Built in 1882 (vernacular architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
“Lower Fox Creek School is a one-room schoolhouse that is part of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve near Strong City, Kansas, United States.”
Wikipedia article Lower Fox Creek School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 21 National Register listings published here for Chase County · listed in 1974 · category: Building · built in 1882, vernacular architecture.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Lower Fox Creek School between 2006 and 2018, burning about 18,461 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 burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 800 acres | Kansas Counties | 2900 ROAD |
| 21 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 19 acres | Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve | CEMETARY |
| 7 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,500 acres | Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve | NOBODY KNOWS |
| 6 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5,000 acres | Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge | V ROAD |
| 21 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 30 |
| 18 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 268 acres | Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge | HATCHER |
| 16 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.7 acres | Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve | ROCK WALL |
| 15 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2,095 acres | Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve | FOX CREEK |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Strong City, the town this property stands in, in 32 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 14 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Strong City | 1 hurt, $20,000 | This was the eighth tornado documented by the NWS Wichita damage Survey Team. This tornado mainly produced EF0 damage to mainly trees. There was one minor injury close to the initial touchdown along Highway 50, when a car was thrown 30 yards off the highway. The person was treated and released. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strong City | $25,000 | Winds estimated around 56 knots/65 mph pulled a 50 foot by 30 foot pole barn from the ground and lifted it. The pole barn landed in a nearby pasture. Posts had been inserted 3 feet deep but did not have concrete support. There was an 8-foot opening to the north and a 15-foot opening to the west. A small lawn tractor that had been parked on the east side of the building was pushed onto its right side. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strong City | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Flood | Strong City | $100 | Highway 177 was closed due to river flooding along the Cottonwood River south of Strong City. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Strong City | - | Report received via mPing. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strong City | - | A report via mPing of broken one inch tree limbs. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Strong City | - | Corrects previous report 3 west of Strong City. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strong City | - | This wind gust was measured from a Kansas Mesonet site near Strong City. |
| September 2023 | Heavy Rain | Strong City | - | Law enforcement measured 2.25 inches of rain in about an hour and a half period of time. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Strong City | - | Report was received via mPING. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Strong City | - | Report was received via mPING. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Strong City | - | Quarter to half dollar-sized hail was reported 0.5 mile west of Strong City. The report was relayed via Radio Station KVOE. The time of the event was estimated from radar. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strong City | - | This was another delayed report that provided no details. Therefore, the speed is estimated. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strong City | - | The emergency manager reported the gust. |
| May 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Strong City | - | Brief touchdown over open country. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strong City | - | The Tallgrass Prairie Raws site measured the gust. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Strong City | - | The hail ranged from quarter to half-dollar size. |
| May 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Strong City | - | Occurred in open country. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strong City | - | Large tree limbs downed. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strong City | - | Large trees blown down. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Strong City | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Strong City | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Strong City | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Strong City | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strong City | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Strong City | - | no account filed |
| February 2004 | Hail | Strong City | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strong City | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Strong City | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strong City | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Strong City | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strong City | - | no account filed |
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.
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 | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Spring Hill Ranch | 0.5 miles | 1997 |
 | Spring Hill Farm and Stock Ranch House | 0.8 miles | 1971 |
 | Fox Creek Stone Arch Bridge | 3.0 miles | 2006 |
 | Strong City Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Depot | 3.6 miles | 2007 |
 | Cottonwood River Bridge | 4.9 miles | 1985 |
 | Chase County National Bank | 5.1 miles | 1977 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 74000822 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Chase County | All 21 listed properties in this county. |
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