Built in 1921 (Prairie School architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
“The Canton Township Carnegie Library is an historic Carnegie library at 203 North Main Street in Canton, Kansas, United States.”
Wikipedia article Canton Township Carnegie Library, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 26 National Register listings published here for McPherson County · listed in 1987 · category: Building · built in 1921, Prairie School architecture, by George P. Washburn.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Canton Township Carnegie Library between 2008 and 2020, burning about 2,768 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 15-0035 |
| 27 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 14 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 15-0038 |
| 3 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 20 June 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 15-0026 |
| 7 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 4 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 3 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 15-0015 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Canton, the town this property stands in, in 50 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 23 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 5 heavy rain, 1 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 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | $250,000 | Trees and power lines were reported knocked down in and around Canton. A section of rook was taken off of a home west of Canton on Highway 56. The school in Canton reported wind damage to its roof. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Canton | $50,000 | Hail up to baseball size affected the Canton area. The large hail likely inflicted damage to various roofs and vehicles, although the exact amount is unknown. Consequently, property damage amounts are rough estimates. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | $45,000 | Damaging straight line winds estimated at 80 mph took the roof off a storage shed and severely damaged another shed on a homestead. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Canton | $5,000 | Pea- to golf ball-size hail fell in an area seven to eight miles north of Canton, breaking branches from trees and damaging the soon-to-be harvested wheat crop. Winds of 61 knots were reported with this storm one mile south of Canton. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | Measured wind gust from a Union Pacific weather station. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | A trained spotter reported tree limbs were down from estimated 60 mph wind gusts. |
| June 2023 | Heavy Rain | Canton | - | Twenty four hour total from a Cocorahs observer of 1.82 inches. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | Canton Fire Department stated that powerlines were down. |
| July 2022 | Heavy Rain | Canton | - | A Coop observer reported 2.71 inches in 24 hours. |
| November 2022 | Heavy Rain | Canton | - | A Coop observer reported 2.11 inches of rainfall. |
| May 2021 | Heavy Rain | Canton | - | This was a 24 hour rainfall report of 4.67 inches from the CO-OP observer station GOEK1 Goessel 2 WNW. |
| May 2021 | Heavy Rain | Canton | - | This was a 24 hour rainfall report of 3.39 inches Cocorahs stations KS-MP-21 Canton 3.2 N. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | A mesonet station near Canton measured a 60 mph gust. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | Wind damage to a steel grain bin was noted and a center pivot irrigation system was blown over. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Canton | - | The trained spotter reported the hail ranged from quarter to ping pong ball-sized and covered the ground. The hail occurred for 5 minutes. The time of the event is estimated from radar. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | A measured wind gust was reported by local law enforcement. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | Winds were estimated at around 60 mph. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Canton | - | Very weak tornado briefly touched down in an open field. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | Tree damage. |
| October 1998 | Flash Flood | Canton | - | Severe thunderstorms producing 2-3 inches of rain caused flooding in and around Canton near the North Branch of the Cottonwood River. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | 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 87000960 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| McPherson County | All 26 listed properties in this county. |
Block