Built in 1906. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
“The Downs Carnegie Library in Downs, Kansas is a Carnegie library which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.”
Wikipedia article Downs Carnegie Library, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 7 National Register listings published here for Osborne County · listed in 1987 · category: Building · built in 1906.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Downs Carnegie Library between 2015 and 2018, burning about 4 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 | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 180011 |
| 30 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 9 |
| 23 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 3232015 |
| 20 October 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 19 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Downs, the town this property stands in, in 44 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 27 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2005 | Hail | Downs | $2,000,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Downs | $1,000,000 | Hail ranging in size from ping pong balls to baseballs was reported across Downs. |
| June 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Downs | $250,000 | This tornado moved west, and began with damage to a silo and large metal building. On the tornado's trek, it tossed grain bin debris about three quarters of a mile. The tornado narrowly missed a new home, but damaged a vacant home on the same property. The tornado lifted in a field west of the farmstead. The movement of this tornado, along with the eastward moving tornado to the south, suggested that the parent mesocyclone associated with the supercell storm was near the ground and that the two tornadoes were rotating within that circulation. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Downs | $200,000 | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Downs | $100,000 | Wind gusts estimated near 70 mph damaged the second story of a house under construction on Highway 24. A carport was also knocked over, several fences flattened, and several trees of 6 to 8 inches in diameter were blown down. |
| April 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Downs | $100,000 | Exited Osborne county into Smith county |
| July 1996 | Hail | Downs | $100,000 | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Downs | $80,000 | no account filed |
| October 2017 | Hail | Downs | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Downs | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Downs | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Downs | $35,000 | Quarter sized hail was observed in conjunction with the estimated 70 mph wind gust. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Downs | $35,000 | Quarter sized hail was observed in conjunction with the estimated 70 mph wind gust. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Downs | $25,000 | Wind gusts were estimated to be as high as 75 MPH. |
| August 2019 | Heavy Rain | Downs | $25,000 | A 12-hour total rainfall of 4.69 inches was measured in Downs. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Downs | $25,000 | Numerous tree limbs were down across town. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Downs | $20,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Flood | Downs | $15,000 | As a result of rainfall totals as high as 3 to 5 inches reported in the area, flooding occurred across northeastern portions of the county. A few county roads along with 2 bridges northwest of Covert were reported covered in water and closed, with some road closures lasted well into the day on the 25th. Ditches filled up, and water started to creep onto Highway 24 near Bloomington, but the road was not closed. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Downs | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Downs | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Downs | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Downs | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Downs | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Downs | $10,000 | no account filed |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Downs | $5,000 | Emergency management reported downed tree limbs in Downs. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Downs | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Downs | $3,000 | Minor damage was reported to the roof, siding and garage of one home in Downs from wind gusts estimated to be near 60 mph.. A larger tree branch was also broken off of the main trunk. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Downs | $500 | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Downs | - | Heavy rain also occurred along with the nickel size hail. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Downs | - | Branches knocked down by winds estimated at 60 MPH. |
| July 2010 | Heavy Rain | Downs | - | Storm total rainfall from the previous 12 hours topped out at 5.00 inches. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Downs | - | Wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Downs | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Downs | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Downs | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Downs | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Downs | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Downs | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Downs | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Downs | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Downs | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Downs | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Downs | - | no account filed |
| September 1995 | Hail | Downs | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Downs Missouri Pacific Depot | 0.1 miles | 2001 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87000966 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Osborne County | All 7 listed properties in this county. |
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