Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
“Ely and Walker Shirt Factory No. 5 is a historic factory located at Kennett, Dunklin County, Missouri. It was built in 1923, with additions in 1934, 1936 and 1937.”
Wikipedia article Ely and Walker Shirt Factory No. 5, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 5 National Register listings published here for Dunklin County · listed in 2008 · category: Building.
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 National Weather Service names Kennett, the town this property stands in, in 87 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 39 hail, 38 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $75,000 | Straight lined winds blew trees and power lines down near Kennett. Three buildings were damaged. Two houses on county roads 508 and 551 sustained major damage. Irrigation equipment was also blown over. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $35,000 | A hangar at the Kennett Municipal Airport was blown down. Numerous trees, power lines and signs were knocked down. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $27,000 | A trailer was blown off its foundation and several trees were knocked down by straight line winds. |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $20,000 | Several homes were damaged. A few trees were also knocked down. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $15,000 | One building was damaged. A trailer was blown around. Some power lines were knocked down. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Kennett | $15,000 | no account filed |
| December 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $10,000 | Tree damage reported near Kennett. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $10,000 | A shed was blown down. Several large trees and some stop signs were also knocked down. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $10,000 | Several trees were knocked down. One home was damaged. |
| February 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $10,000 | The transmission tower of radio station KTMO-FM was severely damaged. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $10,000 | One building was badly damaged. Several trees and power lines were knocked down. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $10,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $7,000 | A truck was rolled over and several large tree limbs were blown down. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $5,000 | Some portable carport buildings were blown over. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $5,000 | Some power lines were blown down. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $5,000 | A few trees were blown down. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $5,000 | Several trees were knocked down. |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Kennett | $5,000 | Numerous streets in Kennett were flooded. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $5,000 | An emergency management radio tower was blown over. Several power lines were knocked down. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Kennett | $5,000 | Several large tree limbs were blown down. A few of these limbs damaged a home and a car. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Kennett | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $3,000 | Straight line winds knocked a few trees down at a golf course 1 mile east of Kennett. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $2,000 | Tree tops removed and several uprooted trees on Falcon Drive in Kennett. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down 1 mile west of Kennett. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Kennett | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Kennett | $1,500 | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $1,000 | Tree blown down on East Commercial St. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $1,000 | Straight line winds blew a window out of a pharmacy in Kennett. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $1,000 | Straight line winds knocked a few power lines down. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $1,000 | Some large road signs were blown down. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $1,000 | A few trees were blown down. |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Kennett | $1,000 | Some streets had between 2 and 3 feet of water covering them. Several cars were stranded. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $1,000 | A few trees were blown down. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Kennett | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Kennett | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Kennett | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Kennett | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Kennett | $750 | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Kennett | $750 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $500 | A tree is down on Patty Lynn Drive. |
| December 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennett | $500 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Kennett | $250 | no account filed |
| February 1997 | Hail | Kennett | $250 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Kennett | $200 | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Kennett | $150 | Nickle to quarter size hail fell in Kennett. |
| November 2005 | Hail | Kennett | $150 | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Kennett | $100 | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Kennett | $100 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Kennett | $100 | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Kennett | $100 | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Hail | Kennett | $100 | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Kennett | $50 | A tornado briefly touched down near Kennett producing very little damage. |
| July 1998 | Flood | Kennett | $50 | Some minor urban flooding occurred in the Kennett area. |
| June 2006 | Flash Flood | Kennett | $10 | Heavy rain caused 50 percent of the streets in Kennett to be impassable from flooding. |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Kennett | $10 | County roads were partially flooded near Highway EE. |
| November 2005 | Hail | Kennett | $10 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Kennett | $10 | no account filed |
| January 2000 | Hail | Kennett | $10 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennett City Hall and Masonic Lodge | 0.7 miles | 1981 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 07001319 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Dunklin County | All 5 listed properties in this county. |
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