Built in 1887 (Queen Anne style). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“The Grainfield Opera House, located at Main and 3rd Sts. in Grainfield, Kansas, was built in 1887. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.”
Wikipedia article Grainfield Opera House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 6 National Register listings published here for Gove County · listed in 1980 · category: Building · built in 1887, Queen Anne style.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Grainfield Opera House between 2015 and 2020, burning about 45 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 6 |
| 16 March 2015 | Smoking | 45 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 4 |
| 4 November 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Grainfield Opera House: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kleaver Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grainfield, the town this property stands in, in 63 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 40 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1995 | Hail | Grainfield | $2,500,000 | One and one-half inch hail also at Grainfield 1335 CST. The hail combined with winds damaged 60 farm structures and KANSAS, Northwestern Cont'd |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Grainfield | $25,000 | This tornado developed 3 miles SW of Grainfield and moved north 11 miles into Sheridan county, dissipating 9 miles SW of Hoxie. This tornado remained over open fields. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Grainfield | $20,000 | A series of thunderstorms moved across northern Gove county during the afternoon and evening hours. One cooperative observer recorded 6.61 inches of rain just west of Park by 1125 pm CDT , and an unofficial rainfall report of 10.60 inches was noted 3 miles east-southeast of Grainfield from a Gove county road department employee. Area roads were flooded and ditches were full of water. At least two people had to be rescued when their car went into a flooded ditch and stalled. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grainfield | $15,000 | A semi-trailer was blown over on Interstate 70. Time of this report is estimated. |
| June 2017 | Flood | Grainfield | $10,000 | Intense, heavy rainfall caused many drivers to hydroplane and a semi with trailer to rollover at mile marker 91 on I-70, two miles west of Grainfield. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Grainfield | - | A storm chaser reported one inch hail along Interstate 70. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Grainfield | - | Photo showing a hailstone around 2 inches in diameter. Additional photos show the back window of a vehicle on I-70 near Grainfield was obliterated by the hail, and the front windshield of the same vehicle was smashed. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Grainfield | - | Wind-driven baseball-sized hail damaged vehicles along I-70, including the destruction of windshields. Report was relayed by broadcast media. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grainfield | - | Based on nearby wind reports, Kansas Highway Patrol believes the semi was blown over. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Grainfield | - | Emergency management relays reports of hail up to the size of golf balls. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Grainfield | - | Storm chaser reports 2 inch hail. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Grainfield | - | Trained spotter reports 1 inch hail. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Grainfield | - | Accumulating dime to nickel sized hail observed at the location. Depth of the hail was unknown. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Grainfield | - | Quarter sized accumulated on the ground near Grainfield. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grainfield | - | Spotter estimated 60-70 mph winds. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grainfield | - | Estimated 50 to 60 mph wind gusts reported at the location. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grainfield | - | Estimated 70 MPH wind gusts reported in Grainfield. |
| May 2017 | Flood | Grainfield | - | The flood waters in Big Creek from west of Highway 23 continued east through the rest of the county, flooding county roads that crossed Big Creek. At 1:40 PM CST 8-10 inches of water 200-300 ft. across was reported over Castle Rock Road a quarter mile north of the CR W/Castle Rock intersection. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Grainfield | - | The hail is falling along I-70 near Grainfield. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grainfield | - | One inch diameter tree branches blown down. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Grainfield | - | The hail ranged from 1.25 to 2, increasing in size as it fell. |
| November 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Grainfield | - | A tornado was reported in Grainfield causing damage to numerous trees as it moved northeast. A wood structure at the Coop sustained unspecified damage. An abandoned house in town had the roof blown off it. A quonset was destroyed, but only minor damage was done to the implements inside. Power lines were brought down, windows and sheds were destroyed in town. The majority of the tornado path was to the northeast into Sheridan county. The tornado crossed into Sheridan county just east of the Gove 48 and Gove Ee intersection. |
| November 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Grainfield | - | A tornado was located southwest of Grainfield, moving to the northeast. It crossed I-70 roughly a mile and a half west of the Grainfield exit. No damage was reported with this tornado. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Grainfield | - | Report received from social media. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Grainfield | - | Delayed report with time estimated from Doppler radar. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Grainfield | - | Quarter-sized hail covered the ground. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Grainfield | - | Estimated the time of the report based on radar data. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grainfield | - | Estimated the wind gusts at 50-60 MPH. |
| April 2010 | Flash Flood | Grainfield | - | Water was reported over highway 40 at Grainfield. KDOT is preparing to close the highway. Parts of Highway 40 between Grinnell and Grainfield were reported flooded as well. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grainfield | - | Tree limbs reported down in parts of town via newspaper account. Diameter of limbs unknown. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Grainfield | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grainfield | - | Wind damage. 3-inch tree branches down. |
| October 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grainfield | - | Old wooden bridge railing torn off by winds. In addition, shingles torn off barn and house, as well as a few utility poles leaning to one side. |
| July 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Grainfield | - | Brief tornado spotted just outside of Grainfield. |
| July 1998 | Hail | Grainfield | - | Also, limbs down at rest stop. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grainfield | - | Limbs, 4 to 5 inches in diameter downed. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grainfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grainfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Grainfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Grainfield | - | no account filed |
| October 2017 | Hail | Grainfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Grainfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Grainfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Grainfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Grainfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Grainfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Grainfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Grainfield | - | no account filed |
| October 2005 | Hail | Grainfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Grainfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Grainfield | - | no account filed |
| September 2003 | Hail | Grainfield | - | no account filed |
| September 2003 | Hail | Grainfield | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Grainfield | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grainfield | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Grainfield | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grainfield | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Grainfield | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Grainfield | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Grainfield | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80001467 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Gove County | All 6 listed properties in this county. |
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