BlockFrom the record
One of 40 National Register listings published here for Leavenworth County · listed in 1974 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Senator William A. Harris House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Harris, Senator William A., House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. NW of Linwood on KS 32, Linwood, 66052
- When was it listed? November 1974
- Category. building
- Township. Sherman township
- National Register reference number. 74000841 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
83 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Senator William A. Harris House between 2001 and 2020, burning about 410 acres in total. None 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/undetermined | 41 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Leavenworth County | 226 |
| 1 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Kansas State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 8 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 198 |
| 4 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 191 |
| 30 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Johnson County | 2110105 |
| 27 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2080011 |
| 19 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Johnson County | 2000157 |
| 18 July 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Kansas State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Storms near this property
48 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Linwood, the town this property stands in, in 48 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 25 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 4 tornado, 3 flash flood. The reports record 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2003 | Tornado (F2) | Linwood | 2 hurt, $4,000,000 | Tornado on the ground 2 miles northwest of Linwood at County Road 25 and Interstate 70. Reported by emergency management and ham radio operator. Video shows the tornado crossed the Kansas Turnpike east of the Eastern Toll Booth, and then proceeded northeast to where it lifted 2 miles south of Basehor. Total track length was 6 miles, with a width approaching 250 yards at times. Maxium intensity rating was F2, with most damage noted to homes near and just northeast of the intersection of 166th and Kansas Road. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF4) | Linwood | $26,000,000 | This tornado is a continuation of the tornado that formed in Douglas County and crossed the Kansas River into Leavenworth County. As the tornado crossed the Kansas River it became very strong and wide. It produced EF-3 damage to residences along the Kansas River. When the tornado impacted Linwood, Kansas it produced isolated EF-3 and EF-4 damage. Preliminary estimates for damage exceeded 26 million dollars, per the Leavenworth Times ( https://www.leavenworthtimes.com/news/20190531/tornado-damage-exceeds-26-million ). Despite the EF-4 rating and widespread devastation to rural areas near Lawrence and Linwood no serious injuries occurred. This was the strongest tornado to impact the Kansas City metro area since 2003. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linwood | $1,000,000 | A power pole was snapped in half at this location. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linwood | $300,000 | Severe thunderstorms produced winds of 60 mph or greater west and north of Linwood. Numerous trees were uprooted across the area, and a barn and a mobile home were destroyed four and one-half miles north of Linwood. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linwood | $100,000 | Severe thunderstorms produced winds of 60 mph or greater west and north of Linwood. Numerous trees were uprooted across the area, and a barn and a mobile home were destroyed four and one-half miles north of Linwood. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linwood | $30,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds gusted to 70 MPH throughout Leavenworth County. County Emergency Management reported 15 to 20 inch diameter trees down in Basehor. Also in Basehor, a 60 foot tree fell on two homes and a car. Numerous power lines were reported down as were numerous power outages. |
| March 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Linwood | $10,000 | Brief tornado touchdown. Some structural damage noted to several residences. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linwood | $1,000 | Strong winds from a nearby thunderstorm produced some powerline damage at 214th and Linwood Road. |
| February 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linwood | $1,000 | Metal roofing of an apartment was rolled up in Linwood, with thunderstorm wind gusts estimated up to 60 mph. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Linwood | - | Quarter size hail reported just south of Linwood. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Linwood | - | Damage survey confirmed a brief Tornado developed within an embedded circulation within the line of thunderstorms lifting north across southern Leavenworth County Sunday night, May 19th, 2024. The tornado impacted rural areas, with damage to trees and no damage to structures. |
| April 2021 | Flash Flood | Linwood | - | After 1 to 2 inches of rain over a short period of time water was flowing over Hemphill Road. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linwood | - | A 4 inch tree limb was removed from roadway just north of the Kansas River near Linwood. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linwood | - | There was a report of a powerline down on a tree and on fire at this location. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linwood | - | A barn was blown down at K-32 and 206th Street. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linwood | - | A 36 inch tree was blown down at 222nd and Linwood Road. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Linwood | - | There was a foot of water running over the road at Linwood. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linwood | - | Emergency Management reported an 8 inch tree limb down on Highway 32. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linwood | - | Two trees, both 8 inches in diameter were blown down by 60-70 mph winds. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linwood | - | Emergency Management reported 65 mph wind. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linwood | - | A couple power poles were down near Linwood. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linwood | - | Power lines blown down at 214th and Cantrell. |
| February 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linwood | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. Pea sized hail and heavy rain were also reported. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linwood | - | Tree limbs up to eight inches in diameter were reported down. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Linwood | - | Leavenworth county reported several roads were washed out 3 miles west of Linwood. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linwood | - | 18 inch tree blown down. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linwood | - | Emergency manager reported thunderstorm wind gusts to 57 knots and 3/4 inch hail. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linwood | - | Winds gusted to 70 MPH... 7 miles southeast of Linwood. This was the same storm that produced golfball-size hail in Lleavenworth County. |
| August 1998 | Hail | Linwood | - | Leavenworth County Emergency Management reported golfball-size hail 7 miles east southeast of Linwood. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linwood | - | A severe thunderstorm over Leavenworth County produced a 60 MPH wind gust 4 miles west of Linwood. Tree limbs, 3 inches in diameter, were knocked down. In Linwood, a 75 MPH winds gust damaged the roof and blew over a semi-truck at a Kansas Turnpike service plaza. |
| April 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linwood | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines over the extreme southern part of Leavenworth County. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Linwood | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Linwood | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Linwood | - | no account filed |
| October 2014 | Hail | Linwood | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Linwood | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Linwood | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Linwood | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Linwood | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Linwood | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linwood | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Linwood | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Linwood | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Linwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Linwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Linwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linwood | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linwood | - | no account filed |
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
1 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Cemetery | 3.8 miles | 2020 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 74000841 in Record Group 79. |
| Leavenworth County | All 40 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.