BlockFrom the record
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Nodaway County · listed in 2010 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Administration 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. 800 University Dr, Maryville, 64468
- When was it listed? July 2010
- Category. building
- Township. Polk township
- National Register reference number. 10000504 - 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
15,029 wordsThe chapter on Polk Township in The History of Nodaway County, Missouri, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., Biographical Sketches of Its Citizens, published 1882 names Maryville. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
The physical features of the township are somewhat uniform, but present enough variety for the highest agricultural uses and for a^sthetical purposes. The land lies gently sloping toward the south, so that the streams have a southern flow. About one-third of the distance from the eastern boundary flows the One Hundred and Two River through the township from north to south, its main affluents being the Mowry, Mozingo and White Cloud. The valley of the One Hundred and Two River varies from half a mile to a mile in width, and belts of timber are found all along this stream, affording all the usual varieties known in Northwest Missouri. White Cloud Creek flows through the western portion of the township, making an elbow toward the west, and is fairly wooded as far north as Maryville. A water shed runs across the northwestern corner of the township and passes partly down the western side, dividing the headwaters of the Wrhite Cloud from the
Passage source: The History of Nodaway County, Missouri, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., Biographical Sketches of Its Citizens, published 1882.
The first settlements in Polk Township were made along the One Hundred and Two River and the White Cloud. Thomas Adams was the first settler in the township. He came from some of the lower counties of Missouri in 1840, and took a claim in the north part of what is now the city of Maryville. He built a cabin in the grove which has since received the name of Adams' Grove. This grove contains 1,000 acres of land, and the timber is made up largely of Burr oak. Mr. Adams cleared twenty acres of land and opened a little farm. In 1849, he sold out and went to Texas.
Passage source: The History of Nodaway County, Missouri, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., Biographical Sketches of Its Citizens, published 1882.
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 Polk Township - 15,029 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Fires near this property
11 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Administration Building between 1993 and 2018, burning about 16 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176789-07437-04062018-0019 |
| 5 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176781-07437-04052018-1742 |
| 4 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176780-07437-04042018-0422 |
| 17 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176791-07437-04172018-1851 |
| 11 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176790-07437-04112018-1544 |
| 3 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176377-07437-03032018-1608 |
| 27 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176779-07437-03272018-0827 |
Mines and quarries near this property
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Administration Building: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this property
60 of 86 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Maryville, the town this property stands in, in 86 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 47 hail, 29 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 2 flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2018 | Lightning | Maryville | 1 killed | From KSHB 41 Action News: A 35-year-old Maryville, Missouri man died Tuesday afternoon after he was struck and killed by lightning while fishing. Maryville Public Safety officers were dispatched around 12:30 to the City Reservoir on a 9-1-1 call. When they arrived, they located Ryen Browning dead on the scene. An initial investigation indicated that Browning was fishing from the bank when he was struck by lightning.||Link to Article: https://www.kshb.com/news/state/missouri/missouri-man-struck-killed-by-lightning-while-fishing . |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | $1,000,000 | Numerous homes suffered siding, window, and roof damage across the city of Maryville. Corn fields were flattened. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 80 mph. |
| May 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Maryville | $50,000 | A tornado touched down 1.5 smiles south of Maryville and traveled north for approximately one mile, damaging or destroying three farm outbuildings 1 mile south of Maryville. The homeowner witnessed the brief tornadic spin-up, and observed rotation in the debris as the tornado moved through the area. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | $50,000 | Two seperate thunderstorms produced an estimated $10 million in damage to nearly 45,000 acres after large hail fell. The first swath of hail was about 5 miles wide from Burlington Junction to Grahm. The second swath was about a mile wide and 15 miles long. The storm also downed trees and power lines throughout parts of the county. A roof was torn off a nursing home in Maryville with other buildings damaged in Arkoe. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | $10,000 | Roof was blown off a home and a shed was blown over. |
| March 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | $10,000 | One barn had roof blown off. One building suffered minor damage. Trees had some damage and a few power lines were downed. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | $5,000 | Roof partially torn off home. Window blown out of a home. Several trees down. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | $3,000 | Tree was blown down on a car, with thunderstorm wind gusts estimated up to 60 mph. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | $2,000 | One two foot diameter tree was blown over. Some siding and shingles were taken off homes. Winds were estimated up to 60 mph. There were also power outages observed. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | $2,000 | The Maryville Municipal Airport was reported to have sustained some minor damage. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | $1,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. Numerous trees and power lines were reported down. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | $1,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds produced 60 mph gusts two miles east of Maryville. Large tree limbs were reported down. |
| June 2025 | Heavy Rain | Maryville | - | Two day rainfall total from Maryville of 5.68 inches of rain. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | - | Downed power lines and power outages reported on the north side of Maryville. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Maryville | - | Quarter sized hail was reported in Maryville. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Maryville | - | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported at the NW MO University Campus in Maryville. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | - | Tree limbs on the order of 4 to 6 inches in diameter downed with power out in Maryville. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Maryville | - | Quarter sized hail was reported on the south side of Maryville. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | - | Powerlines and trees down across town. Storm also produced 1.75 inch hail in Maryville. |
| December 2021 | Hail | Maryville | - | Along with the golf ball sized hail there were powerlines and trees down across town. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | - | Public reported small objects moved around in Maryville. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | - | A trained spotter reported 60 mph wind. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | - | An AWOS station near Maryville recorded a 61 mph wind gust. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | - | Northwest Missouri State University Police reported via social media that several trees were down across campus. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | - | Power lines were snapped and small out buildings were destroyed along South Main Street near Volunteer Avenue in Maryville. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | - | Power was out and large trees of unknown diameter and conditions were down across town. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Maryville | - | Street flooding in the city of Maryville. |
| August 2015 | Flash Flood | Maryville | - | Heavy rain caused some water to run over Main Street in Maryville. Highway 71 north of Maryville was closed due to the water running over the road. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Maryville | - | Photos of water flowing over roads in a residential neighborhood were sent via social media. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | - | Powerlines were down on Liberty Road north of Mozingo Lake. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | - | The AWOS in Maryville measured a thunderstorm wind gust at 58 mph. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | - | The AWOS in Maryville measured a thunderstorm wind gust at 59 mph. Trees were were reported down along Highway AB. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | - | A few trees were knocked over and numerous tree branches were down, especially around the Northwest Missouri State campus. |
| May 2008 | Flood | Maryville | - | The 102 River near Maryville crested at 19.38 feet, or 1.38 feet above flood stage. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | - | A wind gust to 53 knots, was Measured at the Maryville airport /KEVU/ AWOS. |
| August 2006 | Flood | Maryville | - | The 102 River at Maryville crested at 20.08 feet, or 2.08 feet above flood stage. |
| March 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | - | Thunderstorm winds broke off 18 to 24 inch tree limbs. |
| September 1998 | Hail | Maryville | - | One inch diameter hail was reported by the county sheriff's office during a severe thunderstorm in Maryville. |
| July 1998 | Hail | Maryville | - | The Nodaway County Sheriff's Office reported dime-size hail at Maryville during a severe thunderstorm. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Maryville | - | A severe weather spotter reported dime-size hail during a severe thunderstorm in Maryville. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Maryville | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | Maryville | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Maryville | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Maryville | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Maryville | - | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Maryville | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Maryville | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Maryville | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Maryville | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Maryville | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Maryville | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Maryville | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Maryville | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Maryville | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Maryville | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Maryville | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Maryville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Gaunt House | 0.4 miles | 1979 | |
| Caleb Burns House | 0.7 miles | 1980 | |
| Maryville Post Office | 0.7 miles | 2022 | |
 | Nodaway County Courthouse | 0.7 miles | 1979 |
| Big Pump | 1.5 miles | 1980 | |
| Frank House | 1.7 miles | 1983 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 10000504 in Record Group 79. |
| Nodaway County | All 10 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.