Built in 1926 (eclectic architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
“Norris Service Station, at Market and Main Sts. in Glen Elder, Kansas, was built in 1926. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.”
Wikipedia article E. W. Norris Service Station, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 13 National Register listings published here for Mitchell County · listed in 1976 · category: Building · built in 1926, eclectic architecture.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of E. W. Norris Service Station between 2015 and 2018, burning about 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 180011 |
| 20 February 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 15-0007 |
| 18 February 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 160002 |
| 8 November 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 150033 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glen Elder, the town this property stands in, in 40 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 19 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF2) | Glen Elder | $500,000 | This tornado started near Glen Elder Dam in Mitchell County and moved northeast. It crossed into Jewell County about 4 miles west of Highway 14. Eye witness accounts stated that this tornado combined near the dam with a tornado that had formed to the southwest in Osborne County. Just to the east of the dam, the tornado damaged several outbuildings at a farmstead and uprooted many trees. Power lines and trees were snapped off when the twister crossed US Highway 24 to the east of the town of Glen Elder. Large power poles were broken and another farmstead sustained extensive damage just before the tornado moved into Jewell County. |
| June 2020 | Flash Flood | Glen Elder | $125,000 | Widespread rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches were reported across the area, with the primary impact being numerous rural roads being covered in water and closed. |
| September 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Elder | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Elder | $75,000 | Wind gusts out ahead of and with this thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated near 70 mph. These wind gusts resulted in roof damage at a lumber yard in Glen Elder and a tree 18 inches in diameter being uprooted 4 miles south of town. Dime to nickel size hail was also reported, with some piles of hail being 6 inches deep. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Glen Elder | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Elder | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Glen Elder | $25,000 | Hail ranged from half dollar to hen egg in size. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Glen Elder | $25,000 | Golf ball size hail occurred along with estimated 45 mph wind gusts at Glen Elder State Park. Nickel size hail was reported in the town of Glen Elder two minutes earlier at 4:15 p.m. CDT. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Glen Elder | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Hail | Glen Elder | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Elder | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Elder | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Elder | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Elder | $10,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be near 60 MPH knocked down tree limbs of 3 to 5 inches in diameter. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Elder | $5,000 | A tree limb up to 10 inches in diameter knocked down a HAM radio antenna. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Elder | $5,000 | no account filed |
| October 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Elder | $4,000 | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Elder | $2,000 | Power lines were knocked down by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Elder | - | A wind gust of 69 MPH was measured by a mesonet state located near Glen Elder. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Elder | - | A mesonet site indicated a peak wind gust of 63 mph at 545 pm CDT. |
| June 2015 | Heavy Rain | Glen Elder | - | This is an unofficial public report relayed by KWCH-TV of a one hour rainfall total of 3.12 inches. Heavy rain occurred before and after this hour, however. |
| July 2010 | Heavy Rain | Glen Elder | - | Rainfall measured from the previous 12 hours at the automated gauge along the Solomon River was 4.63 inches. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Glen Elder | - | Nickel size hail was reported at the intersection of Highways 24 and 128 near Waconda Lake. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Glen Elder | - | A farmer reported penny size hail as he was working in his metal shed. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Glen Elder | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Glen Elder | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Glen Elder | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Glen Elder | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Glen Elder | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Elder | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Glen Elder | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Glen Elder | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Glen Elder | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Elder | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Glen Elder | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Glen Elder | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Glen Elder | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Glen Elder | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Glen Elder | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Flood | Glen Elder | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown's Creek Tributary Masonry Arch Bridge | 5.1 miles | 2014 | |
| Wisconsin Street Historic District | 6.8 miles | 1986 | |
 | Old Cawker City Library | 6.8 miles | 1973 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 76000832 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Mitchell County | All 13 listed properties in this county. |
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