BlockFrom the record
One of 414 National Register listings published here for Jackson County · listed in 2010 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Sherwood Manufacturing Company Building
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 123 SE 3rd St., Lees' Summit, 64063
- When was it listed? October 2010
- Category. building
- Also known as. Lee's Summit, Missouri MPS
- Township. Prairie township
- National Register reference number. 10000204 - 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
3,650 wordsThis property stands in Prairie Township. The History of Jackson County, Missouri, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., Biographical Sketches of Its Citizens, Jackson County in the Late War... History of Missouri, Map of Jackson County .., published 1881 gives that township a chapter of its own.
The chapter covers the township.
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 Prairie Township - 3,650 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Fires near this property
5 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Sherwood Manufacturing Company Building between 2007 and 2014, burning about 1 acre 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 | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 9 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 October 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Sherwood Manufacturing Company Building: 4 past producers. None of them 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknow-Shale | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
60 of 134 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lees' Summit, the town this property stands in, in 134 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 78 hail, 45 thunderstorm wind, 5 lightning, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2006 | Hail | Lees Summit | $1,000,000 | Numerous cars at local car dealerships suffered hail damage. There were also many homes with roof damage from the hail. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | $1,000,000 | Significant wind damage along Douglas and Lees Summit roads. Trees down, hangar damage at airport with 9 planes damaged, and significant damage at hospital construction site. |
| June 1999 | Flood | Lees Summit | $200,000 | A late-night round of thunderstorms, mainly in southern portions of the Kansas City metro, triggered more urban flooding. Approximately 10 townhomes in a subdivision in Lees Summit were damaged by floodwaters. |
| June 2005 | Lightning | Lees Summit | $100,000 | Lightning sparked a fire which caused extensive damage to a residence. |
| August 2005 | Lightning | Lees Summit | $80,000 | Lightning struck a home. |
| June 2005 | Lightning | Lees Summit | $60,000 | Lightning caused fire damage to a residence. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | $25,000 | Trees were downed and windows were blown out as a result of thunderstorm winds in the Lakewood area of Lees Summit. |
| May 2007 | Heavy Rain | Lees Summit | $20,000 | Totla rainfall since this morning has been 4.24 inches. Many homes had water in basements and sewer backups. |
| June 2005 | Lightning | Lees Summit | $10,000 | Lightning sparked a fire which caused damage to a residence. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | $5,000 | Trees and powerlines were reported down, around the 2400 block of Lees Summit Road. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | $5,000 | Wind gusts to 70 mph were observed at the Lee's Summit airport. A large wall was blown off a new building at the airport. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | $2,000 | Numerous trees downed by the winds. Several homes with wood shingles torn off. |
| September 2010 | Lightning | Lees Summit | $1,000 | Lightning knocked a chimney off a house in Bordner Estates. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | - | Downed tree limbs and wires near Falk Drive. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | - | Downed tree damaged a roof on a property in Lees Summit. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Lees Summit | - | Quarter sized hail reported near Colbern Road in Lee's Summit. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | - | Estimated 60 mph winds in Lee's Summit on Tudor Rd. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | - | Roof damage to a business from severe thunderstorm winds. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | - | Downed tree at residence in Lee's Summit. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Lees Summit | - | Quarter sized hail at Summit Ridge Apartments off Tudor Road in Lee's Summit. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | - | Estimated 60 mph wind gusts in Lee's Summit. LXT ASOS recorded a max gust of 53 mph. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | - | Downed trees and traffic signs blown over near Lees Summit West. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | - | Downed wires and power outages near Executive Way. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | - | Downed power wires and blown transformers off Tudor Road just east of Lee's Summit North High School. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | - | Large tree branches down. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | - | Large tree uprooted near Douglas and Elm. Another large tree blocking traffic at Douglas and Orchard. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | - | Numerous trees across the downtown portions of Lee's Summit were snapped when strong winds came through the area. The swath of wind carried at least through the shopping centers along Highway 291 North. Numerous trees in the Lee's Summit Cemetery were down, and power was out to the business along the Highway through most of the day. |
| February 2017 | Hail | Lees Summit | - | This report came to the office via social media. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | - | Numerous trees of unknown size or condition were down near Lee's Summit. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | - | A NWS employee reported a 18-20 inch tree blown over and numerous 6 to 10 inch tree limbs down on the roadways. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Lees Summit | - | The hail was reported at the intersection of Interstate 470 and Highway 50. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Lees Summit | - | One inch hail was reported at 15th and Todd George. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. A four inch diameter tree was snapped off at Chipman Road and Bristle Street. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Lees Summit | - | Hail was reported at the intersection of Highway's 291 and 150. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | - | The ASOS at the Lee's Summit Airport measured a gust to 75 mph. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | - | 8 inch diameter tree downed. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Lees Summit | - | Rainfall totals of 5 to 7 inches in the Lees Summit area. Todd George Road was closed for a time due to the high water. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | - | Large branch reported down. |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Lees Summit | - | Considerable street flooding with apartments evacuated due to flooding. |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Lees Summit | - | 6 to 8 inches of water over Ward and Longview roads. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | - | Tree limbs up to 8 inches in diameter snapped off. |
| March 2000 | Hail | Lees Summit | - | Parts of Lees Summit were pelted with dime to ping-pong ball size hail for as much as 25 minutes. By the time the hail ended, hailstones nearly covered the ground. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | - | The Lees Summit Fire Department estimated wind gusts over 60 mph at Truman East Medical Center. |
| October 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked over 6 inch diameter tree limbs in downtown Lee's Summit. Lee's Summit Fire Department reported a 9 inch tree trunk and a fence blown down. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Lees Summit | - | There were several reports from spotters of hail in the Lee's Summit area during a severe thunderstorm. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | - | A National Weather Service employee reported 6 inch diameter trees downed from thunderstorm winds in Lee's Summit. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | - | Lee's Summit Fire Department reported several large trees down from thunderstorm wind gusts to 65 MPH. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | - | Severe thunderstorms dropped 1-inch diameter hail on Lees Summit, and produced damaging winds which downed a few trees. Heavy rains caused several areas of flooding along State Route 150 from the Grandview area over to Greenwood. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Summit | - | Several large tree limbs were downed along State route 7 from U.S. route 50 southward to the Cass county line. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Lees Summit | - | Severe thunderstorms dropped 1-inch diameter hail on Lees Summit, and produced damaging winds which downed a few trees. Heavy rains caused several areas of flooding along State Route 150 from the Grandview area over to Greenwood. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Lees Summit | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Lees Summit | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Lees Summit | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Lees Summit | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Lees Summit | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Lees Summit | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Lees Summit | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Lees Summit | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Lees Summit | - | no account filed |
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
6 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Green Street Historic Cottage District | under 500 feet | 2010 | |
 | Lee's Summit Christian Church Building | under 500 feet | 2011 |
| Lee's Summit Downtown Historic District | 0.1 miles | 2005 | |
| Southeast Grand Avenue and Fifth Street Residential Historic District | 0.2 miles | 2011 | |
 | Todd M. Sr. George House | 0.2 miles | 2010 |
| Southeast Third Street Residential Historic District | 0.3 miles | 2010 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 10000204 in Record Group 79. |
| Jackson County | All 414 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.