Built in 1911 (Neoclassical architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
“The Lyndon Carnegie Library, located at 127 E. Sixth in Lyndon, Kansas, is a Classical Revival-style Carnegie library which was built in about 1911.”
Wikipedia article Lyndon Carnegie Library, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 14 National Register listings published here for Osage County · listed in 1987 · category: Building · built in 1911, Neoclassical architecture, by Keene & Simpson.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Lyndon Carnegie Library between 2015 and 2020, burning about 909 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 47 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 145 |
| 8 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 8 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 94 |
| 8 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Osage County | 170105 |
| 5 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 91 |
| 28 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 142 |
| 28 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 143 |
| 24 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 132 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lyndon, the town this property stands in, in 70 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 30 hail, 28 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 2 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1998 | Flash Flood | Lyndon | $400,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Lyndon | $100,000 | The roof of a residence was lifted and dropped back onto the frame of the house. A large antenna that was cemented into the ground was blown over, which tore the cement block from the ground. Windows were blown out on the southern and northern sides of the house. Debris from the residence was carried approximately 100 yards away. A large, three car garage was partially destroyed just before the tornado lifted. A piece of the roof of the garage fell onto and damaged the motor home inside. Debris from the garage was carried nearly 100 yards and across a street to the Vassar Cemetary. There, one headstone was toppled. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Lyndon | $100,000 | Hwy 68 from Hwy 268 to Hwy 75 was flooded. At least 6 inches of fast flowing water reprted over Stubbs road. Fast flowing water also over several highways in the Quenemo area. |
| September 2005 | Heavy Rain | Lyndon | $100,000 | Urban and street flooding in and around Lyndon. |
| October 1998 | Flash Flood | Lyndon | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon | $5,000 | Strong winds blew trees down on power lines knocking out power for a time. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon | $5,000 | High winds damaged some outbuildings near a farm. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon | $4,000 | Strong winds blew shutters off of a house. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon | $3,000 | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon | $2,000 | Strong winds blew down billboards. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon | $2,000 | Strong winds damaged a roof and destroyed a storage shed. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon | $2,000 | Strong winds downed power lines near Lyndon. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon | - | Estimated wind gusts in the town of Lyndon. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon | - | Estimated gust of 70 mph. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon | - | Semi was blown over. Time was estimated from radar. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon | - | Tree fell through a house. Time was estimated from radar. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon | - | Estimated wind speeds of 60-70 mph. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon | - | Barn sheds were blown over. Time was estimated from radar. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon | - | Power lines were reported down. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon | - | Wind gusts estimated. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Lyndon | - | Water running over hwy K-68 approximately 1.5 miles east of the US hwy 75 intersection. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon | - | Tree limbs up to 2 inch in diameter down out of a 3-year old maple. Brief gusty winds around 50 to 60 mph. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon | - | A trained spotter near Lyndon reported a 60 mph wind gust. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Lyndon | - | There was a brief period of nickel sized hail. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Lyndon | - | Hail stones nearly covering the street. A second spotter report received noted taht hail was beginning to pile up against his home. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon | - | Significant tree damage was reported. The siding was peeled off a portion of a mobile home. At the same residence, the roof was torn from a metal outbuilding. Debris from each was carried approximately 50 yards away. Power lines and power poles were down in several locations along the path. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Lyndon | - | Hail damaged vehicle at the spotter's home and some crops. No cost estimates were provided. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Lyndon | - | Via nssl shave project. |
| October 2007 | Flash Flood | Lyndon | - | Water was reported to be flowing over Berryton Rd. east of Lyndon. Water was also reported to be flowing over Shawnee Heights Rd. south of Overbrook at 165th and 173rd. A storm spotter in Quenemo reported 1.75 of rain, while another reported 3.5 in Scranton. |
| February 2007 | Hail | Lyndon | - | Pea to Penny sized hail, and extremely heavy rain falling at time of observation. Frequent lightning. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon | - | Power lines down in Lyndon. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon | - | Small hail covered the ground. |
| July 2004 | Flash Flood | Lyndon | - | Several rural roads in Osage county had up to 10 inches of water over them for a time. |
| May 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Lyndon | - | A funnel cloud was sighted west of Lyndon. |
| May 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Lyndon | - | A funnel cloud was sighted near Lyndon. |
| August 2003 | Lightning | Lyndon | - | Lightning set some pastures on fire north of Lyndon. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon | - | Power lines and several trees were knocked down. |
| March 1993 | Hail | Lyndon | - | Hail from 0.75-inch to golfball-size did minor damage to cars across parts of Osage County |
| April 2026 | Hail | Lyndon | - | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Lyndon | - | no account filed |
| September 2020 | Hail | Lyndon | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Lyndon | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Lyndon | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Lyndon | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Lyndon | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Lyndon | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Lyndon | - | no account filed |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Lyndon | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Lyndon | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Lyndon | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Lyndon | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Lyndon | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Lyndon | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Lyndon | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Lyndon | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Lyndon | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Lyndon | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Lyndon | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Osage County Courthouse | 0.2 miles | 2007 |
 | Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Pratt Truss Bridge | 7.5 miles | 2003 |
| Banner Hereford Farm | 7.7 miles | 1998 | |
| Star Block | 8.0 miles | 2020 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87000965 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Osage County | All 14 listed properties in this county. |
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