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Security State Bank

Built in 1906 (Romanesque Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

From the record

“The Security State Bank in Eskridge, Kansas is a bank building built in 1906 with a Romanesque style entrance corner. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.”

Wikipedia article Security State Bank (Eskridge, Kansas), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 20 National Register listings published here for Wabaunsee County · listed in 1982 · category: Building · built in 1906, Romanesque Revival architecture.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. Main and 2nd Sts., Eskridge, 66423
  • When was it listed? May 1982
  • Category. building
  • Township. Wilmington township
  • When was it built? 1906
  • Architectural style. Romanesque Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 82002678 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

31 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Security State Bank between 2015 and 2020, burning about 3,266 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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/undetermined17
Arson/incendiarism7
Equipment and vehicle use4
Debris and open burning2
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
19 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresKansas Forest Service15-0033
3 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresWabaunsee County17-0028
21 July 2018Equipment and vehicle use10 acresKansas Forest Service18-0055
11 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresKansas Forest Service18-0053
10 July 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWabaunsee County17-0026
8 April 2020Recreation and ceremony10 acresKansas Forest Servicenot named
7 April 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresKansas Forest Service15-0020
20 April 2018Debris and open burning1,500 acresKansas Forest Service18-0037

Every fire recorded in Wabaunsee County

Storms near this property

60 of 78 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eskridge, the town this property stands in, in 78 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 48 hail, 24 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 1993Tornado (F1)Eskridge$500,000A tornado bounced up and down along a northeast track through the eastern part of the county, mainly in farmland. About half dozen buildings were damaged. At times the tornado had multiple vorticies. This tornado was one of 12 confirmed tornadoes that struck northeast Kansas on the evening of May 6th. Several had multiple vortices that were initially reported as more than one tornado.
June 2007Flash FloodEskridge$10,000Approximately 2.5 of rain had fallen in less than three hours. KDOT relayed a report from deputies that water was flowing over K-4, 2 to 4 miles north of Eskridge. Elsewhere in the county, a deputy 3 miles north of Harveyville reported that water was overflowing the banks of Coon Creek. The excessive water spilled over Walton Road, between Harveyville and Calson Road. Water was reported to be 3 to 4 feet deep.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindEskridge$5,000Strong winds snapped a 15 inch diameter telephone pole at ground level. A number of tree limbs were also snapped. One of the tree limbs hit the roof of a house and knocked an attic fan from the ceiling.
August 2004LightningEskridge$5,000Lightning struck a house in Eskridge and ignited a fire that did some damage to the house.
May 2024HailEskridge-Quarter size hail near Eskridge.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindEskridge-Personal Weather Station.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindEskridge-Estimated 70 mph winds with gust front.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindEskridge-Report of 60 mph wind gust.
April 2023HailEskridge-Quarter sized hail reported.
April 2023HailEskridge-Mping report.
July 2023HailEskridge-Golf ball sized hail reported.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindEskridge-Power poles damaged, possibly associated with a tornado.
May 2022HailEskridge-Quarter to half dollar sized hail reported.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindEskridge-Estimated wind gusts of 65-70 mph.
May 2016Tornado (EF1)Eskridge-The 4th and final tornado of the day was produced by the same long lived supercell thunderstorm that produced all other tornadoes. This tornado did damage to one structure and to power poles along its path. The tornado was reported to be on the ground at K-99 and K-31 by law enforcement and it dissipated around one half mile east of this location.
May 2016HailEskridge-Mostly dime size hail with a few nickel size stones.
June 2014Flash FloodEskridge-Water is running over K31 1.5 miles east of K99 . Also report of water over K99 south of Eskridge.
June 2014Flash FloodEskridge-Water is running over K31 1.5 miles east of K99 . Also report of water over K99 south of Eskridge.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindEskridge-Winds estimated.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindEskridge-Tree damage was reported from near Eskridge.
June 2008HailEskridge-Dime to penny size hail.
September 2007Thunderstorm WindEskridge-Spotter estimated the wind gust speed. Also noted that an entertainment center was blown over.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindEskridge-Ten inch live tree limb blown down. Small trees also downed.
April 2005HailEskridge-Ground almost white from hail. No wind.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindEskridge-Power lines down and windows blown out.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindEskridge-Six to eight inch diameter tree limbs blown down.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindEskridge-A gazebo and outbuildings were damaged.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindEskridge-Flag pole blown over at KDOT building and numerous tree limbs down.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindEskridge-Strong winds snapped of 12 to 18 inch diameter limbs.
August 2019HailEskridge-no account filed
June 2015HailEskridge-no account filed
June 2015HailEskridge-no account filed
March 2012HailEskridge-no account filed
February 2012HailEskridge-no account filed
April 2011HailEskridge-no account filed
March 2011HailEskridge-no account filed
April 2011HailEskridge-no account filed
May 2011HailEskridge-no account filed
May 2011HailEskridge-no account filed
September 2010HailEskridge-no account filed
September 2010HailEskridge-no account filed
May 2009HailEskridge-no account filed
June 2008HailEskridge-no account filed
June 2008HailEskridge-no account filed
June 2008HailEskridge-no account filed
March 2006Thunderstorm WindEskridge-no account filed
March 2006HailEskridge-no account filed
May 2006HailEskridge-no account filed
June 2006Thunderstorm WindEskridge-no account filed
June 2005HailEskridge-no account filed
June 2005HailEskridge-no account filed
June 2005HailEskridge-no account filed
June 2005HailEskridge-no account filed
July 2005Thunderstorm WindEskridge-no account filed
July 2005Thunderstorm WindEskridge-no account filed
July 2005HailEskridge-no account filed
February 2004HailEskridge-no account filed
May 2004HailEskridge-no account filed
June 2004HailEskridge-no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindEskridge-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Wabaunsee 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

3 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.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Eskridge Bandstand0.2 miles2017
East Stone Arch Bridge - Lake Wabaunsee3.8 miles2009
Southeast Stone Arch Bridge - Lake Wabaunsee4.3 miles2009

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 82002678 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Wabaunsee CountyAll 20 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.