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Photograph of Infirmary Building, Missouri State Hospital Number 3
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Infirmary Building, Missouri State Hospital Number 3

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

From the record

“Infirmary Building, Missouri State Hospital Number 3, also known as the Nevada State Hospital, is a historic hospital building located at Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri. It was built in 1937, as a Public Works Administration (PWA) project.”

Wikipedia article Infirmary Building, Missouri State Hospital Number 3, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 4 National Register listings published here for Vernon County · listed in 2005 · category: Building.

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

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 2095 N. Ash St., Nevada, 64772
  • When was it listed? November 2005
  • Category. building
  • Township. Washington township
  • National Register reference number. 05001330 - 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.

The ground it stands on

966 words

The chapter on Washington Township in History of Vernon County, Missouri : Past and Present, Including an Account of the Cities, Towns and Villages of the County, published 1911 names Nevada. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.

Noah Caton came in 1839 to section 20, in the southwestern quarter of the township. It was at his house where the first term of the Vernon county court was held. Mr. Caton died in March, 1862. Samuel Son settled on section 29, near the site of the Union school house, in 1840. James B. Logan settled near the sulphur springs, four miles north of Nevada, in February, 1842.

Passage source: History of Vernon County, Missouri : Past and Present, Including an Account of the Cities, Towns and Villages of the County, published 1911.

Dr. White, who lived in the southwest part of the township, was an early settler. Alfred and Willis Clinton located in sec¬ tions 10 and 11 in 1856, coining from Camden county. Elias Deane located in the southwestern portion of the township. Dr. Callaway was an early settler in this township. It is claimed that William AValdo's trading post or store was on the Marmaton, in this township, at the crossing of the Nevada and Balltown road (nw. *4 sec. 17), hut the weight of testimony is to the effect that it was at the Cephas ford, in Osage.

Passage source: History of Vernon County, Missouri : Past and Present, Including an Account of the Cities, Towns and Villages of the County, published 1911.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Washington Township - 966 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.

Fires near this property

17 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Infirmary Building, Missouri State Hospital Number 3 between 1996 and 2020, burning about 253 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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/undetermined9
Debris and open burning5
Arson/incendiarism2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
29 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
23 September 2011Debris and open burning20 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
21 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined118 acresMissouri Department of ConservationDEERFIELD
20 August 2003Debris and open burning10 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
4 July 2003Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
21 July 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
30 June 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
27 May 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named

Every fire recorded in Vernon County

Mines and quarries near this property

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Infirmary Building, Missouri State Hospital Number 3: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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
Unknown - Clay & ShaleClayPast Producer
Nevada Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
White Rock Quarry and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Vernon County

Storms near this property

60 of 142 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nevada, the town this property stands in, in 142 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 66 thunderstorm wind, 47 hail, 17 flash flood, 6 heavy rain. The reports record 9 injuries. 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
May 1995Tornado (F3)Nevada9 hurt, $7,000,000A tornado destroyed homes and buildings to the west of Nevada, then heavily damaged brick buildings within the city. The tornado weakened as it tracked east northeast towards Dederick, but was still strong enough to uproot trees and destroy outbuildings. Witnesses reported extremely heavy rain with the tornadoes passage. The 3M industrial plant on the east side of Nevada recorded an 107 mph wind with the event.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindNevada$75,000no account filed
July 2015Thunderstorm WindNevada$50,000A large tree fell into a house near Quail Road and Highway BB. The tree fell through the living room trapping a person in the home.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindNevada$50,000A warehouse at a furniture store was nearly demolished with an estimated $30,000 worth of damage. Numerous trees were also blown down along Highway 54.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindNevada$50,000no account filed
July 2015Thunderstorm WindNevada$25,000A large tree feel through a home near Quail Road and Highway BB about 2 miles south of Nevada.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindNevada$25,000no account filed
September 2010Flash FloodNevada$20,000A low water bridge was washed out at the intersection of Tally Bend Road and County Road 1700.
May 2002LightningNevada$18,000no account filed
June 2019Thunderstorm WindNevada$12,000Trees and power lines were reported down.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindNevada$10,000Multiple trees down and roads blocked in Nevada, Missouri.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindNevada$10,000A large tree was blown down on west Walnut Street in Nevada. Another tree fell on a house.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindNevada$10,000Several power lines reported down on Cedar Street as the result of large, falling tree limbs.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindNevada$10,000Several large tree limbs were reported down on power lines which caused temporary outages on the northwest side of the city.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindNevada$10,000Thunderstorm wind gusts knocked down several trees and power lines near Nevada.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindNevada$10,000Numerous power lines and trees were blown down from thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindNevada$10,000no account filed
May 2007Thunderstorm WindNevada$8,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts damaged the roof of a frame home.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindNevada$5,000Several large tree limbs and power lines were blown down across the northwestern portions of the city of Nevada.
April 2012Flash FloodNevada$5,000A section of Panama Road was washed out.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindNevada$5,000A tree fell on a house.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindNevada$5,000A tree fell on a house.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindNevada$5,000Several trees and power lines were downed from thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindNevada$5,000The Nevada Police Department reported 60 MPH wind gusts with power outages and trees down.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindNevada$5,000The Eldorado Springs Police Department reported large trees down with wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. Skywarn spotters also reported windows blown out of house.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindNevada$5,000no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindNevada$5,000no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindNevada$5,000no account filed
June 1997Thunderstorm WindNevada$5,000no account filed
August 1997Thunderstorm WindNevada$3,000Thunderstorm winds damaged two hangers at the Nevada Municipal Airport. Parts of a metal door were tore off of one and walls of another were damaged.
February 2012Thunderstorm WindNevada$2,000A Subway restaurant suffered minor damage in Nevada.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindNevada$1,000A tracker trailer was blown off Interstate 49 near the Bellamy exit south of Nevada.
October 2017Thunderstorm WindNevada$1,000A power line was blown down in Nevada. A pick up truck pulling a twenty foot trailer was blown off the road into the median about two miles south of Nevada.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindNevada$1,000A highway sign was blown over and blocked Highway 54.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindNevada$1,000A large elm tree and power line were blown down.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindNevada$1,000A tree and powerline was downed.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindNevada$1,000Large limbs and power lines were blown down.
April 1994HailNevada$500no account filed
April 1994HailNevada$50no account filed
April 1994HailNevada$50no account filed
April 2026HailNevada-Hail up to ping pong balls in size were reported.
April 2026HailNevada-Hail to the size of hen eggs was reported.
April 2025HailNevada-Penny sized hail was reported.
May 2025Flash FloodNevada-Reports of flooding in Nevada.
May 2025Heavy RainNevada-Report of 4.82 inches of rainfall that occurred in the last 6 hours.
May 2025Heavy RainNevada-CoCoRaHS station measured a 24 hour rainfall total of 4.84 inches.
May 2025Heavy RainNevada-A Co-op observer measured a 24 hour rainfall total of 4.70 inches.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindNevada-Wind gust measuring 60 mph wind were recorded on a home weather station. Hail up to penny size was also reported.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindNevada-Several large 2-3 inch diameter branches were reported down.
April 2024FloodNevada-Heavy rainfall allowed the Marmaton River to impact Highway 54 for a time closing lanes of traffic.
August 2024Heavy RainNevada-The Mesonet station FW7458 in Nevada measured 2.07 inches of storm total rainfall.
May 2023HailNevada-Half dollar sized hail was reported in a mostly rural area.
May 2023HailNevada-Golf ball sized hail was reported in a mainly rural area.
May 2023HailNevada-Penny sized hail was reported.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindNevada-The Mesonet station at Monett recorded a wind gust of 60 mph.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindNevada-The AWOS at the Nevada airport recorded a 63 mph wind gust.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindNevada-The Mesonet station at the Nevada City Hall recorded a 74 mph wind gust.
April 2022HailNevada-Quarter sized hail was reported via social media.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindNevada-A tree was reported down over the road near the interchange of 1400 and Rebel Roads.
May 2019Heavy RainNevada-A co-op observer reported a 24-hr rainfall accumulation of 4.37 inches.

Every storm recorded in Vernon 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

2 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 PropertyDistance Listed
Vernon County Jail, Sheriff's House and Office1.6 miles1977
Vernon County Courthouse1.7 miles1997

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 05001330 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Vernon CountyAll 4 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.