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Photograph of Frances School Gymnasium
Photograph by Nyttend, Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Frances School Gymnasium

Built in 1938. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

From the record

“The Frances School Gymnasium in Marion, Kentucky was built in 1938 as a New Deal era construction employment project. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.”

Wikipedia article Frances School Gymnasium, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 3 National Register listings published here for Crittenden County · listed in 1993 · category: Building · built in 1938.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 100 Elementary Cir., Marion, 42064
  • When was it listed? March 1993
  • Category. building
  • Also known as. New Deal Era Construction in Kentucky MRA
  • Census division. South Crittenden
  • When was it built? 1938
  • National Register reference number. 93000046 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

19 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Frances School Gymnasium between 1998 and 2017, burning about 125 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/undetermined8
Recreation and ceremony5
Equipment and vehicle use2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Debris and open burning2

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
21 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
24 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
6 July 2012Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryBROWNS MI
25 June 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
9 April 2013Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryBROWNS MINE RD.
25 April 2009Recreation and ceremony3.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
12 April 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
29 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

Every fire recorded in Crittenden County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 45 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 45 workings within 5 miles of Frances School Gymnasium: 22 past producers, 12 occurrences, 8 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Zinc, Zinc, Lead. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Mineral Ridge - Claylick Fluorspar MinesFluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, LeadProducer1870
Moore Hill Group Fluorspar MinesFluorine-Fluorite, Lead, ZincProducer1900
Pigmy MineFluorine-Fluorite, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Western Kentucky DistrictFluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead, SilverPast Producer1914
Yandell MinesCobalt, Diatomite, Manganese, Nickel, ZincPast Producer1902
Blue MineFluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, LeadPast Producer
Eva Tanguay MineFluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, LeadPast Producer
DavenportFluorine-Fluorite, ZincPast Producer1918, 1925
Lafayette MineFluorine-Fluorite, ZincPast Producer1888, 1900
Marble GroupFluorine-Fluorite, ZincProspectUnderground

Every working recorded in Crittenden County

Storms near this property

45 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marion, the town this property stands in, in 45 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 19 thunderstorm wind, 11 flash flood, 9 hail, 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2009HailMarion$250,000A swath of large hail affected much of the county. Quarter-size hail fell in Marion. Golf-ball size hail fell in Crayne. Significant hail damage occurred in Crayne, where mobile homes were riddled with holes. Windows were broken, and vehicles were damaged. Roofs and siding of houses were heavily damaged. A dozen or more homes suffered damage. Corn and soybean fields were badly damaged.
September 2011Thunderstorm WindMarion$100,000The dust collector on top of a feed mill was blown off, leaving behind a large hole in the roof. A metal roof was torn off a shed behind a hardware store. The shed roof was deposited in trees. Both the feed mill and shed sustained water damage due to rainwater. Shingles were torn off roofs around town. Trees and limbs were blown down across the city, resulting in power outages. A tree limb struck a porch on a trailer. Signs were blown over.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindMarion$70,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in the Marion area. The damage path, which was a few miles wide, extended from west to east across central portions of Crittenden County. Some roads were blocked by fallen trees. Windows were blown out of an attorney's office in Marion. A metal shed was blown across a yard.
February 2022Flash FloodMarion$50,000Highway 91 was closed on the northwest edge of Marion, where Crooked Creek flooded and destroyed a temporary detour for construction of a new bridge.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindMarion$45,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. One home was damaged when power lines were pulled from the side of it. Carports were blown down. A barn was blown down.
October 2025Thunderstorm WindMarion$40,000Thunderstorm winds produced damage in Marion. A large tree was uprooted and fell onto two vehicles, causing major damage to both. In addition, a garage had a portion of its roof removed and two other trees had some broken limbs.
July 2000Flash FloodMarion$40,000Thunderstorm rains estimated in excess of 2 inches per hour caused major road flooding in and around Marion. Roads were impassable to small vehicles due to high water. In Marion, over a foot of water on the main street flooded out a police cruiser responding to an alarm. A utility truck reported 2 feet of water over a road on the south end of Marion that doesn't normally flood.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindMarion$25,000Downed trees and power lines were reported community wide.
August 2009Heavy RainMarion$10,000A culvert along U.S. Highway 641 was washed out, causing minor damage to the road.
March 1997Flash FloodMarion$10,000no account filed
January 1996Thunderstorm WindMarion$10,000no account filed
May 1995Thunderstorm WindMarion$10,000no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindMarion$5,000no account filed
May 2007Thunderstorm WindMarion$4,000Trees were down on two streets in Marion, including one that fell on a power line. Another tree was down off Highway 506 just southeast of Marion.
April 2002Tornado (F1)Marion$3,000This short-lived tornado crossed U.S. Highway 60 northeast of Marion, downing numerous trees. This tornado was one in a series of tornadoes spawned by a supercell thunderstorm that tracked eastward across Livingston, Crittenden, and Webster Counties.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindMarion$2,000A wind gust to 64 mph was measured at a Kentucky mesonet site. A few tree limbs were down on roads.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindMarion$2,000Law enforcement officials reported a tree blown down with an estimated wind gust near 60 mph.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindMarion$1,000A gust to 63 mph was measured at the Kentucky mesonet site. A power line was blown down.
September 2025Dust DevilMarion-A small dust devil, with winds estimated at 60-70mph, formed right outside Crittenden County Middle School around 1800CST with video taken of it from a classroom inside and a construction crew outside the school. No damages or injuries occurred. The video taken from the classroom was shared by broadcast media.
January 2023HailMarion-Photos were taken of golf ball size hail.
September 2023HailMarion-A few hailstones were larger than quarters.
April 2022FloodMarion-Water was over Highway 641 just south of Highway 60 in Marion. Signs were posted for this minor flooding.
July 2019Flash FloodMarion-Several inches of water flowed through streets and yards in Marion.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindMarion-Emergency management personnel estimated winds gusted from 60 to 65 mph.
July 2016Flash FloodMarion-Numerous roads were covered by water.
July 2015Heavy RainMarion-Creeks and streams rose past bankfull.
October 2013Flash FloodMarion-An intersection along U.S. Highway 641 was impassable due to flooding.
August 2013Flash FloodMarion-Local law enforcement officials reported flash flooding over portions of the county. Water was reported over U.S. Highway 641 between Marion and the county line. The highway was not closed.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindMarion-This wind gust was measured at a Kentucky mesonet site.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindMarion-The Kentucky mesonet site near Marion measured a peak wind gust to 69 mph.
May 2009Heavy RainMarion-Due to creek flooding, about five feet of water covered a helipad at a medical facility. The flooding there typically occurs three or four times a year.
May 2008Flash FloodMarion-Standing water was observed along Highway 365 between mile markers 1 and 2 and over Highway 664 at the 6-mile marker.
July 2007Flash FloodMarion-High water slowed travel. In Marion, water was up to the bumpers of cars in some places. Parking lots and streets were flooded in town. Across the county, some creeks overflowed on roads. A government official reported the county received about 5 inches of rain.
November 2002Thunderstorm WindMarion-A few trees were blown down.
January 2002Thunderstorm WindMarion-Trees were blown down northeast of Marion up to Mattoon.
May 2008HailMarion-no account filed
May 2007HailMarion-no account filed
April 2006HailMarion-no account filed
May 2003Thunderstorm WindMarion-no account filed
May 2003HailMarion-no account filed
May 2002HailMarion-no account filed
May 2002HailMarion-no account filed
April 1999Thunderstorm WindMarion-no account filed
June 1998Flash FloodMarion-no account filed
March 1997Flash FloodMarion-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Crittenden County

Newspapers printed here

12,767 digitised pages

6 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 1,658 issues, 12,767 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.

NewspaperPublished
The Crittenden Record1904 to 1907
Crittenden Press1879 to 1907
Crittenden Record=press1907 to 1909
Twice-A-Week Record-Press1909
Crittenden Record-Press1909 to 191?
The Crittenden Press1919 to Current

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.

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 93000046 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Crittenden CountyAll 3 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.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • 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.