Glencoe Grade and High School

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

From the record

One of 7 National Register listings published here for McLeod County · listed in 2012 · category: Building.

Sources: 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. 1107 11th St., E., Glencoe, 55336
When was it listed? October 2012
Category. building
City. Glencoe city
Architectural style. Neoclassical architecture
National Register reference number. 12000872 - 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

1 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Glencoe Grade and High School in 2011, burning about 61 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
Equipment and vehicle use	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
30 October 2011	Equipment and vehicle use	61 acres	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources	not named

Every fire recorded in McLeod County

Storms near this property

60 of 73 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glencoe, the town this property stands in, in 73 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 41 thunderstorm wind, 25 hail, 4 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
June 2013	Flash Flood	Glencoe	$75,000	Overnight rainfall, with high rainfall rates, caused significant street flooding in Glencoe, with flood waters encroaching on homes and businesses during the early morning hours. During the height of the storm, 12 inches of flowing water was reported on area streets in Glencoe.
May 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	$70,000	The roof of a pole barn (228'x70') was blown off and tossed southeast of the structure.
April 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	$60,000	Storage barn knocked off foundation. Shingles and portion of tin roof partially blown off. High school football bleachers blown over. Several trees down, including one on car.
August 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	$50,000	In the town of Glencoe, damage mainly consisted of trees and large branches blown down. There was an evergreen tree in the center of town that got uprooted. The tree damage was scattered throughout the entire city. There were several branches that landed on houses, garages, vehicles, and other items. There was also power outage in mostly the east side of Glencoe.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	$10,000	Numerous trees were blown down on houses and vehicles, along with power lines in Glencoe.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	$10,000	A large tree fell on a car.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	$5,000	A large tree blew down on Main Street in Glencoe. This tree landed on a boat and damaged it. There were also numerous reports of smaller tree branches blown down throughout the city of Glencoe.
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	$3,000	Several large tree branches blew down around the city of Glencoe. One of the branches was 10 inches in diameter and landed on a house.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	$500	There was a picture of wind, and hail damage to a home in Glencoe.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	Two large branches were down and partially blocking a roadway in Glencoe.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	Several tree branches and power lines blown down northwest of Glencoe.
May 2021	Funnel Cloud	Glencoe	-	A storm chaser took video of a brief funnel cloud. Ground contact was never noted.
May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	Several large trees, up to 12 inches in diameter, and a few power lines were either snapped or blown down southwest of Glencoe.
July 2016	Hail	Glencoe	-	Several trained spotters and storm chasers observed large hail around Glencoe. The largest size shown in a photo was tennis ball size.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	Strong winds caused a large tree to be blown down. Power outages occurred in town.
June 2013	Funnel Cloud	Glencoe	-	Two local observers near Glencoe, captured a photo of a funnel cloud early afternoon of Wednesday, June 5th.
August 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	A house roof was partially blown off, with a part of a silo damaged, along with several large trees uprooted.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	Several very large trees were uprooted in Glencoe.
June 2012	Flash Flood	Glencoe	-	The city of Glencoe had significant street flooding which caused some streets to close.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	Several large trees were blown down around Glencoe, Minnesota.
August 2011	Heavy Rain	Glencoe	-	Minor ponding of water was reported on 16th Street in Glencoe.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	Several trees were blown down in Glencoe that blocked city roads.
May 2008	Hail	Glencoe	-	Report located at Hwy. 212 and Falcon Road.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	Twelve inch tree blown down.
June 2007	Hail	Glencoe	-	Hail occurred on east side of city. Small tree branches also felled at this location.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	A few trees down.
September 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	Large branches felled.
May 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	A medium sized tree was downed in addition to a few branches. The downed tree broke a window.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	A portion of the roof of a trailer home was blown off on Essex Court.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	Large branches were downed.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	A storage shed was demolished by a downed tree near the intersection of Highway 212 and Imperial Avenue in Glencoe Township, Section 28.
September 2005	Hail	Glencoe	-	Hail damaged cars.
September 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	Trees up to 8 inches in diameter were downed near the intersection of 110th Street and Melody Avenue.
September 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	Power lines were downed at the intersection of 16th Street and Newton Avenue. Power lines and a few trees were downed in the area of 10th Street and Stevens Avenue. A tree was downed at the intersection of Union Avenue and 11th Street. A tree was downed onto Highway 212 near Morningside Avenue.
September 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	Several trees and branches were downed near the intersection of 120th Street and Dairy Avenue.
September 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	Tree branches up to 8 inches in diameter were downed onto the westbound lanes of Highway 212 near County Road 9.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	A few large trees were downed onto a road.
April 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	A shed was downed.
April 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	Trees and power lines were downed.
May 2004	Hail	Glencoe	-	Penny sized hail fell in Sumter and at Lake Marion. The time was estimated.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	Two trees down.
August 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	Thirty trees down, including a few on houses and cars.
May 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	Large branches ripped down.
June 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	Trees and power lines felled. Estimated windspeed.
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	Trees down. Roofs ripped off homes. Barns and sheds blown down in vicinity. Semitrailer blown on its side. Estimated windspeed.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	Large branch blown down. Estimated windspeed.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	Shed damaged. Estimated windspeed.
August 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	Trees blown down onto car. Estimated windspeed.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	Roof damage to high school. Building under construction toppled at garden center.
July 1997	Flash Flood	Glencoe	-	Heavy rainfall in brief period of time resulted in flash flooding causing the Crow River to overflow its banks and flood highway 22 north of Glencoe.
June 1997	Hail	Glencoe	-	Hail damaged paint and shutters.
October 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	Power lines down. Estimated windspeed.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Glencoe	-	no account filed
June 2019	Hail	Glencoe	-	no account filed
May 2016	Hail	Glencoe	-	no account filed
May 2016	Hail	Glencoe	-	no account filed
May 2014	Hail	Glencoe	-	no account filed
April 2012	Hail	Glencoe	-	no account filed
June 2012	Hail	Glencoe	-	no account filed
July 2011	Hail	Glencoe	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in McLeod County

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.

Listed places nearby

1 within 8 miles

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
	McLeod County Courthouse	0.2 miles	1984

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 12000872 in Record Group 79.
McLeod County	All 7 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.
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.