Built in 1906. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“Wolverton Public School is a former school building in Wolverton, Minnesota, United States. It was constructed in 1906 and expanded in 1917.”
Wikipedia article Wolverton Public School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 7 National Register listings published here for Wilkin County · listed in 1980 · category: Building · built in 1906.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Wolverton Public School between 2005 and 2019, burning about 21 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 | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | not named |
| 17 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wolverton, the town this property stands in, in 38 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 14 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 8 flood, 4 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 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolverton | $50,000 | 10 aluminum transmission structure were blown over by the strong wind. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Wolverton | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Flood | Wolverton | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Flood | Wolverton | $10,000 | Overland flooding developed over portions of Wolverton Township drained by Wolverton Creek. Six to ten inches of very heavy rainfall the preceding evening collected in farm fields, ditches, and smaller streams through the early morning then steadily drained towards Wolverton Creek and the Red River. Wolverton Creek overtopped and partially washed out rural township and county roads at several locations. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Wolverton | $10,000 | Farm access roads and a 140 acre field were flooded. U.S. Highway 75 north of Kent was underwater and remained closed due to damage from earlier spring flooding. Portions of southern Roberts and northern McCauleyville townships along the Whiskey Creek drainage basin received 5 to 7 inches of rain from late afternoon into the late evening of the 16th. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Wolverton | $5,000 | Widespread flooding was reported in and around Wolverton. A total of 8.25 inches of rain was reported in town with over nine inches reported just outside of town to the south. |
| June 2009 | Flood | Wolverton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Flood | Wolverton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Flood | Wolverton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Wolverton | $1,000 | Several farm access roads and fields were flooded across Wolverton Township. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolverton | $500 | Large branches were blown down. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolverton | $200 | Tree limbs were blown down. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolverton | - | Wind gust measured on NDAWN site Wolverton 2E. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolverton | - | Measurement on 10 meter NDAWN sensor. |
| May 2022 | Flash Flood | Wolverton | - | Residential street and yard flooding reported along Wolverton Creek. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolverton | - | Peak wind was measured at an NDAWN station at 10 meters. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolverton | - | NDAWN station measured peak wind gust at 10 meters. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolverton | - | NDAWN 10 meter wind report of 77 mph. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Wolverton | - | Dime to quarter sized hail fell. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolverton | - | Trees were blown down in town. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolverton | - | Three to five inch diameter tree branches were felled. |
| July 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Wolverton | - | This tornado knocked down several large tree limbs and a few smaller trees in farm shelter belts along its path. peak winds are estimated to 85 mph. |
| July 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Wolverton | - | The funnel cloud was visible for several minutes. |
| September 2002 | Hail | Wolverton | - | The large hail damaged the windows and siding on buildings. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Wolverton | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Flood | Wolverton | - | no account filed |
| March 2010 | Flood | Wolverton | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Wolverton | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Wolverton | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Wolverton | - | no account filed |
| September 2003 | Hail | Wolverton | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Wolverton | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Hail | Wolverton | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Wolverton | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Wolverton | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Wolverton | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Wolverton | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Wolverton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| David N. Peet Farmstead | 5.6 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80002188 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Wilkin County | All 7 listed properties in this county. |
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