	-	Twenty four hour total from a Cocorahs observer of 1.44 inches.
August 2023	Heavy Rain	Lindsborg	-	Rainfall in the past 24hours of 2.46 inches.
November 2022	Heavy Rain	Lindsborg	-	A Coop observer reported 1.41 inches of rainfall.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	An estimated 60 mph gust was reported.
June 2019	Hail	Lindsborg	-	The hail ranged from nickel to golf ball-sized.
May 2019	Flood	Lindsborg	-	Some minor street flooding was reported.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	Relayed by the public.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	Numerous trees were reported as being down in Lindsborg.
May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	A report was received, via social media, of a large tree blown down.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	Several trees and power lines were blown down in the city of Lindsborg. In addition, a garage door was partially damaged.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	The wind measurement was recorded at Smoky Valley middle school.
June 2017	Hail	Lindsborg	-	Along the county line. Seventy mph winds were also reported.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	Reported by a storm Chaser.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	One foot in diameter tree limbs were blown down.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	Right near the county line. Golf ball hail was also reported.
April 2016	Hail	Lindsborg	-	The public sent, via Twitter, a picture of quarter to half dollar-sized hail.
April 2016	Hail	Lindsborg	-	The public reported, via Twitter, that the hail measured 2.18 inches in diameter and was found around 30 minutes after it fell. The time was approximated from radar. No damage was reported.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	Kake Tv measured the wind gust at Smoky Valley Middle School.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	Tree limbs of 4 inches in diameter were reported down.
August 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	Law enforcement reported 50 to 60 mph winds.
April 2015	Hail	Lindsborg	-	A wind gust of 50 mph was also reported.
September 2014	Heavy Rain	Lindsborg	-	The COOP observer reported 4.12 inches of rainfall.
April 2014	Hail	Lindsborg	-	The hail ranged in size from dime size to quarter size.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	A trained spotter reported 65 to 70 mph winds.
June 2013	Heavy Rain	Lindsborg	-	Heavy rains across the county caused minor issues on the county roads. No major flooding issues were noted.
July 2013	Flood	Lindsborg	-	Numerous roads across town were flooded.
November 2012	Hail	Lindsborg	-	Strong wind gusts to 60 mph accompanied the hail.
November 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	Hail to nickel size was also reported.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	Measured wind gust reported by a Cooperative Observer.
April 2010	Hail	Lindsborg	-	Estimated winds of 50 mph occurred with the hail.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	The wind was measured at the KSN-TV weatherlab.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	A trained spotter reported the gust on a home mesonet.
April 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	A 68 Mph Wind gust was measured at the Lindsborg KSN-TV weather lab site.
September 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	Measured by a KSN WeatherLab site.
July 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	KSN Weatherlab, Lindsborg Middle School.
August 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	See 19:44 entry for damage details.
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindsborg	-	Tree limbs downed.
April 2026	Hail	Lindsborg	-	no account filed
April 2026	Hail	Lindsborg	-	no account filed
April 2026	Hail	Lindsborg	-	no account filed
April 2026	Hail	Lindsborg	-	no account filed
April 2025	Hail	Lindsborg	-	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.

Listed places nearby

6 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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Anton Pearson House and Studio	under 500 feet	2021
Teichgraeber-Runbeck House	under 500 feet	2005
P.J. Lindquist Building	0.4 miles	2015
Farmers State Bank	0.4 miles	2008
Berquist & Nelson Drugstore Building	0.5 miles	2009
Hjerpe Grocery	0.5 miles	2010

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 73002129 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
McPherson County	All 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.