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One of 10 National Register listings published here for Moniteau County · listed in 2021 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Harrison School
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 235 East Howard St., Tipton, 65081
- When was it listed? February 2021
- Category. building
- Township. Willow Fork township
- National Register reference number. 100006080 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
3 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Harrison School between 1999 and 2020, burning about 205 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 March 1999 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 December 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 251301-06806-12252020-1210 |
| 21 October 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 105 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Harrison School: 11 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc, Zinc, Lead, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beck Quarry | Bituminous, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mcneil Prospect | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Rastover Prospect | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Unknown - Coal Lead Zinc | Lead, Zinc, Bituminous | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead Zinc | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls Dimension | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Cohn and Redman Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Little Rose Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Balmer Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Prestage Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this property
29 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tipton, the town this property stands in, in 29 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 17 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 4 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Tipton | $200,000 | A tornado touched down along Alexander Road just east of intersection with Hays Road at 10:59 pm (northeast of Tipton, MO) snapping off several power poles. It tracked to the east snapping off several large trees, destroying an unoccupied mobile home, and causing minor roof damage to an outbuilding. Then the tornado veered, tracking to the northeast and causing damage to an open sided outbuilding after crossing over Cross Lane Road. The tornado soon lifted and dissipated just south of Old Twelve Highway. Overall, the tornado was rated EF1 with a path length of 1.70 miles and a max path width of 30 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | $75,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused widespread wind damage across Tipton. Numerous trees and tree limbs, as well as power lines were blown down. Some of the fallen trees and tree limbs caused damage to vehicles and houses. Also, four utility poles were blown down. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Tipton | $1,000 | Very heavy rain, between one and three inches of rain, fell over a short amount of time on already saturated soils. Over a foot of water was reported over Park Avenue in California and 6 inches of water was flowing over U.S. 50 on the west side of Tipton. Several secondary roads had water over them as well. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs and a couple of trees around town. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Tipton | - | Between 4 and 6 inches of rain caused flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Route D northwest of Kliever. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Thunderstorm winds pushed over several power poles in Tipton. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a couple of trees and a billboard in town. |
| April 2014 | Flash Flood | Tipton | - | Up to four inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. U.S. Highway 50 had a foot of water flowing over it about a mile west of Tipton. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees just east of Tipton and in California. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree and took part of the roof off of a metal outbuilding. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs around town. One large tree limb fell onto power lines attached to the house. This pulled the electric meter off of the house. No other structural damage was reported at this location. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs. A couple of the limbs pulled down power lines causing power outages around town. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Tipton | - | Up to three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time on saturated soils causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Highway BB southeast of Tipton. Also, a car was washed off of Highway BB just south of U.S. 50. No one was injured due to the incident. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off of two barns, one barn was blown completely over, and numerous trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Tipton | - | Local law enforcement reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Amateur radio spotters reported trees down in Tipton. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Local emergency management reported a couple of trees down in Tipton. |
| September 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | The County Sheriff office reported some traffic lights and wires down in Tipton. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Amateur radio spotters reported trees down in Tipton. The roof of a historic building in town was also blown off. The stone cornice of the building fell off at a later date because of the damage. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees in Tipton. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Tipton | - | Reported by the local fire department. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Tipton | - | no account filed |
| January 2008 | Hail | Tipton | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Tipton | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Tipton | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Tipton | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | 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
1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maclay Mansion | 0.4 miles | 1979 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100006080 in Record Group 79. |
| Moniteau 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.