Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“Gibbon Village Hall is a former municipal hall in Gibbon, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1895 with medieval-themed Romanesque Revival architecture.”
Wikipedia article Gibbon Village Hall, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 7 National Register listings published here for Sibley County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gibbon, the town this property stands in, in 37 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 19 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 1 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 2003 | Tornado (F2) | Gibbon | $1,000,000 | The third tornado in a series touched down in Sibley County and moved straight north, occasionally stalling in place for minutes at a time. It heavily damaged two farmsteads, where all outbuildings and sheds were destroyed, and the houses sustained significant damage. It entered Renville County at 1845 CST and then into Buffalo Lake. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Gibbon | - | Although half dollar size hail was reported west of Gibbons, based on radar, the hail was likely larger between Gibbon and Lafayette. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gibbon | - | A trained spotter noted that a few trees were blown down around her farm. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gibbon | - | A power pole was blown down on County Road 2 in Gibbon. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Gibbon | - | The swath of large hail, up to 2.5 inches in diameter, and the continued wind driven hail, occurred in the northern part of Sibley County, southwest and south of Stewart. Major crop damage continued along this path. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Gibbon | - | There were numerous roads that had water flowing over them, some up to one foot high. This occurred across southern Sibley County, mainly south of Highway 19, south to the Nicollet County line. |
| August 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Gibbon | - | A storm chaser provided video of a brief tornado that moved across some fields before it dissipated. No crop damage was noted. |
| August 2017 | Funnel Cloud | Gibbon | - | A storm chaser filmed a separate funnel cloud prior to a tornado at 1821 CST. The funnel might have touched down, but it was not possible to determine this. |
| August 2016 | Heavy Rain | Gibbon | - | An individual measured 6.70 inches of rain in Gibbon. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gibbon | - | A large tree was blown down. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Gibbon | - | Crop damage was reported due to the combination of strong winds and hail around Gibbon. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gibbon | - | Numerous large tree branches and several road signs were blown down. |
| September 2005 | Hail | Gibbon | - | Law enforcement reported dime sized hail covering the ground. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Gibbon | - | Corn was stripped by hail. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gibbon | - | Tree tops and branches were downed. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Gibbon | - | The fourth tornado in a series developed 20 minutes after Buffalo Lake was hit. It touched down briefly in Sibley County, tracked across an open field before moving into Renville County at 1912 CST. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Gibbon | - | This tornado moved in from Renville County at 1755, then dissipated as it moved alongside a farmstead. A few trees were knocked down, and there was minor property damage. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Gibbon | - | The second tornado in a series touched down briefly in Sibley County before crossing into Renville County at 1831 CST. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gibbon | - | Two six inch diameter tree limbs down. |
| October 1997 | Hail | Gibbon | - | Hail covered ground. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Gibbon | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Gibbon | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Gibbon | - | no account filed |
| September 2020 | Hail | Gibbon | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Gibbon | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Gibbon | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Gibbon | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Gibbon | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Gibbon | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Gibbon | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Gibbon | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Gibbon | - | no account filed |
| October 1998 | Hail | Gibbon | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Gibbon | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gibbon | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gibbon | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gibbon | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82003036 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Sibley County | All 7 listed properties in this county. |
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