Built in 1886 (Second Empire style). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
“The Cimarron Hotel is a historic hotel located in Cimarron, a small town located in southwest Kansas, United States.”
Wikipedia article Cimarron Hotel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 6 National Register listings published here for Gray County · listed in 1983 · category: Building · built in 1886, Second Empire style.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Cimarron Hotel in 2020, 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cimarron, the town this property stands in, in 166 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 83 hail, 68 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 6 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 1996 | Tornado (F1) | Cimarron | $850,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Cimarron | $500,000 | Hail was accompanied by 70 to 90 mph winds and did extensive damage to vehicles, buildings, crops and wildlife. The largest stones were a bit bigger than a baseball with the majority golfball sized. At one location 2 miles southeast of Cimarron the siding was stripped off a house. Many fields of alfalfa and wheat were completely mowed down by the wind and hail. Numerous rabbits and birds were laying dead where cover had once stood. Also, there were 5 pivot irrigation sprinklers overturned and several trees uprooted. Trees that were not uprooted were completely stripped of leaves and even pine trees were stripped of their needles in some cases. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | $150,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Tornado (F1) | Cimarron | $65,000 | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | $50,000 | An irrigation pivot sprikler was damaged. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | $50,000 | Spotter on cellular phone reported large tree limbs down, many business signs destroyed, and visibility in town less than one-quarter mile. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | $10,000 | A roof was blown off a mobile home and a couple of power poles were blown over. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | $5,000 | Cattle shed moved and damaged and a fence was damaged from the flying debris. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | $1,500 | Several power poles were blown down. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | $1,000 | Four inch tree limbs blown down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | $100 | Three inch tree limbs down. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Cimarron | - | A report of dime to nickel size hail was received through social media. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Cimarron | - | Emergency manager reported 0.88 inch sized hail. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | A public report of wind damaging trees, wind estimated to 60 mph. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | Winds were estimated to be at least 60 MPH. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | A tree along with power lines were blown down by the high wind. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | Winds were estimated to be at least 60 MPH. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down power poles and overturned a semi truck. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | Eight to ten inch diameter tree branches were blown down. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | A semi truck was overturned, while parked. No injuries were reported. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | A tree was uprooted. There was also some roof damage reported. |
| June 2016 | Heavy Rain | Cimarron | - | Rainfall of 5.73 inches was reported. There was severe street flooding reported. |
| June 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Cimarron | - | A landspout that was highly visible moved south. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | A 12 x 20 foot metal horse barn was blown over by the railroad tracks on 22 Road and US50. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | A large 12 1/2 inch diameter tree branch fell on a car at 5th street and avenue A. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| June 2014 | Heavy Rain | Cimarron | - | Rainfall of 2.20 inches was reported. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 to 70 MPH. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Cimarron | - | Five to six inches of water covered highway 50 on the east side of Cimarron. |
| August 2013 | Heavy Rain | Cimarron | - | Rainfall of 2.78 inches was reported. |
| July 2012 | Heavy Rain | Cimarron | - | Rainfall of 2.20 was observed. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | A shed was destroyed and windows were blown out of homes. A 2000 gallon empty fuel tank was blown into farm equipment. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | An empty 7000 gallon truck trailer was moved several feet. A metal shed was moved 5 feet. |
| July 2012 | Heavy Rain | Cimarron | - | Rainfall of 2.60 was observed. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | Strong winds blew a pivot sprinkler into a road. There were also several power poles blown down in the same area. Also a 30 x 10 foot horse barn was blown over a fence. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Cimarron | - | A brief and small tornado touched down just west of town. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Cimarron | - | A 6 x 8 foot shed was destroyed by the small tornado. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | High winds from a severe thunderstorm produced widespread damage in town. Many large trees were uprooted and there was also some roof damage. Hail also occurred and there were many birds and small animals laying dead after the storm. In addition, about 2.50 of rain fell in 30 minutes causing flooding of city streets. Damage was far worse southeast of town. |
| June 2009 | Flood | Cimarron | - | Rainfall of 2.50 fell in about 30 minutes causing flooding of city streets. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Cimarron | - | The hail was accompanied by 70 to 90 mph winds but fortunately there were not too many stones this size. However, smaller hail that fell with the wind killed many small birds and small animals in town. |
| August 2008 | Heavy Rain | Cimarron | - | Rainfall of 1.05 was measured in a short period. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | Live 1 inch tree branches were broken. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | Two inch tree branches were blown down. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | A 300 gallon storage tank was blown over and a four aluminum-framed windows were blown out. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | Three inch diameter tree limbs were blown down. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | The high wind was measured at a weatherlab. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | Yard fences were reportedly blown down. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | Reported by retired NWS employee. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | Three inch limbs broken. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | Two inch limbs broken. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | Three inch limbs broken. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Cimarron | - | Fell in the cimarron park. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | Several limbs broken. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | Five to six inch diameter tree limbs blown down. |
| May 1997 | High Wind | Cimarron | - | Damage to a porch, door and shingles as a cold front moved through. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cimarron | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Cimarron | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Cimarron | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Cimarron | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Gray County Courthouse (Old) | 0.1 miles | 2009 |
| Cimarron City Jail | 0.4 miles | 2019 | |
| Soule Canal-Gray County Segment 2 | 4.0 miles | 2014 | |
| Soule Canal-Gray County Segment 1 | 4.9 miles | 2014 | |
 | Barton, Welborn 'Doc', House | 5.9 miles | 2010 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83000428 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Gray County | All 6 listed properties in this county. |
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